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Ulster Orchestra

The Ulster Orchestra marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Gardner: No Prayers Nor Bells. Butterworth: Second English Idyll. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3.

A concert from the Ulster Hall conducted by Andrew Gourlay, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 2016. The concert includes a new work by Belfast composer, Stephen Gardner, which has been commissioned by the Somme Association and is based on Wilfred Owen's classic World War One poem, Anthem for Doomed Youth.

2pm
Stephen Gardner: No Prayers Nor Bells (World Premiere)
Ulster Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay, conductor

c.2.20
Butterworth: Second English Idyll
Ulster Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay, conductor

c.2.25
Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3)
Sarah Fox, soprano
Ulster Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay, conductor.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Stephen Gardner

    No Prayers Nor Bells (World Premiere)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay.
  • George Butterworth

    English Idyll no. 2

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Gourlay. Conductor: Andrew.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony no. 3

    Performer: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Gourlay. Conductor: Andrew.
  • Grace Williams

    Ave Maris Stella

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Charles Peebles.
  • Alfredo Casella

    Scarlattiana - divertimento for piano and orchestra (Op.44); Sinfonia (Lento...)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • Casella: Symphony No.2 / Scarlattiana - Roscoe/ 成人快手 Phil./ Noseda.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.
  • Alfredo Casella

    Capriccio (Scarlattiana Op.44)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • Casella: Symphony No.2 / Scarlattiana - Roscoe/ 成人快手 Phil./ Noseda.
    • Chandos.
    • 8.
  • Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Ganymed

    Singer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.

    Ganymed

    • EMI CLASSICS.
    • 7243 5-56347 2 6.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Jun 2016 14:00