成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales
Including a focus on the work of the 成人快手 NOW. Plus a live concert from Cardiff, with the 成人快手 NOW performing works by Handel, Hector MacDonald, Watkins, Debussy and Prokofiev.
成人快手 Radio 3's Pass the Baton! day celebrates the unique contributions which the 成人快手's Orchestras and Choirs make to British musical life. With live performances from Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Salford, plus discussions, features and recordings which demonstrate the ensembles' distinctive work in their own communities and further afield. Part of Radio 3's 70th season, celebrating seven decades of pioneering music and culture since the founding of the Third Programme.
09.00
To start the day, Nicola Heywood Thomas presents recordings of the 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales, including music by Heinrich Biber, Havergal Brian and Leonard Bernstein. She's joined by guests in the studio for discussion and features about the orchestra's work with the deaf community in its home city of Cardiff, its recording of the soundtrack for the next series of Doctor Who, and its support of young musicians in the National Youth Orchestra of Wales.
10.00
Principal conductor Xian Zhang conducts the 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales in a live concert from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, including music which reflects the orchestra's role in the 成人快手's Ten Pieces and its commitment to new music. Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Hector MacDonald: Clyw ein Llef, O I么r (Hear my Prayer, O Lord)
Huw Watkins: Little Symphony
Debussy: Le Jet d'eau*
Debussy (orch. John Adams): Le Balcon
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
*Elizabeth Atherton (soprano)
成人快手 National Chorus of Wales
成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales
Xian Zhang (conductor).
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Music Played
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Havergal Brain
Gothic Symphony (Te Deum)
Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. -
Leonard Bernstein
Sanctus
Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi. -
George Frideric Handel
Zadok the Priest
Performer: Thurston Dart. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir David Willcocks. -
H茅ctor Macdonald
Clyw ein Llef (Hear my Prayer)
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Huw Watkins
Little Symphony
Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Choir: 成人快手 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang. Performer: Elizabeth Atherton. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Claude Debussy
Le Jet d'eau
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Sergey Prokofiev
4 Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet"
Performer: Ashley Wass.
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales |
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Nov 2016 09:00成人快手 Radio 3
Meet the musicians
Get to know the 成人快手 Orchestras and Choirs as they limber up for our day of music-making.