Orchestra or Band | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
Choirs | CBSO Youth Chorus, CBSO Chorus |
Set List | 'Prélude à LAprès-Midi Dun Faune, Debussy, 'Psalm 130, Du Fond de lAbîme, L Boulanger INTERVAL 'Nocturnes, Debussy, 'Boléro 15, Ravel |
Performance Notes | The CBSO and Ludovic Morlot mark two major centenaries in this all-French programme. In the centenary of his death, Debussy is celebrated in the languorous beauty of Prélude à laprès-midi dun faune, as well as the Nocturnes with their shifting, shimmering play of musical light.
Lili Boulanger, whose death in 1918 at the age of just 24 cut short a career of extraordinary promise, is represented by her powerful setting of Psalm 130 a musical howl of grief composed at the height of the First World War.
Ravels Boléro closes the evening with its hypnotic Spanish dance rhythm and swirling orchestral colours. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2018/51), Programme (RAHE/1/2018/92), Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2018/38), Digital Photographs, Posters (RAHE/2/2018/26, 41) |
Ticket Prices | £7.50-£100, £6 standing arena and gallery |