City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Grainger, Vaughan Williams and Weir
CBO with its children's and youth choruses in Grainger: In a Nutshell. Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music. Edgard Varese: Ionisation. Weir: Storm. Grainger: The Warriors.
Live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the CBSO, with their Children's and Youth Choruses in Judith Weir's Storm and Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music, plus music by Percy Grainger.
Presented by Tom Redmond
Grainger: In a Nutshell
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
8.15: Interval
Edgard Varese: Ionisation
Judith Weir: Storm
Grainger: The Warriors
CBSO Youth Chorus
CBSO Children's Chorus
CBSO
16 Soloists from UK Conservatoires
Michael Seal - Conductor
Simon Halsey - Conductor
Warriors of all times and all lands, gathering in one place to drink and dance, along with jazz breaks, three pianos, and a super-sized orchestra... such are the sounds of Percy Grainger's jaw-dropping The Warriors. The concert also includes Vaughan Williams' ravishing, Shakespeare-inspired Serenade with 16 brilliant young soloists, a spirited showcase for the CBSO's world-beating young choruses.
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Music Played
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Simon Halsey. -
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Howard Skempton
Chamber Concerto
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Leos JanΓ‘Δek
Glagolitic Mass (extract)
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Edgard Varèse
Ionisation
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal. -
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Judith Weir
Storm
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Simon Halsey. -
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Percy Grainger
The Warriors
Broadcast
- Thu 21 Jan 2016 19:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3