Performances of Eric Whitacre at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

Thu 9 Oct 2025

• 19:30

  Serenity with Aaron Azunda Akugbo

  Milton Court Concert Hall

  The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park join forces with acclaimed Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo.

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  The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park join forces with acclaimed Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo.

  Programme

  • • • Deborah Pritchard
      • Benedicite
    • • Eleanor Daley
      • Paradise
    • • Shruthi Rajasekar
      • Sat on the shore
    • • Claude Debussy
      • Nuit d'etoiles
    • • Ola Gjeilo
      • Serenity
    • • Nico Muhly
      • Three Moon Songs
    • • Emily Hazrati
      • The world turns
    • • interval
    • • Eric Whitacre
      • Her sacred spirit soars
    • • Sir James MacMillan
      • In splendoribus sanctorum
    • • Cheryl Frances-Hoad
      • Beyond the Night Sky
    • • Lili Boulanger
      • Nocturne
    • • Ēriks Ešenvalds
      • Only in sleep
    • • Owain Park
      • Antiphon for the Angels

  Performers

  • Aaron Azunda Akugbo

    trumpet
    trumpet
  • Dominika Mak

    piano
    piano
  • BBC Singers
  • Owain Park

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Deborah Pritchard
  • Eleanor Daley
  • Shruthi Rajasekar
  • Claude Debussy
  • Ola Gjeilo
  • Nico Muhly
  • Emily Hazrati
  • Eric Whitacre
  • Sir James MacMillan
  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad
  • Lili Boulanger
  • Ēriks Ešenvalds
  • Owain Park

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  Part of

  BBC Singers 2025-26