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Sun 1 Sep 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
For their second night at the BBC Proms, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker present Bruckner’s grand Symphony No. 5, but not before Owain Park and the BBC Singers perform three of the Austrian composer’s most radiant motets.
For their second night at the BBC Proms, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker present Bruckner’s grand Symphony No. 5, but not before Owain Park and the BBC Singers perform three of the Austrian composer’s most radiant motets.
Programme
- Os justi(5 mins)
- Locus iste(4 mins)
- Christus factus est(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(81 mins)
Performers
- Owain Parkconductor
- Kirill Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2024
Wed 4 Sep 2024
- 22:30Royal Albert Hall
Eric Whitacre leads the BBC Singers and the 12 Ensemble in the world premiere of his new BBC co-commission Eternity in an Hour, which takes its title from William Blake’s great poem Auguries of Innocence
Eric Whitacre leads the BBC Singers and the 12 Ensemble in the world premiere of his new BBC co-commission Eternity in an Hour, which takes its title from William Blake’s great poem Auguries of Innocence
Programme
- Eternity in an Hour(60 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
Performers
- Christopher Glynnpiano
- Lesjamusicelectronics
- Eric Whitacreconductor/electronics
Composers
Sat 14 Sep 2024
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers are joined by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Angel Blue and one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, Sir Stephen Hough, for the biggest musical party of the year.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers are joined by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Angel Blue and one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, Sir Stephen Hough, for the biggest musical party of the year.
Programme
- Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
- Gianni Schicchi – ‘O mio babbino caro’
- Madam Butterfly – Humming Chorus(3 mins)
- Tosca – ‘Vissi d’arte’(4 mins)
- Hellfighters’ Blues(7 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- Pavane(6 mins)
- The Yale–Princeton Football Game(3 mins)
- Summer Is Gone(3 mins)
- Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes(11 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’ – Andante(11 mins)
- interval
- Extra Time(4 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Pink Panther(3 mins)arr Gavin Sutherland
- In His Hands: Two Spirituals(4 mins)
- Las hijas del Zebedeo – ‘Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores’ (Carceleras)(5 mins)
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood, with additional arrangements by Bob Chilcott and Gareth Glyn
- Rule, Britannia!(3 mins)arr. Sargent
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)arr. P. Campbell
Performers
- Angel Bluesoprano
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Wed 18 Sep 2024
- 18:30St Jude's Church, Hampstead
You are welcome to join the congregation for a special recording of Choral Evensong to celebrate the centenary of the BBC Singers. The BBC Singers are joined by conductor David Hill and musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra
You are welcome to join the congregation for a special recording of Choral Evensong to celebrate the centenary of the BBC Singers. The BBC Singers are joined by conductor David Hill and musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra
Programme
- Preces & Responses
- The Twelve (version with orchestra)
- Evening Service in F Major 'Collegium Regale'orch. Sir John Rutter
- Coe FenHymn
- Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’
Performers
- David Hillconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2024-25
