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Prom 34: Mindful Mix Prom (09.08.23)

Live from the 大象传媒 Proms: Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.

Live from the 大象传媒 Proms: Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.

Presented by Elizabeth Alker, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Jake Runestad:
Let My Love Be Heard

Ola Gjeilo:
Still

Philip Glass:
String Quartet No. 3, 鈥楳ishima鈥 鈥 Mishima/Closing

Eric Whitacre:
All Seems Beautiful to Me

Ola Gjeilo:
The Rose

Caroline Shaw:
and the swallow (with violin solo written by Christopher Moore)

Radiohead:
Pyramid Song arr. G. Lawson

Peter Gregson:
The Day Before

Ken Burton:
A Prayer

Arvo P盲rt:
The Deer鈥檚 Cry

Ola Gjeilo:
Ubi caritas
Serenity

Roxanna Panufnik:
Floral Tribute (大象传媒 co-commission: world premiere)

William Byrd:
Diliges Dominum

Samuel Barber:
Agnus Dei

Ola Gjeilo, piano
Carducci String Quartet
(Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming, violins; Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola, Emma Denton, cello)
Ruby Aspinall, harp
VOCES8

Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead. This Prom explores the universal, timeless themes of night, stillness and prayer through the lens of composers old and new, from William Byrd to Ola Gjeilo, Eric Whitacre and Caroline Shaw. Leave your troubles at the door and join us for a stress-busting, soul-nourishing treat.

There will be no interval

1 hour, 44 minutes

Music Played

  • Jake Runestad

    Let My Love Be Heard

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Still

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo.
  • Philip Glass

    Quartet No. 3 (Mishima) ; 6th Movement; Mishima/Closing

    Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Improvisation

  • Eric Whitacre & VOCES8

    All Seems Beautiful to Me

  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Rose

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Ensemble: VOCES8. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
  • Caroline Shaw

    And The Swallow

    Performer: Matthew Denton. Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Improvisation

  • VOCES8, Ruby Aspinall, Michelle Fleming & Emma Denton

    Pyramid Song

  • Peter Gregson

    The Day Before

    Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    The Deer's Cry

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Improvisation

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Ubi Caritas

    Choir: VOCES8. Performer: Ola Gjeilo.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)

    Performer: Emma Denton. Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Floral Tribute

    Ensemble: VOCES8. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
  • William Byrd

    Diliges Dominum - Motet

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Samuel Barber

    Agnus Dei

    Ensemble: VOCES8. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.
    • DG.
  • Richard Strauss

    Serenade in E flat major, Op.7

    Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Symphonic Wind. Conductor: Keith Bragg.
    • ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Aug 2023 22:15

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