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Va u gha n Wi lli a m s’s #---# a S ea Sym ph o n y #-----#
Debussy’s La mer
Music of the land and sea
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Paul Daniel Conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins Conductor
Debussy Ibéria Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps Coles Behind the Lines Debussy La mer
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Christopher Bell Chorus Director
The International Festival’s six-concert celebration of music and young people continues with Scotland’s own hugely accomplished ensemble, famed throughout its long history of exceptional performances for its energy, its insight and its musical exuberance. Under the baton of internationally acclaimed British conductor Paul Daniel, NYOS explores the exquisite oceanic evocations of Debussy’s iconic La mer and the scintillating Spanish colours of his exotic Ibéria. In between, two rarely heard masterpieces from a century ago: Lili Boulanger’s impressionistic conjuring of a spring morning and a remarkable, poignant work by Scottish composer Cecil Coles, written while the composer was stationed in France during the First World War.
9 Aug 5pm | Usher Hall | 1hr approx No interval | £15 fees apply, details p96 This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at a future date.
Elizabeth Watts Soprano Christopher Maltman Baritone Thea Musgrave Turbulent Landscapes (Scottish premiere) Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony Vaughan Williams’s epic paean to the power and spirituality of the sea brings together a huge ensemble for one of his most opulent, captivating creations. Setting mystical verse by Walt Whitman, it’s both a celebration of the might of the ocean, and a mystical glimpse into the infinite. Here we also celebrate the 90th birthday of one of Scotland’s most internationally renowned composers, Thea Musgrave, with her remarkable Turbulent Landscapes, a powerful musical journey through six vivid land and seascapes by J. M. W. Turner.
9 Aug 8pm | Usher Hall | 2hrs approx One interval | £15 – £47 fees apply, details p96 This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at a future date. Supported by Geoff and Mary Ball With additional support from The John S Cohen Foundation The University of Edinburgh
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