Following his triumphant conducting of Havergal Brian鈥檚 鈥楾he Gothic鈥� Symphony last year, Martyn Brabbins brings another British magnum opus to the Proms. Herbert Howells wrote Hymnus Paradisi 鈥榝or the drawer鈥� in the wake of the tragically early death of his son. Only years later was he persuaded to release a finished score to the public.

After this light-filled memorial from a composer closely identified with Gloucester Cathedral, we revisit the masterpiece that, in 1908 鈥� the year of the first London Olympics 鈥� announced a Worcester man鈥檚 arrival as perhaps the greatest of British symphonists.

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Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight鈥檚 Prom: Andrew McGregor talks about Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A flat major.