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Laura Mvula and the Metropole Orkest

Singer-songwriter Laura Mvula is joined by Esperanza Spalding with the Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley.

In 2020, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.

91Èȱ¬ Proms: Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Mvula made her second Proms appearance in 2014 following her hugely successful debut in the Urban Classic Prom the previous year. The evening showcased Mvula’s talents in a new light, featuring the public premiere of Jules Buckley’s new orchestral remix of the singer’s album Sing to the Moon, with the Netherlands-based Metropole Orchestra making its Proms debut.

L. Mvula: Like the Morning Dew
L. Mvula: Sing to the Moon
L. Mvula: Flying Without You
L. Mvula: She
L. Mvula: Can’t Live with the World
L. Mvula: Is There Anybody Out There?
L. Mvula: I Don’t Know What the Weather Will Be
L. Mvula: Diamonds
L. Mvula: Father, Father
E. Spalding: Cinnamon Tree
L. Mvula; Green Garden
George Houston Bass/Nina Simone: Seeline Woman
L. Mvula: That’s Alright

Laura Mvula (singer)
ElectricVocals
Metropole Orchestra
Jules Buckley (conductor)

(From 91Èȱ¬ Proms 2014, 19 August)

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2, 'Moonlight' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • In the Night.
    • HYPERION.
    • 4.
  • Laura Mvula

    ....at the Proms

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Sep 2020 23:00

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