Friday Night Is Music Night
Join us as we welcome back the BBC Concert Orchestra to Snape Maltings Concert Hall for a special recording of the well-loved Radio 3 show.
BBC Concert Orchestra
John Andrews conductor
Katie Derham presenter
Soraya Mafi soprano
- Shostakovich:
- Festive Overture (6’)
- Peter Hope:
- Kaleidoscope (8')
- Elgar:
- Romance (bassoon solo) (5’)
- Coates:
- I Heard You Singing (3’)
- Arnold:
- Four Cornish Dances (10’)
- Rossini:
- Overture to The Thieving Magpie (9’)
- Canteloube:
- Bailero (from Songs of the Auvergne) (6’)
- Sarah Rodgers:
- Seascapes (6’)
- Percy Fletcher:
- Nautical Suite (after Shenandoah) (5’)
- Fučík:
- The Old Grumbly Bear (bassoon solo) (5’)
- Vaughan Williams:
- Linden Lea (3')
- Britten:
- Folk Song (2')
- Coates:
- Knightsbridge March (4’)
The wonderfully varied programme ranges from Britten folksongs to Elgar's bewitching Romance, and includes popular orchestral showpieces such as Shostakovich's Festive Overture and Eric Coates' rousing Knightsbridge March. It also features a number of works for bassoon solo, including Fučík's delightfully characterful The Old Grumbly Bear. The evening is presented by Katie Derham and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at a later date, and will then also be available on BBC Sounds.
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