Prom 58 (27.8.12): Family Matinee: A Journey to Far Corners of our Musical World

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  • Eine Alpensinfonie
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    • Nov 2010
    • 20570

    Prom 58 (27.8.12): Family Matinee: A Journey to Far Corners of our Musical World

    Monday 27 August at 3.00 p.m.
    Royal Albert Hall

    A Family Matinee Prom in which the Northern Sinfonia take us on a journey to the far corners of our musical world.

    The orchestra are joined by the BBC Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus, the Montenegrin guitar star Milos Karadaglic, the gospel vocal group Blind Boys of Alabama and Radio 3's World Routes Academy protégé, veena player Hari Sivanesan in a programme which features poplular classical works side by side with music from around the globe. Made up of families of all shapes and sizes, the BBC Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus are like none you have heard before; expect an age range of 8 to 80 on stage and more than the usual range of orchestral instruments.

    Dvorák: Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46 No. 1
    Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    Hari Sivanesan: Hari Sivanesan: Kala - Time
    Falla: El amor brujo - Ritual Fire Dance
    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - 2nd movement
    Bizet: L'Arlésienne-Suite no.2: Farandole
    BBC Proms Family Orchestra & Chorus: Wish You Were Here
    Blind Boys of Alabama: Praying Time (a cappella)
    Blind Boys of Alabama, arr. Jason Yarde: People get ready; Take the High Road; Amazing Grace; Down By the Riverside

    Milos Karadaglic (guitar)
    Hari Sivanesan (veena)
    The Blind Boys of Alabama
    Northern Sinfonia
    Stephen Bell (conductor)
    The BBC Proms Family Orchestra & Chorus
    Lincoln Abbotts (director).
    Last edited by Eine Alpensinfonie; 19-08-12, 14:05.
  • Eine Alpensinfonie
    Host
    • Nov 2010
    • 20570

    #2
    I missed this. But the idea of family concerts is good in principle.

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