Name: BBC NOW 2023-24 Season American Explorations
Start: 2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Wales Millennium Centre

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BBC Welsh National Orchestra

Conductor

Ryan Bancroft

Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Benjamin Baker

Violin I

Violin

BBC NOW 2023-24 Season American Explorations

Cardiff

United Kingdom

Wales Millennium Centre

BBC Hoddinott Hall

Newport

The Riverfront

Public

Concert

Adagio For Strings, Op. 11

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Symphony No. 2

Saurav Kumar

Approved

Bass

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Saxophonist

Trombonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Soprano

Singer

Tenor

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Join us for a celebration of American classical music with our LA born Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft this May! Popular the world over, Barber’s Adagio for Strings is one of the most recognizable pieces in the orchestral repertoire and probably his best known work – used in film and television, and poignant for its performance at Roosevelt’s funeral and following the assassination of JFK, you’re sure to have heard this iconic piece!

Less well-know, but equally dazzling is his violin concerto. Written in the 1930’s when atonality were vying for attention, the traditional melody, rhythm, harmony and orchestration of Barber’s music was met with more than mild enthusiasm. Expansive and at times moody themes dominate, with hints of orientalism, folk and Russian grittiness; syncopation and distinctive counter-rhythms drive an exciting narrative and virtuosity prevail at every turn. To perform the solo role we’re thrilled to welcome the charismatic violinist, Ben Baker.

We continue our exploration of the music of Charles Ives with Ryan Bancroft, with his Second Symphony. Infamous for quoting well-known American melodies, this symphony is his first major work which fully explores this borrowing, blended with European influences – a snapshot of the coming together of his childhood and adult life.

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BBC NOW 2023-24 Season American Explorations by Barber, Ives, C., Frá (2024/2024), Hljómsveitarstjóri Ryan Bancroft, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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