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Performances of Judith Weir at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

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Thu 6 Feb 2025
- 14:00
  Judith Bingham's Missa Brevis 'The Road to Emmaeus'
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  We organist Martin Baker & conductor Matthew Martin at St Paul's Knightsbridge for a free concert of reflective music. With works by Judith Weir & Orlando Gibbons, at the heart of the concert is Judith Bingham's Missa Brevis 'The Road to Emmaeus'.
  We organist Martin Baker & conductor Matthew Martin at St Paul's Knightsbridge for a free concert of reflective music. With works by Judith Weir & Orlando Gibbons, at the heart of the concert is Judith Bingham's Missa Brevis 'The Road to Emmaeus'.
  Programme
  Christopher Tye
  Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus(4 mins)
  Judith Bingham
  Missa Brevis 'The Road to Emmaeus'(27 mins)
  Orlando Gibbons
  O God, the King of glory(4 mins)
  Judith Weir
  Ascending into Heaven(7 mins)
  Composers
  Christopher Tye
  Judith Bingham
  Orlando Gibbons
  Judith Weir
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
Fri 23 May 2025
- 19:30
  BBC Singers with Sir James MacMillan at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
  Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
  Sir James MacMillan directs the BBC Singers in a programme surveying a number of his choral compositions, juxtaposed with a selection of early works.
  Sir James MacMillan directs the BBC Singers in a programme surveying a number of his choral compositions, juxtaposed with a selection of early works.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  A Hymn to the Virgin
  John Tavener
  A Hymn to the Mother of God
  Judith Weir
  Ave Regina Caelorum
  Sir James MacMillan
  The Culham Motets
  O Virgo Prudentissima
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa Papae Marcelli
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  John Tavener
  Judith Weir
  Sir James MacMillan
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
Fri 6 Jun 2025
- 14:00
  'Love is as strong as' with Sarah Latto
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Singers and guest conductor Sarah Latto for an intimate concert celebrating contemporary composers at the iconic Maida Vale Studios.
  the BBC Singers and guest conductor Sarah Latto for an intimate concert celebrating contemporary composers at the iconic Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  John Barber
  Song of Songs1. The Voice of my beloved
  Ivo Antognini
  Surge, amica mea(3 mins)
  Kerry Andrew
  CoMa Blues(6 mins)
  George Parris
  I Sing the Body Electric(5 mins)
  John Barber
  Song of Songs(9 mins)2. By night
  Edward Nesbit
  Songs of Love and ExileThe Husband's Message Ariel's Lovesong
  Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade
  Plaisir n'ai plus(4 mins)
  John Barber
  Song of Songs(6 mins)3. Love is as strong as Death
  Shruthi Rajasekar
  Ganga's Peace(6 mins)
  Judith Weir
  Vertue(7 mins)1. Vertue 2. Antiphon 3. Prayer
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Love Endureth(4 mins)
  Jessica Curry
  The Light We Cast(3 mins)
  Composers
  John Barber
  Ivo Antognini
  Kerry Andrew
  George Parris
  Edward Nesbit
  Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade
  Shruthi Rajasekar
  Judith Weir
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Jessica Curry
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
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Thu 26 Feb 2026
- 19:30
  Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  The BBC Singers the strings from the BBC Concert Orchestra, organist Iain Farrington and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin for an emotive programme of music to touch the very heavens.
  The BBC Singers the strings from the BBC Concert Orchestra, organist Iain Farrington and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin for an emotive programme of music to touch the very heavens.
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Who are these angels?
  Caroline Shaw
  To the Hands
  Judith Weir
  My Guardian Angel
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Die erste Elegie
  interval
  Herbert Howells
  Hymnus Paradisiorch. Iain Farrington
  Performers
  Iain Farrington
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  Strings of the BBC Concert Orchestra
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Caroline Shaw
  Judith Weir
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Herbert Howells
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2025-26
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Fri 13 Mar 2026
- Yeol Eum Son plays Bartók's Third Piano Concerto
  Barbican, London
  A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
  A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
  Programme
  Judith Weir
  The Welcome Arrival of Rain
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No. 3
  interval
  Gerald Finzi
  Eclogue for Piano and Strings, Op 10
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Yeol Eum Son
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Judith Weir
  Béla Bartók
  Gerald Finzi
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2025-26 Barbican Season
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