Performances of Trad. at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Trad.)Sun 3 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
With guest vocalists, a gospel choir and renowned Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser trace a path from spirituals through gospel to soul
With guest vocalists, a gospel choir and renowned Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser trace a path from spirituals through gospel to soul
Programme
- Soul Overture(1 mins)
- A Change Is Gonna Come(3 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Think(2 mins)Aretha Franklin/Ted White arr. Tom Richards
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)(4 mins)Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong arr. Kyle Gordon
- Super Fly(4 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- Hard Times(4 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Were you there?(5 mins)arr. Simon Cochard
- Abraham, Martin and John(4 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- Take my hand, previous Lord(4 mins)George N. Allen (attributed.), adapt. Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Kyle Gordon
- Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You(3 mins)Jerry Akines/Johnnie Bellmon/Victor Drayton/Reginald Turner arr. Scarlet Halton
- Move On Up(3 mins)arr. Troy Miller
- Respect(3 mins)arr. Tom Richards
- interval
- War(4 mins)Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong arr. Kyle Gordon
- Living for the City(6 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- Mississippi Goddam(6 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- How I Got Over(4 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Oh Happy Day(3 mins)adapt. Edwin Hawkins, arr. Kyle Gordon
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud(3 mins)James Brown/Pee Wee Ellis arr. Kyle Gordon
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black(7 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Higher Ground(4 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- We shall not be moved(5 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- What's Going On(4 mins)Al Cleveland/Renaldo Benson/Marvin Gaye arr. Troy Miller
Performers
- The LJ Singersensemble
- Trevor Nelsonpresenter
- Daniel Bartholomew-Poyserconductor
Fri 8 Aug 2025
- 21:00Ulster Hall
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR
Programme
- Sailing By(3 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ – Storm(5 mins)
- Oceans(9 mins)
- Pórt na bPúcaí(5 mins)arr. Neil Martin
- YonderlandBBC commission: world premiere
- Restless Oceans(4 mins)
- Miroirs – Une barque sur l’océan(8 mins)
- The Padstow Lifeboat(5 mins)
Performers
- Caroline Nichollspresenter
- Al Ryanpresenter
- Chloé van Soeterstèdeconductor
- 8 – 9 Aug 2025Royal Albert Hall
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Programme
- Toccata in B minor from ‘10 Pieces for Organ’(4 mins)
- Limina Luminis(6 mins)
- Pirates of the Caribbean – suite(18 mins)Klaus Nadelt/Hans Zimmer arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- The Old Bachelor – Hornpipe(3 mins)
- The Three Ravens (Arr. for Ensemble by Bjarte Eike)(4 mins)
- The Dancing Master – The Virgin Queen; Stingo; Bobbing Joe(4 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barroksolistene
- Pass around the grog (sea shanty)(2 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Da skeklers(4 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. Christ Stout
- Three Wedding Tunes from Fanø(5 mins)trad., Denmark, arr. B. Eike
- Dance Collection from Uhrovec – Slovak Dance No. 328arr. Miloš Valent
- Old Norse(3 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. B. Eike
- Hopp sa halta(6 mins)
- La traverséetrad., Canada, arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Tabhair dom do lámh (Give me your hand)(4 mins)arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Will ye go, lassie?)(4 mins)trad., Scotland, arr. Barokksolistene
- The Dancing Master – Beggar Boy; Scots Rant; Scotch Cap; All in a garden green; Newcastle(6 mins)arr. B. Eike
- Haul away!(4 mins)trad., English sea shanty arr. Barokksolistene/Thomas Guthrie
- The Dancing Master – Wallom Green (plus improvisations)(8 mins)arr. B. Eike
- interval
- All things are quite silent(4 mins)
- Arise, shine(5 mins)
- O nata lux(3 mins)
- Seek Him That Make the Seven Stars(6 mins)
- Grandmother Moon(4 mins)
- Sleep(6 mins)
- Come to me(6 mins)
- Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine(9 mins)
- Make You Feel My Love(4 mins)arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18(6 mins)
- Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53(7 mins)
- Nocturne II: After Dawn(3 mins)
- Danse macabre(8 mins)arr. Franz Liszt/H. Sumino
- Boléro(9 mins)arr. H. Sumino
- Everything in Its Right Place(3 mins)
- Like Spinning Plates(3 mins)with Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
- interval
- O frondens virga(3 mins)
- Cello Suite No 1 in G majorPrelude; Menuets I & II
- Postcard(1 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Courante
- Prelude II(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Sarabande
- Narrenschiff [Ship of Fools](5 mins)
- Grāmata čellam [The Book] – Pianissimo(4 mins)
- Suite for Solo Cello No. 3, Op 87(2 mins)Barcarolla
- Song for Ainola(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 3 in C major(4 mins)Prelude
- Fandango(5 mins)arr. Giovanni Sollima
- interval
- Hymn (after Byrd)(5 mins)
- Many Fruited Dog Tooth(12 mins)
- Full like drips from ‘Honey Siren’(3 mins)
- One Without from ‘Aftersun’(5 mins)
- Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ Ascending Towards His Father] from ‘L’Ascension’(9 mins)
- interval
- Distance(5 mins)
- Tamala/If Only I Knew(5 mins)
- Bimo(5 mins)
- Bamba, the Light of Touba(5 mins)arr. David Mantovani
- Future Strings(5 mins)
- interval
- Turning Page(4 mins)
- You Are Enough(3 mins)
- Touch(4 mins)
- Sight(4 mins)
- North(5 mins)
- Nine(5 mins)
- Saturn(5 mins)
Performers
- Anna Lapwoodorgan/conductor
- Bjarte Eikeviolin/director
- Anastasia Kobekinacello
- Hayato Suminopiano
- 12 Ensembleensemble
- Seckou Keitakora/voice
- Sleeping At Lastensemble
Composers
Part ofProms 2025
Sat 30 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Bancroft teams up with the wind, brass and percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra to perform folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold alongside Gunther Schuller’s eclectic trombone concerto
Ryan Bancroft teams up with the wind, brass and percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra to perform folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold alongside Gunther Schuller’s eclectic trombone concerto
Programme
- English Folk Song Suite(14 mins)
- Eine kleine Posaunenmusik(16 mins)
- interval
- Triumph: A paraphrase on music from ‘The Mask of Time’(15 mins)
- English Dances, Set No. 1(9 mins)(version for wind band)
- The Lads of Wamphray(9 mins)
- Country Gardens(6 mins)arr. Percy Grainger
- A Lincolnshire Posy(16 mins)
Performers
- Peter Mooretrombone
- London Symphony Orchestrawind, brass and percussion
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Part ofProms 2025
Sat 13 Sep 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises, star turns and all the traditional favourites
The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises, star turns and all the traditional favourites
Programme
- A Night on the Bare Mountain (original version, 1867)(12 mins)
- Trumpet Concerto in E flat major(19 mins)
- Today(2 mins)
- Storm Cloud Cantata (from ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’)(8 mins)
- Faust – ‘Ah, je ris de me voir’ (Jewel Song)(5 mins)
- The Merry Widow – Vilja Song(5 mins)
- Fireworks(6 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(12 mins)
- interval
- Bohemian Rhapsody(8 mins)arr. Stuart Morley
- Festive Overture(7 mins)
- Medley from My Fair Lady(8 mins)arr. Paul Campbell Wouldn't it be Loverly, Without You, On the Street Where You Live, Show Me, I Could Have Danced All Night
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs(4 mins)arr. Simon Wright
- The Typewriter(3 mins)
- The Gathering Tree(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(3 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem(2 mins)(arr. Britten)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)(arr. P. Campbell)
Performers
- Louise Aldersoprano
- Alison Balsomtrumpet
- Axelle Saint-Cirelmezzo-soprano
- Bill Baileytypewriter
- Sam Oladeindetenor
- BBC Singersensemble
- BBC Symphony Chorusensemble
- National Youth Choirensemble
- Elim Chanconductor
Thu 11 Dec 2025
- 19:30Milton Court Concert Hall
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Programme
- A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley(3 mins)arr. Ryan O’Connell
- Ding dong! Merrily on high(3 mins)arr. Stuart Nicholson, arr. for brass Jonathan Wikeley
- Nova, nova(4 mins)
- The Holly and the Ivy(3 mins)arr. John Rutter
- Venite, Gaudete!arr. Owain Park
- Carol of the bells(2 mins)arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
- A Carvery of Carols(5 mins)
- Somehow not only for Christmas
- The Twelve Days of Christmas(4 mins)arr. Geoffrey Keating
- interval
- Destination Christmas(2 mins)
- Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel(7 mins)Nina Simone/Sarah Latto
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemenarr. Jonathan Miller
- We wish you a merry Christmas(5 mins)
- Balulalowarr. Jonathan Wikeley
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeerarr. Bob Chilcott
- Deck the Halls / Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasTrad. / Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (arr. Bob Chilcott)
Performers
- Adrian Scarboroughnarrator
- Aurora Orchestramusicians from
- Iain Farringtonpiano
- Owain Parkconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
