Bristol
With BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire and BBC Radio Wales.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Severn Bridge and the dawn of a new BBC Music Day, Grammy Award-winning local singer-songwriter Amy Wadge has composed a special song to perform on the Severn Bridge. Bristol's Gospel Generation Community Choir will be joined by Only Men Aloud at the Aust viewing area to jointly perform the song.
BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire and BBC Radio Wales will broadcast live from 5am to 6:30am.
The Severn Bridge was opened by The Queen on September 8th, 1966 and replaced the ferry service crossing from Aust to Beachley. The new bridge provided a direct link for the M4 motorway into Wales and has carried more than 300,000,000 vehicles since it was opened.
Charles Hazlewood and the British Paraorchestra
From 8pm
After the success of last year, the ground-breaking British Paraorchestra, the world’s first professional ensemble of disabled musicians, return to Colston Hall to perform for BBC Music Day. The group is headed up by Charles Hazlewood, a genuine pioneer and innovator in the world of classical music.
In a unique show, the Paraorchestra will be joined on-stage by performers from Extraordinary Bodies, the professional integrated circus company and partnership between Cirque Bijou and Diverse City.
The combined effect of The British Paraorchestra and Extraordinary Bodies playing In C by composer Terry Riley, promises to be cathartic and uplifting. The aural equivalent to climbing inside a giant lava lamp.
Times and Location
Fri 3 Jun 2016, 8pm
Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Ticket Information
Tickets are £16.50 and are available from:
Box office: 0844 887 1500*
http://www.colstonhall.org/shows/the-british-paraorchestra-extraordinary-bodies/
*Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge. If you need to book an accessible ticket and a free carer ticket please call the box office. This is so we can offer you the best possible service and try to accommodate any additional needs/requirements you may have.
Radio 3's In Tune At Colston Hall
With BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3’s In Tune will come LIVE from Colston Hall with Sean Rafferty, where he’ll be joined by the Southwest Open Youth Orchestra who use assisted technology to make music.
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and members of his Paraorchestra will join Sean for his programme ahead of their evening concert, along with The Bristol Neurological Choir and BBC Young Musician Winner, the violinist Jennifer Pike.
Both Charles Hazlewood and Jennifer Pike are also very proud to be BBC Music Day Ambassadors.
Times & Location
More information will be released about this event as soon as it's available. Please check back closer to the event.
Shaun the Sheep's Vegetable Orchestra
With Bristol Museums
In celebration of BBC Music Day and Aardman’s 40th anniversary, children are invited to join Shaun the Sheep and become part of his Vegetable Orchestra for a live performance at Colston Hall from 1pm on Music Day.
There will also be pre-performance workshops at M Shed to decorate your veg instruments and learn how to play your part, all set to the Shaun the Sheep theme tune. Workshops presented by Farmer characters and Shaun himself, it's 'flock ‘n’ roll' for all ages and all set on Mossy Bottom Farm! Click here to find instructions on how to make your own vegetable instrument.
See below for workshop times and more info.
Workshop Information
Workshops and rehearsals for the event at Colston Hall will be taking place at 10.15am, 11.15am & 12.15pm in Studio's 1 & 2 at The M Shed, Bristol.
The M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/
Tel: 0117 352 6600
Veg Orchestra Finale!
The finale event at Colston Hall including Shaun The Sheep and his Vegetable Orchestra will take place at 1.40pm. There will also be an Aardman birthday singalong and cake presentation.
Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol BS1 5AR
Tel: 0844 887 1500
St. George's Open Rehearsals
From 5pm
In a special evening of music, St George's Hall will be inviting members of the public to watch professional choirs and orchestras rehearse. This will be a unique and intimate opportunity to see some fantastic groups come together and collaborate, which perfectly reflects the spirit of Music Day. There will also be an opportunity for individuals sit among the orchestra during particular rehearsals for an unrivalled musical experience, details of which are below.
Location: Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol, BS1 5RR
Rehearsal Times and Information
Main Auditorium
5pm – 7pm - City Voices Bristol
7.30pm – 9.30pm - Bristol Symphony Orchestra with special guests, Kora player Mamadou Cissokho and two Senegalese drummers. Members of the public can come and sit among the orchestra during the rehearsal.
Crypt Bar
7.30pm – 9.30pm - LARA showcase performances. The LARA (Lorraine Ayensu Refugee Arts) fund works to support the arts of asylum seekers and refugees living in Bristol, through showcasing performances and supporting development of arts, especially music, among refugees and asylum seekers.
Ticket Information
Click the link below to find out how to obtain tickets and for more information...
Old Market Assembly, Bristol
This event is free and does not require a ticket.
Solana, a pan-European band of musicians from Valencia will be bringing a real sense of the Gypsy life to Bristol for BBC Music Day. Drawing from traditions from Transylvania to Tipperary via the plains of Spain and the hills of France. Plaintive Spanish guitars meet exuberant Celtic flutes and irrepressible fiddles in a feast of jiggery-polkary.
Time: 10:30pm
Location: Old Market Assembley, 25 West Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0DF
The Canteen, Bristol
This event is free and does not require a ticket.
Ish Kabibble will be playing The Canteen for BBC Music Dady. Expect a splendidly eclectic swing concoction of good time old-school jazz from the 30s and clarinet-led klezmer.
Time: 10.30pm
Location: The Canteen, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY
Harbourside, Bristol
This event is free and does not require a ticket.
Lounge Cat Ideals, a seven piece dance band featuring sizzling clarinet and swoony harmony vocals. They'll be playing a free show at No. 1 Harbourside for BBC Music Day.
Time: 11pm
Location: No.1 Harbourside, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol, BS1 5UH
