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91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Shaun Davey, Bela Fleck

Concert from Celtic Connections 2016, with the 91热爆 SSO, Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes) and Bela Fleck (banjo). Shaun Davey: The Brendan Voyage (excerpts). Bela Fleck: The Impostor.

Concert recorded last week at the City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Kate Molleson

The 91热爆 SSO at Celtic Connections 2016 with two instrumental legends: B茅la Fleck, banjo, and Liam O'Flynn, uilleann pipes.

Trad. Arr. A. O'Callaghan - Alborada
Liam O'Flynn - The Bridge
Shaun Davey - The Winter's End
Trad Arr. Liam O'Flynn - Port na bPuca铆 (The Music of the Spirits)
Liam O'Flynn - Knockaulin/The March of the Clans
Phil Cunningham - Farewell to Govan
Shaun Davey - Newfoundland

8.10: Interval

B茅la Fleck - The Impostor (Banjo Concerto)

Conductor, Fergus Macleod
Liam O'Flynn, uillean pipes
Arty McGlynn, guitar
Rod McVey, keyboards
Bela Fleck, banjo

As part of the famous Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, The 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fergus Macleod, perform a piece first commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and premiered in 2011. B茅la Fleck's Banjo Concerto "The Impostor" now has its European Premiere in City Halls, played by the 15-time Grammy-winner himself. It is his first solo-composed work.

Before the interval, the 91热爆 SSO strings accompany Ireland's most revered uilleann piper, Liam O'Flynn, and his legendary colleagues Arty McGlynn, guitar, and Rod McVey, keyboard, in a selection of his previously orchestrated repertoire, including excerpts from Shaun Davey's "The Brendan Voyage".

An evening not to be missed.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Trad.

    Alborada

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Music Arranger: A.O'Callaghan. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Liam O鈥橣lynn

    An Droichead - The Bridge

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Shaun Davey

    The Winter's End

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Trad.

    Port na bPuca铆 (Bookee) (The Music of the Spirits)

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Music Arranger: Liam O鈥橣lynn.
  • Trad.

    Knockaulin/The March of the Clans

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Music Arranger: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Phil Cunningham

    Farewell to Govan

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Shaun Davey

    Newfoundland

    Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey. Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fergus Macleod.
  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in C Major (K.159)

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: Chris Thile.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    2 part invention No 13 (BWV 784)

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka om F-Sharp Minor Op 6 No 1

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: Joshua Bell.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    3 Part invention No 10) BWV 796)

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: Chris Thile. Performer: Edgar Meyer.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Moto Perpetuo Op 11 No 2 (Bluegrass version)

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: James Bryan Sutton.
  • B茅la Fleck

    The Impostor (Banjo Concerto)

  • Trad.

    The Gold Ring

    Performer: B茅la Fleck. Performer: Liam O鈥橣lynn. Performer: Arty McGlynn. Performer: Rod McVey.
  • Georgi Petrov

    The Land of Orpheus

    Choir: The Bulgarian Voices Angelite.
  • Ivo Papasov & Yuri Yunakov

    Lenorije Chaje

  • George Enescu

    Romanian Rhapsody, Op. 11 No. 1

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
  • Stepan Degtyarev

    Preslavnaia Dnesa

    Choir: Mixed Choir. Conductor: Zdravko Mihaylov.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Jan 2016 19:30

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