100 Years of the Shipping Forecast
Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: Ulster Orchestra and Chloé van Soeterstède with music to celebrate 100 years of the Shipping Forecast- featuring a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.
Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: Ulster Orchestra and Chloé van Soeterstède perform music to celebrate 100 years of the Shipping Forecast, including works by Benjamin Britten, Malcolm Arnold, MarÃa Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, composer and cellist Neil Martin and of course- Ronald Binge.
Live from the Ulster Hall in Belfast
Ronald Binge- Sailing By
Britten- Storm (Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’)
Sigfúsdóttir- Oceans
Neil Martin: Port na bPúcaÃ
LYR: Yonderland (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Commission- World Premiere)
Anna Clyne: Restless Ocean
Ravel: Une barque sur l'ocean
Arnold: The Padstow Lifeboat
Ulster Orchestra
Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor)
LYR
Presented by Caroline Nicholls and Al Ryan
Cromarty, Forth, Tyne ... The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast, heard daily on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, a lifeline to all those at sea and a poetic salve for countless others on land. With presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR, this is an event that speaks to the heart of our island nation.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
Benjamin Britten
4 Sea Interludes Op.33a ; No.4; Storm
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
MarÃa Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
Oceans
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune
- Best 4 Classical.
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Johannes Brahms
4 Piano Pieces, Op.119: 1. Intermezzo in B Minor
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.- Small Ensembles & Piano Collection.
- The Classical Label.
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Trad.
Port Na Bpucai
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
LYR
Yonderland
Composer: LYR. Lyricist: Simon Armitage. Lyricist: Simon Armitage. Performer: LYR. Performer: LYR. Performer: Simon Armitage. Performer: Simon Armitage. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
Anna Clyne
Restless Oceans
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
Maurice Ravel
Une Barque Sur L'ocean
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
Malcolm Arnold
The Padstow Lifeboat - March Op.94
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. -
John Field
Nocturne no.10 in E Major H.54 'Nocturne Pastorale'
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Field: Complete Nocturnes.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 10.
Broadcast
- Fri 8 Aug 2025 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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