Episode 1

The first of 3 concerts from last Saturday's Arvo Part Total Immersion festival held at the Barbican in London. In today's programme a mixed choral and instrumental concert by musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, conducted by Eamonn Dougan.

To follow, a recent concert by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Storgards featuring the UK premiere of a work for cello (Truls Mork) and orchestra by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara - "Towards the Horizon". - a concert that concludes with Sibelius' 5th Symphony

Arvo Part: Magnificat
Guildhall New Music Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan (conductor)

Arvo Part: The Deer's Cry
Guildhall New Music Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan (conductor)

Arvo Part: Fur Alina
Erdem Mısırlıoǧlu (piano)

Arvo Part: Spiegel im Spiegel
Pablo Hernan (violin)
Erdem Mısırlıoǧlu (piano)

Arvo Part: Stabat mater
Jenavieve Moore (soprano)
Elisabeth Desbrulais (mezzo-soprano)
Gethin Lewis (tenor)
Alexandra Lomeiko (violin)
Luba Tunnicliffe (viola)
Leo Melvin (cello)
Guildhall New Music Ensemble
Eamonn Dougan (conductor)

Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden from 'A village Romeo and Juliet'
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor)

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Towards the horizon
Truls Mork (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor)

Bridge: The Sea
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor)

Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 in E flat major Op.82
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor).