| Main Performers | Eleanor Dennis,
Karen Cargill,
Nicky Spence,
Michael Mofidian - vocals |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Meditations on Joy', H Grime
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.9 in D Minor; Beethoven |
| Performance Notes | Beethovens mighty Choral Symphony, with its famous Ode to Joy finale, is performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth in the first of their two Proms together this season (see Prom 43).
The symphonys monumental, revolutionary musical statement seizing hope and happiness from doubt and struggle is picked up in Helen Grimes Proms commission Meditations on Joy, whose three movements are each inspired by a different poem and facet of joy.
BBC co-commission and UK premiere of 'Meditations on Joy', Helen Grime.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2023/ 31),
Programme (RAHE/1/2023/ 42),
Digital Photographs |