Rediscovered Composers
The 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic are conducted by Jack Sheen for a concert championing the voices of ethnically diverse composers.
Linton Stephens introduces a concert live from Media City UK in Salford given by the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic, conducted by Jack Sheen, that foregrounds the music of composers from diverse backgrounds working in the Western classical music tradition. The programme presented this evening has been suggested by a select group of academics under the umbrella of the Arts and Humanities Research Council who, in collaboration with Radio 3, are investigating and bringing this rediscovered music before the public.
Samantha Ege champions the music of the Black American composer Margaret Bonds. Ahmed Abdul Rahman looks to his native Sudan, to the music of Ali Osman.
Christopher Dingle has been exploring the work of 18th Century Frenchman Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Dwight Pile-Gray and Michael Harper champion, respectively, the music of early 20th Century Americans Nathaniel Dett and Julia Perry. Mai Kawabata advocates music by the Japanese pioneer Kikuko Kanai; and Philip Alexander makes the case for a Russian born Jewish migrant to Glasgow, Isaac Hirshow.
Part One
Nathaniel Dett: Magnolia Suite Part Two: No 4 ‘Mammy’ (91Èȱ¬ First Performance)
Chevalier de Saint Georges: Sinfonia concertante in B flat Op 6 No 2 (UK Premiere)
(Midori Sugiyama and Lisa Obert, violins)
Julia Perry: Piano Concerto No 2 - in 2 speeds (91Èȱ¬ First Performance)
(Kunal Lahiry, piano)
Interval
Nathaniel Dett: Music in the Mine
91Èȱ¬ National Chorus of Wales
Ruairi Bowen, tenor
Adrian Partington, conductor
Philip Alexander takes us to Glaswegian synagogue where Isaac Hirshow worked and introduces us to some of his music.
Isaac Hirshow: Shlof mayn kind (UK Premiere) Kol Gojim (UK Premiere)
91Èȱ¬ Singers
Tom Raskin, tenor
Paul Brough, conductor
Part Two
Nathaniel Dett: The Daybreak Charioteer
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
(Samantha Ege, piano)
Ali Osman: From The South (UK Premiere)
(Alex Jakeman, flute)
Kikuko Kanai: Ryūkyū where the Deigo flowers blossom (UK Premiere)
Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations
91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic
Jack Sheen (conductor)
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Clips
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Notes Unearthed: the music of Isaac Hirshow
Duration: 06:26
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Notes Unearthed: The music of Margaret Bonds and Kikuko Kanai
Duration: 27:13
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Notes Unearthed: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint George
Duration: 05:20
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Notes Unearthed: The music of Nathaniel Dett
Duration: 04:47
Music Played
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Mammy (Movement 4 of Magnolia)
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphonie Concertante in B flat Op.6 No.2
Performer: Midori Sugiyama. Performer: Lisa Obert. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Julia Perry
Concerto No.2 (in two speeds) for piano and orchestra
Performer: Kunal Lahiry. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Nathaniel Dett
Music in the Mine
Choir: 91Èȱ¬ National Chorus of Wales. Singer: Ruairi Bowen. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Isaac Hirshow
Shlof mayn kind
Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Singer: Tom Raskin. Conductor: Paul Brough. -
Isaac Hirshow
Kol Gojim
Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Singer: Tom Raskin. Conductor: Paul Brough. -
R. Nathaniel Dett
The Daybreak Charioteer
Performer: Samantha Ege. -
Margaret Bonds
Troubled Water
Performer: Samantha Ege. -
Ali Osman
From The South
Performer: Alex Jakeman. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Kikuko Kanai
Ryukyu where the Deigo flowers blossom
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Margaret Bonds
Montgomery Variations
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
Franz Schubert
Coronach, D. 836
- Schubert, Schumann, Brahms & Wagner: Rheinmädchen.
- harmonia mundi.
- 12.
Broadcast
- Fri 4 Nov 2022 19:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
Rediscovered Composers: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges
Download a Key Stage 3 Lesson Plan for Joseph Bologne's Sinfonie Concertante No.1.
Rediscovered Composers: Julia Perry
Download a Key Stage 3 Lesson Plan for Julia Perry's Short Piece for Orchestra.
Rediscovered Composers: Margaret Bonds
Download a Key Stage 3 Lesson Plan for Margaret Bonds's Troubled Water