Episode 2
A search for the orchestra that best captures the spirit of British amateur music-making. In episode two the four remaining amateur orchestras must get to grips with opera.
Four-part series looking for the orchestra that best captures the spirit of great British amateur music-making in the UK.
Presented by Proms host and former Strictly Come Dancing finalist Katie Derham, it attempts to get under the skin of the real musical and personal challenges that face five amateur orchestras as they try to truly come together and rise to new musical heights. Can the players master their sheet music while also getting on with their varied day jobs as farmers, supermarket workers, carers and undertakers? Who will rise to the challenge? And who will find themselves dismissed from the contest?
In episode two, the five amateur orchestras have become four - The North Devon Sinfonia, The London Gay Symphony Orchestra, The Stirling Orchestra and The People's Orchestra from Birmingham, who must all get to grips with opera. It's hard enough for professionals to play with opera singers - how will the cheesemakers, lupin-growers and GCSE students of our amateur orchestras cope?
Each orchestra receives a masterclass from the series judge, world-renowned conductor Paul Daniel, while double-bass maestro Chi-chi Nwanoku mentors each orchestra as they strive to reach their full potential.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Edward Elgar
Pomp snd Circumstance March No 1聽
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Tuckwell. -
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00:00Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5聽
Orchestra: North Devon Sinfonia聽. -
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00:01Hector Louis聽Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: IV. Marche au supplice
Orchestra: The People's Orchestra聽. -
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00:01Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony VI
Orchestra: The London Gay Orchestra聽. -
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00:01Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
New World Symphony聽
Orchestra: The Stirling Orchestra聽. -
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00:01Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No 2聽
Orchestra: The Slaithwaite Orchestra聽. -
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00:03Composer: Bizet, Georges
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from Carmen
Librettist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Librettist: Henri Meilhac. Orchestra: The People's Orchestra聽. Featured Artist: Rick Zwart. -
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00:05Georges Bizet
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from Carmen
Librettist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Librettist: Henri Meilhac. Performer: Jacqueline Burke. -
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00:07Giacomo Puccini
Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme
Orchestra: London Gay Orchestra. Featured Artist: Elizabeth Karani聽. -
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00:10Bastille
Good Grief
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00:11Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin
Orchestra: North Devon Sinfonia. Featured Artist: Peter Aisha. -
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00:16James
Nothing But Love
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00:17Giacomo Puccini
Un Bel Di from Madam Butterfly
Orchestra: Stirling Orchestra. Featured Artist: Charlie Drummond聽. -
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00:19Giacomo Puccini
Un Bel Di from Madam Butterfly
Performer: Jen van der Zwet. -
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00:21Georges Bizet
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from Carmen
Librettist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Librettist: Henri Meilhac. Performer: Nigel and Danny from The People's Orchestra. -
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00:22Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin (double Bass)聽
Performer: Jo Townsend from North Devon Sinfonia. -
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00:26Giacomo Puccini
Un Bel Di from Madam Butterfly聽
Orchestra: Stirling Orchestra聽. -
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00:26Giacomo Puccini
Un Bel Di from Madam Butterfly
Performer: Fraser and Elliot Harris from Stirling Orchestra. -
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00:28Georges Bizet
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from Carmen
Librettist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Librettist: Henri Meilhac. Orchestra: The People's Orchestra聽. -
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00:29Sergey Rachmaninov
Morceaux de Fantaisie聽
Performer: Sheku & Isata Kanneh-mason聽. -
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00:31Giacomo Puccini
Musetta's Waltz From La Boheme
Orchestra: London Gay Orchestra. Featured Artist: Elizabeth Karani聽. -
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00:32Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
Performer: Sarah Conibear from North Devon Sinfonia. -
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00:33Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
Performer: North Devon Sinfonia Woodwind Section. -
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00:35Giacomo Puccini
Musetta's Waltz From La Boheme
Performer: Des & Peter from London Gay Orchestra on flute聽. -
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00:36Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin聽
Orchestra: North Devon Sinfonia聽. -
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00:37Johann Sebastian Bach
罢辞肠肠补迟补听
Performer: Myleene Klass. -
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00:40Giacomo Puccini
Un Bel Di from Madam Butterfly
Orchestra: Stirling Orchestra. Featured Artist: Jennifer Davids. -
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00:44Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
Orchestra: North Devon Sinfonia. Featured Artist: Samuel Sakker. -
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00:48Giacomo Puccini
Musetta's Waltz From La Boheme
Orchestra: London Gay Orchestra. Featured Artist: Lauren Fagan. -
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00:50Coldplay
A Sky Full of Stars
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00:51Georges Bizet
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from Carmen
Librettist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Librettist: Henri Meilhac. Orchestra: People's Orchestra. Featured Artist: Samuel Dale Johnson聽. -
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00:55Ludovico Einaudi
尝辞驳辞蝉听
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00:58Richard Strauss
Concerto For Oboe In D Major聽
Orchestra: London Gay Symphony Orchestra聽. -
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00:58Derek David聽Bourgeois
Concerto For Trombone, 3rd Movement聽
Orchestra: North Devon Sinfonia聽. -
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00:58Richard Strauss
Concerto For Oboe in D Major聽
Orchestra: London Gay Symphony Orchestra聽. -
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00:58Peter聽Miles Davies
An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise聽
Orchestra: Stirling Orchestra聽. -
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00:58Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 7 - In A Presto聽
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Katie Derham |
| Series Producer | Chi Ukairo |
| Executive Producer | Claire Whalley |
| Producer | James Taylor |
| Director | James Taylor |
