Bath Festival
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Joanna MacGregor
Britten Sinfonia
Wells Cathedral School Chamber Choir
City of Bristol Pipes & Drums
Joanna MacGregor piano/director
Arve Henriksen trumpet
Nigel Perrin choral conductor
James MacMillan The Gallant Weaver, A Child's Prayer, After Virtue
Joanna MacGregor Lost Highway: Gospel & Blues from the Deep South
James MacMillan So Deep
James MacMillan Halis Speeril's Dauncers
James MacMillan Piano Concerto No 2.
Pipes and drums, the virtuoso strings of Britten Sinfonia, Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and the brilliant young singers of Wells Chamber Choir, led by the Festival’s Artistic Director Joanna MacGregor, all celebrate Celtic music and Songs of Freedom – in this jazzy, joyful and folk-filled Opening Night concert.
Bluesy trumpet-and-orchestra arrangements balance the gutsy brilliance of James MacMillan’s 2nd Piano Concerto, throbbing with Scottish reels and folksong. The choir join us with beautiful arrangements of Robert Burns songs – including O my love’s like a red, red rose – as well as MacMillan’s romping treatment of James McGonigal’s poem, Halie Speerit’s Dauncers.
We are very excited to announce that BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting live from the Bath MusicFest opening night concert.
Dates
Bath
Wednesday 25 May
7.30pm
Box Office: +44 (0)1225 463362
