BBC Singers - Cowie, McCabe, Bingham, Stanford, Dutilleux, Messiaen
The BBC Singers under chief conductor David Hill perform birdsong-inspired music, by Edward Cowie, McCabe, Bingham, Stanford, Dutilleux, Messiaen, Britten and Vaughan Williams.
Live from Earth Music Bristol at St George's.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
The BBC Singers and their Chief Conductor, David Hill, embark on a birdsong-inspired musical adventure that begins with the world premiere of Edward Cowie's 'dawn piece', Bell Bird Motet, and ends with a 'dusk piece', his sumptuous Lyre Bird Motet.
Along the way, they explore pieces that respond to the sounds and habitats of birds, from Stanford's The Blue Bird to Elgar's Owls and Vaughan Williams' s The turtle dove. Peter Hill plays solo piano works by Messiaen and Dutilleux.
Edward Cowie: Bell Bird Motet (BBC commission: world premiere).
John McCabe: Proud Songsters.
Judith Bingham:The Drowned Lovers (based on Stanford's The Blue Bird).
C V Stanford: The Blue Bird.
Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence.
Messiaen: La Chouette hulotte.
Britten: Five Flower Songs.
8.15pm Interval - Live discussion about birdsong and music.
8.35pm Part 2:
Judith Bingham: Unpredictable but Providential.
Tippett: The Windhover.
Elgar: Owls.
Messiaen: Le Rouge-gorge.
Messiaen: L'Alouette lulu.
Vaughan Williams: The Turtle Dove.
Jonathan Dove: Who Killed Cock Robin.
Edward Cowie: Lyre Bird Motet.
Peter Hill (piano);
BBC Singers,
David Hill (conductor).
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Edward COWIE
Bell Bird Motet for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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John McCabe
Proud Songsters for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Judith Bingham
The Drowned Lovers for mezzo-soprano and chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Charles Villiers Stanford
The Blue Bird from 8 Partsongs Op.119
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Henri Dutilleux
D'ombre et de silence from 3 Preludes for piano
Performer: Peter HILL - Piano
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Olivier Messiaen
La Chouette hulotte from Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano
Performer: Peter HILL - Piano
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Benjamin Britten
5 Flower songs Op.47 for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Judith Bingham
Unpredictable but Providential for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Michael Tippett
The Windhover for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Edward Elgar
Owls
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Olivier Messiaen
Le Rouge-gorge from Petites esquisses d'oiseaux for piano [1985]
Performer: Peter HILL - Piano
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Olivier Messiaen
L'Alouette lulu from Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano
Performer: Peter HILL - Piano
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Turtle Dove [trad.], arr. for baritone and chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Jonathan Dove
Who Killed Cock Robin for a capella choir
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
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Edward COWIE
Lyre Bird Motet for chorus
Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers
Broadcast
- Thu 24 Nov 201119:30BBC Radio 3
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