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The BBC Singers with Aaron Azunda Akugbo

The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park join forces with acclaimed Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo, live from Milton Court in London.

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

Citing Louis Armstrong as his biggest musical inspiration, Aaron Azunda Akugbo’s collaboration with the BBC Singers draws on his jazz inspirations, alongside works by the likes of Sir James MacMillan.

Live from Milton Court, London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Deborah Pritchard: Benedicite
Eleanor Daley: Paradise
Shruthi Rajasekar: Sat on the shore
Alec Roth: Night Prayer
Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O magnum mysterium)
Nico Muhly: Three Moon Songs
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Beyond the night sky
Interval
Plainchant: In splendoribus sanctorum
Sir James Macmillan: In splendoribus sanctorum
Eriks Esenvalds: Only in sleep
Eric Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars
Owain Park: Antiphon for the Angels
Encore: Geoffrey Burgon: Nunc dimittis

Aaron Azunda Akugbo - trumpet
Dominika Mak - piano
Owain Park - Principal Guest Conductor

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Thu 9 Oct 202519:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Deborah Pritchard

    Benedicite

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Eleanor Daley

    Paradise - Song Of Georgian Bay

    Performer: Dominika Mak. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    Sat On The Shore

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Claude Debussy

    Nuit D'etoiles

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Performer: Dominika Mak.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Nico Muhly

    3 Moon Songs

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Emily Hazrati

    The World Turns

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Performer: Dominika Mak. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola, Op. 112

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse triste; Tapiola; The Swan of Tuonela.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Her Sacred Spirit Soars

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Sir James MacMillan

    In Splendoribus Sanctorum - Motet

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    Beyond The Night Sky

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo.

  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    Only In Sleep

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Owain Park

    Antiphon For The Angels

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Geoffrey Burgon

    Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis ; Nunc Dimittis

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Morpheus

    Music Arranger: Susi Evans. Performer: Susi Evans. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Bruce O’Neil.
    • Vivaldi: Sleep.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 201.

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Song of the Black Swan

    Performer: Henry-David Varema. Performer: Heiki Mätlik.
    • EEER.

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Oct 202519:30
    BBC Radio 3