Hands Across the Sea
A mixture of the very best of American and British popular music as Ken Bruce presents the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra playing orchestral favourites from both sides of the pond.
Tonight's live programme focuses on Hands Across The Sea following American Independence Day, with a mixture of the very best of American and British popular music. Ken Bruce presents the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Roderick Dunk, with special guest artists - British pianist James Pearson playing George Gershwin's sparkling Variations for piano and orchestra of I Got Rhythm; British crooner Michael Dore treats us to a feast of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley songs in a spellbinding medley, as well as American singer songwriter Nell Bryden, one of Radio 2's favourite vocalists of recent times, performing some of her best hits live.
The programme also includes orchestral favourites from both sides of the pond - for example Robert Farnon's Great Songs of Great Britain; William Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, and Jimmy Webb's MacArthur Park.
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Music Played
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Hands Across The Sea
(Sousa)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Shooting Star
(Torch)
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Michael Dore
Charlie Girl
(Heneker) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Nell Bryden
Not Like Loving You
(Bryden) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Lover
(Rodgers)
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James Pearson (piano)
Moonlight In Vermont
(Suessdorf) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
MacArthur Park
(Webb)
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Nell Bryden
Buildings and Treetops
(Bryden) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra Rhythm Section/Roderick Dunk)
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Michael Dore
How Deep Is The Ocean
(Berlin) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
(Walton)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Knightsbridge March
(Coates)
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Nell Bryden
What Does It Take?
(Bryden) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra Rhythm Section/Roderick Dunk)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Times Square 1944 鈥� On The Town
(Bernstein)
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Michael Dore
Stop The World 鈥� Leslie Bricusse Selection
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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James Pearson (piano)
Variations on I Got Rhythm
(Gershwin) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Nell Bryden
Sirens
(Bryden) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Michael Dore
For All We Know
(Coots) (Ft. James Pearson on piano)
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Nell Bryden and Michael Dore
Baby It's Cold Outside
(Loesser) (Ft. 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Great Songs of Great Britain
(Trad arr Robert Farnon)
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大象传媒 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Jul 2012 20:00大象传媒 Radio 2
- Fri 12 Oct 2012 20:00大象传媒 Radio 2