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Tuesday - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Dubai

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers perform music by Finzi, Bingham, Parry, Fairouz, Stanford, Delius, Tippett, Joanna Marsh, Gershwin and Porter. Plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Britten and Weir.

Katie Derham continues a week presenting performances from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.

2.00pm
Inspiration in Song
Petroc Trelawny joins the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in the Dubai Opera House at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Dubai for a concert recorded last week. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers' programme explores settings of texts dealing with the end of life, the tragedy of war, the imminence of death and the encounter of new love.

Finzi: My spirit sang all day
Judith Bingham: Distant Thunder
Parry: My soul, there is a country; Never weather-beaten sail; There is an old belief (Songs of Farewell)
Mohammed Fairouz: Different Ways to Pray
Judith Bingham: The Drowned Lovers
Stanford: The Blue bird
Delius: To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
James Burton (conductor)

c.2.50pm
Tippett: Dance, Clarion Air
Joanna Marsh: Arabesques
Tippett: Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time
Gershwin (arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett): By Strauss
Cole Porter (arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett): Every time we say goodbye
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
James Burton (conductor)

3.45pm
Katie Derham continues the afternoon with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in music by Benjamin Britten and Judith Weir.

Britten (completed by Colin Matthews): Concerto movement for clarinet and orchestra
Michael Collins (clarinet and conductor)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

4.05pm
Judith Weir: Moon and Star
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gerald Finzi

    My Spirit Sang All Day

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Judith Bingham

    Distant Thunder

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Hubert Parry

    My Soul, There is a Country

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Hubert Parry

    Never weather-beaten sail

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Hubert Parry

    There is an old Belief

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Mohammed Fairouz

    Different Ways to Pray

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Judith Bingham

    The Drowned Lovers

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Bluebird

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
    • English Madrigals and Songs.
    • NAXOS.
  • Frederick Delius

    To be sung of a Summer Night on the Water

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Michael Tippett

    Dance, Clarion Air

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Joanna Marsh

    Arabesques

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • George Gershwin

    By Strauss

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Music Arranger: Richard Rodney Bennett. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Cole Porter

    Ev’ry time we say goodbye

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Burton.
  • Libby Larsen

    Deep Summer

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • The Welcome Arrival of Rain.
    • NMC.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Movements for a clarinet concerto

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestrator: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
    • British Clarinet Concertos Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Judith Weir

    Moon and Star

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • The Welcome Arrival of Rain.
    • NMC.
    • 6.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Mar 2017 14:00