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Sir James MacMillan: Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock

The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales pair Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Stravinsky with conductor Sir James MacMillan, alongside the World Premiere of his new work for euphonium.

Composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan joins the 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales to present the World Premiere of his new work for Euphonium and String Orchestra, Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, alongside short works by Holst and Vaughan Williams, and two of Stravinsky's "symphonies". Folk music abounds in three of the works: Holst wrote his own folk tune for his kaleidoscopic Capriccio, written originally for an American jazz band; Vaughan Williams alluded to English folk songs for his depiction of the vast and bleak landscape of the Fen Country; and Stravinsky disguised Russian folk themes in his tribute to Debussy, his Symphonies of Wind Instruments.

Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock is a love letter to the location where the two rivers of the title meet in the Ayrshire town of Cumnock, where Sir James MacMillan grew up. He wrote it for euphonium in tribute to his grandfather who played the instrument in the local colliery bands, and also for the star euphonium player David Childs, who will give this World Premiere performance. To complete the concert, Stravinsky's response to the atrocities of World War II, which he called his "war symphony" - the Symphony in Three Movements.

Holst: Capriccio
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
James MacMillan: Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock
Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

David Childs (euphonium)
蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Sir James MacMillan (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Capriccio

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: James MacMillan.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphonies of Wind Instruments

    Ensemble: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: James MacMillan.

  • James MacMillan

    Where the Lugar Meets the Glaisnock [WP]

    Performer: David Childs. Ensemble: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: James MacMillan.

  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Zigeunerweisen, Op 20

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Music Arranger: Jonathan Bates. Music Arranger: David Childs. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.
    • Naxos.

  • James MacMillan

    A New Song

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Decca.

  • Imogen Holst

    Welcome Joy, Welcome Sorrow

    Performer: Louise Thomson. Choir: Corvus Consort.
    • Chandos.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    In the Fen Country

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: James MacMillan.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony in 3 Movements

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: James MacMillan.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Quartet no.9 in G major TWV.43:G4 [Paris Quartet no.3] (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Florilegium.
    • Channel Classics.

  • Edward Elgar

    Yea, cast me from the heights, Op 45 No 1

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Stephen Westrop. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Elgar: Choral Songs: London Symphony Chorus/Handley.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Edward Elgar

    Whether I find thee, Op 45 No 2

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Stephen Westrop. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Elgar: Choral Songs: London Symphony Chorus/Handley.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • Edward Elgar

    After many a dusty mile, Op 45 No 3

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Stephen Westrop. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Elgar: Choral Songs: London Symphony Chorus/Handley.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

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