Performances of Ralph Vaughan Williams at BBC Singers
(See all works in BBC Singers by Ralph Vaughan Williams)Fri 26 Sep 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
The BBC Singers are joined by Owain Park in a programme exploring the theme of nature through choral music.
The BBC Singers are joined by Owain Park in a programme exploring the theme of nature through choral music.
Programme
- Song of June
- The Sycamore
- Sat on the shore
- In heaven it is always autumn
- The Evening Primrose
- Myrthen - No. 7 'Die Lotosblume'
- The Heaven's Flock
- Beyond the Night Sky
- Silence and Music
- Venematka (The Boat Journey)
- On life's dividing sea
- Sweet Day
- A Contemplation upon Flowers
- Butterfly
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Owain Parkconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Tue 5 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’(6 mins)arr. Tausky
- The Lark Ascending(13 mins)
- Isle of Beauty(3 mins)
- The Evening Star(3 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- interval
- Dance Overture(6 mins)
- Bird Songs(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Rustling of Grass(3 mins)arr. Zoë Birtwhistle
- The Shepherd(4 mins)
- Elegy for Strings(7 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Nil Venditticonductor
Fri 18 Jul 2025
- 18:45Royal Albert Hall
The 2025 First Night sees Mendelssohn’s ‘Hebrides’ Overture and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto featured alongside British classics from Bliss and Vaughan Williams, plus a world premiere from Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen
The 2025 First Night sees Mendelssohn’s ‘Hebrides’ Overture and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto featured alongside British classics from Bliss and Vaughan Williams, plus a world premiere from Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen
Programme
- Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood(2 mins)
- Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D minor(35 mins)
- interval
- The Elements(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Sancta civitas(30 mins)
Performers
- Lisa Batiashviliviolin
- Caspar Singhtenor
- Gerald Finleybass-baritone
- London Youth Choirs(members from)
- Sakari Oramoconductor
