Details

Part of the BBC Proms.

Cast/Performers

Samuel West (speaker), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Audra McDonald (soprano)

Creatives/Company

Company(s): BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Music(s): Walton (Anniversary fanfare; March: Orb and Sceptre), Walton (arr Sargent - Henry V Suite with narration), Colin Matthews, Judith Weir, Lukas Foss, Poul Rider, David Sawer, Michael Torke, Anthony Payne, Magnus Lindberg (Bright Cecilia: Variations on a Theme by Purcell) - BBC Music Magazine commission: world premiere), Grieg (Piano Concerto in A minor), Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance March No 1), Parry (I Was Glad), Sullivan (The Yeoman of the Guard - Overture), Rodgers (A centenary sequence to include: Cinderella Waltz; Songs), Wood (Fantasia on British Sea-Songs), Parry (orch. Elgar Jerusalem), Britten (arr - The National Anthem)