Performances of Raphael Wallfisch at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

Fri 23 May 2025

• 19:30

  English Music Festival: A Night of Bliss

  Dorchester Abbey

  THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates Britain’s rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.

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  THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates Britain’s rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.

  Programme

  • • • William Alwyn
      • The Innumerable Dance: An English Overture(10 mins)
    • • Frederick Delius
      • The Walk to the Paradise Garden(10 mins)
    • • Arthur Bliss
      • Cello Concerto(27 mins)
    • • Ralph Vaughan Williams
      • Heroic Elegy and Triumphal Epilogue(20 mins)
    • • Stanley Bate
      • Symphony No. 2world premiere

  Performers

  • Martin Yates

    conductor
    conductor
  • Raphael Wallfisch

    cello
    cello
  • BBC Concert Orchestra

  Composers

  • William Alwyn
  • Frederick Delius
  • Arthur Bliss
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Stanley Bate

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  Part of

  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025