Performances of Aurora Orchestra at BBC Music
Sat 16 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece – the Fifth Symphony – and into the mind of the man who made it
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece – the Fifth Symphony – and into the mind of the man who made it
Programme
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(59 mins)(performed from memory)
Performers
- Max Revellactor/dancer
- Polly Frameactor
- Craig Steinactor
- Sarah Twomeyactor
- Jane MitchellCo-Director and scriptwriter
- James BonasCo-Director
- Scott Graham for Frantic AssemblyCo-director
- Sean Hollands for Frantic AssemblyAssociate to Scott Graham
- Zakk Heinvideo design
- David Bishoplighting design
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Sun 17 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece – the 5th Symphony – and into the mind of the man who made it.
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece – the 5th Symphony – and into the mind of the man who made it.
Programme
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(59 mins)(performed from memory)
Performers
- Max Revellactor/dancer
- Polly Frameactor
- Craig Steinactor
- Sarah Twomeyactor
- Jane MitchellCo-Director and scriptwriter
- James BonasCo-Director
- Scott Graham for Frantic AssemblyCo-director
- Sean Hollands for Frantic AssemblyAssociate to Scott Graham
- Zakk Heinvideo design
- David Bishoplighting design
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Fri 14 Nov 2025
- 19:30St Martin in the Fields
We join forces with musicians from Aurora Orchestra and Voices New Zealand, for a special concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields celebrating choral music from Australia and New Zealand, with European influence.
We join forces with musicians from Aurora Orchestra and Voices New Zealand, for a special concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields celebrating choral music from Australia and New Zealand, with European influence.
Programme
- Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229(10 mins)
- Der weg(7 mins)
- The Peace of Wild Things(7 mins)
- Waitā (The Star of Salt Water)
- Ranginuiworld premiere
- Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen(4 mins)arr. Sandstrom
- interval
- Erebus: Reimagining Mozart(53 mins)
- Aio(2 mins)
Performers
- Aurora Orchestramusicians from
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
- Karen Gryllsconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Thu 11 Dec 2025
- 19:30Milton Court Concert Hall
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Programme
- A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley(3 mins)arr. Ryan O’Connell
- Ding dong! Merrily on high(3 mins)arr. Stuart Nicholson, arr. for brass Jonathan Wikeley
- Nova, nova(4 mins)
- The Holly and the Ivy(3 mins)arr. John Rutter
- Venite, Gaudete!arr. Owain Park
- Carol of the bells(2 mins)arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
- A Carvery of Carols(5 mins)
- Somehow not only for Christmas
- The Twelve Days of Christmas(4 mins)arr. Geoffrey Keating
- interval
- Destination Christmas(2 mins)
- Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel(7 mins)Nina Simone/Sarah Latto
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemenarr. Jonathan Miller
- We wish you a merry Christmas(5 mins)
- Balulalowarr. Jonathan Wikeley
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeerarr. Bob Chilcott
- Deck the Halls / Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasTrad. / Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (arr. Bob Chilcott)
Performers
- Adrian Scarboroughnarrator
- Aurora Orchestramusicians from
- Iain Farringtonpiano
- Owain Parkconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
