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Proms 2011

Proms 2011 Calendar

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Sun 4 Sep 2011
- 13:00
  Proms Plus Sing: Choral Sunday
  Royal College of Music
  Led by David Hill with of the BBC Singers Featuring excerpts from Beethoven - Missa solemnis (Prom 67) As part of our Choral Sundays series this is a chance for adults (aged 16+) to come and spend the afternoon singing in a free two-hour session at the Royal College of Music. If you love powerful choral music and would like to be immersed in the work from tonight's Prom by singing some of it yourself, then come and professional singers to rehearse a performance of movements from Beethoven's Missa solemnis. Ideal for enthusiastic amateur singers aged 16-plus. All voice types and skill-levels welcome, of the BBC Singers will be there to give you a helping hand!
  Also part of
  Proms Plus in Matinees Choral music and singing events
- 16:00
  Prom 66: Organ recital - Thierry Escaich
  Royal Albert Hall
  The second of this year’s organ recitals is given by the mercurial organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, a composer and improviser of renown making his debut on the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty instrument.
  The second of this year’s organ recitals is given by the mercurial organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, a composer and improviser of renown making his debut on the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty instrument.
  Programme
  Thierry Escaich
  Overture in the Baroque Style (improvisation)(5 mins)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Three Chorales – No. 1: ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’(4 mins)
  Thierry Escaich
  Evocation III (on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland')(5 mins)UK premiere
  Max Reger
  Chorale Prelude 'Jauchz, Erd, und Himmel, juble hell', Op. 67 No. 15(3 mins)
  César Franck
  Chorale No. 2 in B minor(14 mins)
  Franz Liszt
  Adagio in D flat major, S759(5 mins)
  Thierry Escaich
  Triptych on Themes by Liszt (improvisation)(15 mins)
  Performers
  Thierry Escaich
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Thierry Escaich
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Max Reger
  César Franck
  Franz Liszt
  Also part of
  Organ recitals Matinees Baroque and Early Music Living Composers
- 17:15
  Proms Plus Intro: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
  Royal College of Music
  Also part of
  Introduction to the music Proms Plus Orchestral music Evening concerts and events Choral music and singing events
- 19:00
  Prom 67: Beethoven – Missa Solemnis
  Royal Albert Hall
  A seasoned interpreter revisits one of Beethoven’s supreme achievements, the largest and longest of his non-stage works.
  A seasoned interpreter revisits one of Beethoven’s supreme achievements, the largest and longest of his non-stage works.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis(90 mins)
  Performers
  Helena Juntunen
  soprano
  soprano
  Sarah Connolly
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Paul Groves
  tenor
  tenor
  Matthew Rose
  bass
  bass
  London Philharmonic Choir
  London Symphony Chorus
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Also part of
  Orchestral music Evening concerts and events Choral music and singing events