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RNCM 50th Birthday Gala

A gala concert to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Royal Northern College of Music, with performances by the college's string orchestra, chamber choir and symphony orchestra.

A gala concert to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

For over five decades, the RNCM has been home to amazing musicians who鈥檝e forged incredible careers in all areas of the industry, and in an evening that celebrates the college's past, present and future, they pull out all the stops for this spectacular 50th anniversary event.

Join the RNCM string orchestra, chamber choir and symphony orchestra for an evening of innovative performances incorporating movement, improvisation, new music and old, bringing together the past and present with RNCM alumni and current students playing and singing side by side.

Katy Lavinia Cooper - Cattle Call
Trad (arr. Danish String Quartet) - O Fredrik, O Fredrik
Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite (Movements 1-3)
Shruthi Rajasekar - Heart of Earth
Lucy Hale - Four Folk Tunes
Shruthi Rajasekar - Bahaari Baarish
Trad (arr. Danish String Quartet) - Jasspodspolska
Shruthi Rajasekar - To Manc, with Love
Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite (Movement 5)
Katy Lavinia Cooper - The Shepherd鈥檚 Wife

RNCM String Orchestra
RNCM Chamber Choir

Alumni Guest Leaders:
Caroline Pether violin (Manchester Camerata)
Lily Whitehurst violin (大象传媒 Philharmonic)
Alex Mitchell viola (Manchester Camerata)
Stephanie Tress cello (Solem Quartet)

INTERVAL

c. 8.40pm
Thomas Ad猫s - Three-Piece Suite from "Powder Her Face"
Florence Price - Piano Concerto in One Movement (excerpt)
Leonard Bernstein - Glitter and Be Gay from "Candide"
Ottorino Respighi - Roman Festivals

Alexandra Dariescu (piano)
Soraya Mafi (soprano)
RNCM Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)
Agata Zajac (conductor)

Presented by Tom McKinney

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Thu 29 Jun 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Katy Lavinia Cooper

    Cattle Call

    Choir: Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir.

  • Trad.

    O Fredrik, O Fredrik

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Orchestra: RNCM Strings.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40: Praeludium

    Orchestra: RNCM String Orchestra.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40: Sarabande

    Orchestra: RNCM String Orchestra.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40: Gavotte

    Orchestra: RNCM String Orchestra.

  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    Heart of Earth

    Choir: RNCM Chamber Choir.

  • Lucy Hale

    Four Folk Tunes

    Performer: RNCM String Orchestra.

  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    Bahaari Baarish

    Choir: RNCM Chamber Choir.

  • Trad.

    闯盲蝉蝉辫辞诲蝉辫辞濒蝉办补

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Orchestra: RNCM Strings. Orchestra: RNCM Strings.

  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    To Manc, with Love

    Orchestra: RNCM String Orchestra. Choir: RNCM Chamber Choir.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40: Rigaudon

    Orchestra: RNCM String Orchestra.

  • Trad.

    The Shepherd's Wife

    Choir: Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir. Orchestra: RNCM Strings.

  • Edward Gregson

    Celebration

    Ensemble: RNCM Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Timothy Reynish.
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  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Die Mainacht, Op.9 no.6

    Singer: Soraya Mafi. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
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    • 1.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Three-Piece Suite from "Powder Her Face"

    Orchestra: RNCM Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in One Movement (excerpt)

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Conductor: Agata Zaj膮c. Orchestra: RNCM Symphony Orchestra.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Glitter and Be Gay from "Candide"

    Singer: Soraya Mafi. Conductor: Agata Zaj膮c. Orchestra: RNCM Symphony Orchestra.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Roman Festivals

    Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: RNCM Symphony Orchestra.

  • Giovanni Benedetto Platti

    Cello Sonata No 7 in D major

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Performer: Kadialy Kouyate. Performer: Fred Thomas.
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  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    3 Preludes in Jazz Style, Op 53 (Nos. 13, 9 and 19)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Thu 29 Jun 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3