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New Music at the Proms with Tom Service

Celebrating cutting-edge classical works, presenter of Radio 3鈥檚 New Music Show, Tom Service, chooses his standout moments of premieres and commissions from this year鈥檚 Proms.

Celebrating cutting-edge classical works, presenter of Radio 3鈥檚 New Music Show, Tom Service, chooses his standout moments of premieres and commissions from this year鈥檚 Proms. All pieces respond to the world around us with joy, beauty and optimism.

Highlights include Andrea Tarrodi鈥檚 atmospheric Birds of Paradise, inspired by footage from David Attenborough鈥檚 Planet Earth, Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak鈥檚 spine-tingling Let There be Light, and Errolyn Wallen鈥檚 ecstatic new work for the National Youth Orchestra, The Whole World.

1 hour, 34 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Service
Producer Joseph Fell
Production Company Livewire Pictures

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