100 years of Radio Broadcasting in Wales with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Celebrate 100 years since the first radio broadcast in Wales with Wynne Evans and BBC NOW conducted by Pete Harrison.

In February 1923, the very first BBC Wales radio broadcast was made from a tiny studio above a shop in Castle Street, Cardiff.

Mostyn Thomas, a well-known Welsh operatic baritone at the time, stepped forward and sang into the microphones dangling from the ceiling – his rendition of Dafydd y Garreg Wen marking the first Welsh words ever heard on British radio.

Scroll forward a century, and you can join Wynne Evans, Kizzy Crawford, Samantha Price and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate this piece of broadcasting history.

Featuring a selection of nostalgic Welsh music to warm the heart, join us at BBC Hoddinott Hall on Sunday 5 February, 3pm, for this exciting concert marking this momentous occasion in Wales.

Programme

Grace Williams – Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

Julius Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators

Camille Saint‐Saëns – Samson and Delilah – ‘Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix’

Jerome Kern – The Cabaret Girlselections

Ivor Novello – My Life Belongs to You

David Owen – Dafydd y Garreg Wen

Kizzy Crawford – Seren y Mor, Y Ddrudwy & Achub Fi

Ivor Novello – We’ll Gather Lilacs

William Stanley Gwynn Williams – My Little Welsh Home

Joseph Parry – Myfanwy

Franz von Suppé – Poet and Peasant Overture

Silver Screen Showstoppers – The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and BSO Voices

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and BSO Voices join forces under the baton of Pete Harrison for a one-off musical extravaganza of unforgettable Silver Screen Showstoppers. The Golden Age of Hollywood musicals is brought to life in an afternoon packed with classic favourites from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, My Fair Lady, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Wizard of Oz and many more

Whether you grew up with these melodies or you’re a musical fan who has discovered them more recently, Silver Screen Showstoppers is a chance to hear some of the best show tunes ever composed. From the sweeping prairies of Oklahoma! to the fiery cauldron of New York’s West Side Story via a quick trip to the South Pacific, all the greats of the era will be performed. Be swept away into an era of gorgeous melodies from Rodgers & Hammerstein, catchy tunes from Cole Porter and iconic numbers like Singin’ in The Rain, There’s No Business Like Show Business and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

Works and composers

Lerner/Loewe My Fair Lady Medley
Rodgers/Hammerstein Oklahoma! Medley
Arlen Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Brown/Freed Singin’ In The Rain
Bernstein/Sondheim West Side Story Medley
Sherman/Sherman Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Rodgers/Hammerstein Bali Hai from South Pacific
Berlin There’s No Business Like Show Business
Bricusse/Newley Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert – One Enchanted Evening
with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The definitive Rodgers & Hammerstein concert which celebrates one of the finest partnerships in musical history. A quartet of fabulous singers from London’s West End will be performing a glorious selection of well-loved songs from their biggest hit musicals including The King and I, Carousel, The Sound of Music, South Pacific and Oklahoma!

The Singers are Laura Tebbutt, Louise Dearman, Nadim Naaman & James Spilling

Songs include:
The Carousel Waltz
There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame
Some Enchanted Evening
My Favourite Things
The Sound of Music
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’
Younger Than Springtime
It’s A Grand Night For Singing
We Kiss In A Shadow
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over
If I Loved You
People Will Say We’re In Love

Klassik Radio Live concerts with the Klassik Radio Pops Orchestra

From 2022 Pete Harrison will be taking over the Klassik Radio Live concerts around Germany with the Klassik Radio Pops Orchestra.

He will be joined by guest singer Lance Ellington for these concerts.

The programme is;
Miklós Rózsa – Parade of the Charioteers
Michael Giacchino – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Monty Norman – James Bond Theme
John Barry – We Have All The Time In The World
John Barry – Thunderball
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard – Dark Knight Suite
John Williams – A New Beginning (from Minority Report)
Hans Zimmer – The Last Samurai
John Williams – Duel of the Fates
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story Overture
Leonard Bernstein – Somewhere
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek, Into Darkness and Beyond
Duran Duran/John Barry – A View To A Kill
Pål Waaktaar – The Living Daylights
John Williams – Medley

The dates for the concerts are;

12.11.2022           Kulturpalast Dresden

20.11.2022           Kuppelsaal Hannover

22.11.2022           Tonhalle Düsseldorf

23.11.2022           Die Glocke Bremen

25.11.2022           Isarphilharmonie München

28.11.2022           Laeiszhalle Hamburg

29.11.2022           Tempodrom Berlin

03.12.2022           Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt

17.12.2022           Kongress am Park Augsburg

20.12.2022           Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg

21.12.2022           Liederhalle Stuttgart

Queen Symphonic Spectacular with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Featuring full rock band and stars from the West End smash hit musical We Will Rock You, combined with the complete BSO, ‘stunning’ and ‘awesome’ are just two of the words which have been used to describe this concert experience.

One of the most successful global bands of all time, QUEEN have sold over 300 million albums. After four decades of music, QUEEN are as popular as ever, enjoyed by audiences old and new. After the huge success in Meyrick Park in 2007, the BSO is delighted to restage this spectacular concert.

Book now for our special Christmas offer of only £26 per ticket, a saving of £2 off the Early Bird ticket in 2022.

Works;

Bohemian Rhapsody
Hammer to Fall
We Will Rock You
Innuendo
Don’t Stop Me Now
Radio Ga Ga
The Show Must Go On
Under Pressure
A Kind of Magic
… and many more!

Music from the Movies
with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Join Pete Harrison and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in Tamworth Castle Grounds for a rousing celebration of music from the movies.

From the instantly recognisable themes of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Harry Potter to the magnificent dinosaurs as depicted in John Williams’ Jurassic Park, there’s no better way to experience the music that has defined many of the most powerful moments in cinema.

Indulge in the grounds of Tamworth Castle to the sounds of Chariots of Fire and The Great Escape, soar across the skies with ET’s Flying Theme and gallop into the sunset with The Magnificent Seven, all with the grandeur of a full orchestra.

There will be two supports for the evening, with the UK’s best-selling classical artist, Russell Watson, and harmony group The Overtones.

Brent Makes Music 2022 with the Brent Youth Concert Pops Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The biennial celebration of music making in Brent Schools and Brent Music Service conducted by Pete Harrison.

Featuring:

• All 500+ members of BMS ensembles
• A massed primary school choir of 1,000+
• A secondary school choir
• The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Brent 2020 Anthem Live Premiere – written by the young people of Brent
  

Music from the Movies
with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Join conductor Pete Harrison and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for an evening fantastic film music

Programme includes;
BERNSTEIN – The Great Escape
ZIMMER – Gladiator
WILLIAMS – Jurassic Park
WILLIAMS – Jaws
BARRY – Dances with Wolves: John Dunbar theme
ROZSA – Ben Hur: Parade of the Charioteers
ZIMMER – Pirates of the Caribbean
BERNSTEIN – The Magnificent Seven
WILLIAMS – Hedwig’s theme
WILLIAMS – Superman
HORNER – Apollo 13
GIACCHINO – Star Trek: Into Darkness Suite
WILLIAMS – ET
DJAWADI – Game of Thrones
MORRICONE – Cinema Paradiso
HORNER – Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
WILLIAMS – Indiana Jones: Raiders’ March
WILLIAMS – Star Wars: Imperial March

Teresa Barlow’s Requiem 2020 with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and BSO Voices

A Requiem of reflection on a year of great upheaval, events that resounded around the world and when climate change really came to the fore. Written for chorus and four soloists plus orchestra it is a thrilling work based around the traditional religious liturgy but with added lyrics sourced from quotations by Martin Luther King Jnr, JK Rowling, Khalil Gibran and Joaquin Phoenix, as well as the last words by George Floyd – “I can’t breathe!”

Pete Harrison Conductor
Katherine Mount Soprano
Shakira Tsindos Mezzo-soprano
Matt Mears Tenor
Jamie Woollard Bass

90th Birthday Celebration for John Williams with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Pete Harrison on a musical journey celebrating the 90th birthday of the greatest living film composer, John Williams.

Programme includes;
Star Wars – Main Title
Lost in Space
Jaws (The Shark Theme)
Jurassic Park
Lincoln – The People’s House
Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
The Cowboys Overture
Harry Potter (Hedwig’s Theme)
A Child’s Tale: Suite from The BFG
Schindler’s List
Sayuri’s Theme (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Raiders of the Lost Ark March
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
E.T. Adventures on Earth