| Main Performers | Annelien Van Wauwe - clarinet |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Choirs | BBC National Chorus of Wales,
Crouch End Festival Chorus |
| Set List | 'Nova Plexus', D Skye,
'Clarinet Concerto', A Copland (with Annelien Van Wauwe)
INTERVAL
'Harmonium', J Adams |
| Performance Notes | In the first of two consecutive concerts this week, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft present an all-American Prom.
Two poems by Emily Dickinson provide the starting point for Harmonium, one of John Adamss most powerful works for chorus and orchestra. Propulsive, motoric urgency gives way briefly to blissful waves of sound, before a blazing conclusion.
Jazz runs through the veins of Coplands Clarinet Concerto, commissioned by King of Swing Benny Goodman and performed here with soloist Annelien Van Wauwe. The concert opens with a world premiere from Los Angeles-based composer Derrick Skye, whose music has been described as deliciously head-spinning.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2023/ 31),
Programme (RAHE/1/2023/ 51),
Digital Photographs |