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James MacMillan Celebration

From City Halls, Glasgow, a concert celebrating James MacMillan. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in the works Tryst and Stabat Mater.

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of a month-long celebration of recent works by Sir James MacMillan in Scotland, featuring his Stabat Mater - originally commissioned for them by the Genesis Foundation. Sir James MacMillan and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra open the programme with a performance of one of his most popular concert pieces, Tryst, one of the first works he wrote for the SCO, inspired by his folksong Tryst.

James MacMillan: Tryst

Interval at 8.05pm
Kate Molleson introduces a performance of Weber's Horn Concertino played by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their star French horn player, Alec Frank-Gemmill who was a Radio 3 New Generation Artists from 2014 -2016

James MacMillan: Stabat Mater

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir James MacMillan, conductor.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Sir James MacMillan

      Tryst for orchestra

      Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir James MacMillan.
  • Interval

    • Carl Maria von Weber

      Horn Concertino Op.45 in E minor

      Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Janiczek.
      • Weber: Wind Concertos.
      • Linn.
  • Part 2

    • Sir James MacMillan

      Stabat Mater

      Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
  • Post-concert

    • Edvard Grieg

      19 Norwegian folk songs Op.66 (selection)

      Performer: Einar Steen-N酶kleberg.
      • Grieg: Piano Music vol.2.
      • Naxos.
      • 30.
    • Emil Hartmann

      Nordic Folk Dances

      Orchestra: Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bo Holten.
      • Emil Hartmann: Nordic Folk Dances, Hakon Jarl, A Carnival Feast.
      • DACAPO.
      • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Mar 2017 19:30