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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and James McVinnie

Another chance to hear the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and Anna-Maria Helsing with organist James McVinnie at the 2021 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in music by Rautavaara, Part, Glass and Moussa.

Another chance to hear the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing with organist James McVinnie at the 2021 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in music by Rautavaara, Arvo Part, Philip Glass and ending with Samy Moussa's A Globe Itself Infolding.

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London in September.
Presented by Georgia Mann

Rautavaara's expansive Cantus Arcticus pairs field recordings of bird song with live orchestra; exciting and inventive organ virtuoso James McVinnie plays Philip Glass's hypnotic Mad Rush for solo organ, and joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ CO for Canadian composer Samy Moussa's 2014 piece A Globe in itself Infolding. The chill-out vibe runs through two short pieces by Johann Johannsson; and envelop yourself in the warm atmosphere of Judith Weir's Still, Glowing.

Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus Op.61 for orchestra & taped bird song
Judith Weir Still, Glowing
Philip Glass Mad Rush*
Arvo Pärt Festina Lente for string orchestra and harp
Johann Johannsson Good Night Day
Messiaen La Joie de la grΓΆce from Livre du Saint Sacrement
Johann Johannsson A Sparrow Alighted on Our Shoulder
Samy Moussa A Globe Itself Infolding *

James McVinnie (organ)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor)

James McVinnie is a chameleon among organists who has held titles at Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, yet also worked with Philip Glass and The National’s Bryce Dessner. In a Prom that explores the organ in a contemporary light, he navigates the time-warping oscillations of Philip Glass’s Minimalist Mad Rush, before giving the UK premiere of Samy Moussa’s A Globe Itself Infolding with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus Op.61

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Philip Glass

    Mad Rush

    Performer: James McVinnie.
  • Arvo PΓ¤rt

    Festina Lente

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • JΓ³hann JΓ³hannsson

    Good Night Day

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Méditation V: Dieu est immense Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité)

    Performer: James McVinnie.
  • JΓ³hann JΓ³hannsson

    A Sparrow Alighted on our Shoulder

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Missy Mazzoli

    Holy Roller

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Samy Moussa

    A Globe Itself Infolding

    Performer: James McVinnie. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Dec 2021 21:15

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