Prom 22: War Horse Prom

3 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

16:30 Sun 3 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 22: War Horse Prom

16:30 Sun 3 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

The Proms continues to commemorate the anniversary of the outbreak of First World War, collaborating for the first time with the National Theatre for a concert inspired by Michael Morpurgo鈥檚 award-winning play War Horse. Lifesize War Horse puppets join the 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra, Gareth Malone and the Military Wives on stage for a performance that explores the music and stories of the Great War.

Programme

- - Frank Bridge
  - Summer(11 mins)
- - Edward Elgar
  - Two Partsongs, Op.26(5 mins)鈥� The Snow
- - Gustav Holst
  - Ave Maria(7 mins)
  - Home they brought her warrior dead(7 mins)
- - Maurice Ravel
  - Le tombeau de Couperin(10 mins)鈥� excerpts
- - Adrian Sutton
  - War Horse Suite(25 mins)
- - Paul von Klenau
  - Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: III. Jemand erzahlt von seiner Mutter
  - Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: IV. Da sind sie alle einander nah
  - Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: XXVI. Der von Langenau ist tief im Feind
- - Henry Wood
  - New War Hymn

Performers

The Proms Military Wives Choir
Gareth Malone
conductor
conductor
Life-Size War Horse Puppets by the Handspring Puppet Company
Life-size War Horse Puppets
Life-size War Horse Puppets
Cambiata North West
麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra
David Charles Abell
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Programme to include:

Bridge Summer

Elgar Two Partsongs, Op. 26 鈥� The Snow

Holst Ave Maria; Home they brought her warrior dead

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin 鈥� excerpts

Adrian Sutton War Horse Suite

Life-Size War Horse Puppets by the Handspring Puppet Company, Proms debut artist

Proms Military Wives Choir
Gareth Malone conductor, Proms debut artist

Cambiata North West
麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra
David Charles Abell conductor

A Prom inspired by the National Theatre鈥檚 play based on Michael Morpurgo鈥檚 novel, featuring a new suite created by Adrian Sutton from his score for the original production, as well as other music from the period with performers including the Proms Military Wives Choir and Gareth Malone.听

There will be no interval

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