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Radio 3 Live in Concert: Flights of Fancy
with the BBC Singers
Monday 24 October 2011, 7.30pm
St Paul's Knightsbridge, 32a Wilton Place, London SW1X 8SH
ERIC WHITACRE Leonardo dreams of his flying machine
STRAVINSKY Study for pianola
GRAINGER Shepherd's Hey
MATTHEW ORLOVICH Aviation
NANCARROW Study no. 6
GABRIEL JACKSON Airplane Cantata (BBC commission: world premiere)
ROSENTHAL Papillons
RACHMANINOV Prelude in D major; Prelude in E flat major
BRAHMS Liebeslieder Waltzes
The BBC Singers explore the history of mankind in flight – from Icarus to Amy Johnson – in music for choir and pianola, including a new piece by BBC Singers' Associate Composer Gabriel Jackson. Pianola player Rex Lawson demonstrates the artistry of this extraordinarily ingenious and sophisticated musical instrument, performing both arrangements and original works composed for it.
BBC Singers
Rex Lawson pianola
James Morgan conductor
Rex Lawson talks to BBC Music Magazine about history of the pianola and Gabriel Jackson's new work.
Read Gabriel Jackson's programme note on the Airplane Cantata.
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- Knightsbridge or Hyde Park Corner Station (Piccadilly line) (Exit 4)
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- To Knightsbridge or Hyde Park Corner. 9, 10, 14, 19, 22, 52, 74, 137, 434
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