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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, María 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 bPúcaí
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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1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Aug 2025 21:00

Music Played

  • 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.
  • María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir

    Oceans

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune

    • Best 4 Classical.
  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Piano Pieces, Op.119: 1. Intermezzo in B Minor

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Small Ensembles & Piano Collection.
    • The Classical Label.
  • 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 21:00

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