Prom 58: Family Matinee: A Journey to Far Corners of our Musical World

27 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall

15:00 Mon 27 Aug 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Prom 58: Family Matinee: A Journey to Far Corners of our Musical World

15:00 Mon 27 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall

A family-friendly global musical journey, with popular classics from Delius, Falla and others, plus Milo拧 Karadagli膰, Blind Boys of Alabama and Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan.

Programme

- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Slavonic Dance in C major, Op 46, No 1(4 mins)
- - Frederick Delius
  - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring(6 mins)
- - Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan
  - Postcard from India and Sri Lanka(8 mins)
- - Manuel de Falla
  - El amor brujo 鈥� Ritual fire dance(4 mins)
- - Joaqu铆n Rodrigo
  - Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio(12 mins)
- - Georges Bizet
  - L'Arl茅sienne, Suite no. 2 - Farandole(3 mins)
- - interval
- - Jason Yarde
  - Wish You Were Here(10 mins)
- - Curtis Mayfield
  - People get ready, arr. Jason Yarde(3 mins)
- - George Huff
  - Jerry Salley
  - Take the High Road (arr. Jason Yarde)(3 mins)
- - William Walker
  - Amazing Grace, arr. Jason Yarde(3 mins)
- - Unknown
  - Down By The Riverside, arr. Jason Yarde(3 mins)

Performers

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Stephen Bell
conductor
conductor
Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan
veena
veena
Milo拧 Karadagli膰
guitar
guitar
Proms Family Orchestra
Lincoln Abbotts
director
director
The Blind Boys of Alabama

Composers

About this event

Please note change of artist: Amadou and Mariam have withdrawn from this Prom.

Our own Family Orchestra and Chorus and the Northern Sinfonia are joined by Montenegrin guitar star Milo拧 Karadagli膰, the gospel vocal group Blind Boys of Alabama and Radio 3's World Routes Academy protege, veena player Hari Sivanesan.

Programme to include:

Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez 鈥� 2nd movement

Falla
El Amor brujo 鈥� Ritual Fire Dance

Improvisation (Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus)

Milo拧 Karadagli膰 guitar
Blind Boys of Alabama
Hari Sivanesan veena

Proms Family Orchestra
Northern Sinfonia
Stephen Bell conductor