Orchestra
Friday Night is Music Night: Music of the Coast
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Great for groups
- Date
- Fri, 5 Mar 2027
- Time
- 19:30
- Venue
- BBC Hoddinott Hall
- City
- Cardiff
- Conductor
- David Brophy
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
David Brophy conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and baritone Gareth Brynmor John in a maritime-themed programme at BBC Hoddinott Hall, featuring works by Britten, Bax and Korngold.
Why it's fantastic
This coastal collection offers the perfect entry point if you recognise the soothing lilt of Sailing By or the swashbuckling themes from The Sea Hawk. The programme balances familiar nautical tunes with the haunting mood of Peter Grimes, providing a vivid sense of the ocean without needing to leave your seat.
Programme
- 01HMS Pinafore
- 02Sailing By
- 03The Watermill
- 04Portsmouth Point
- 05Sea Fever
- 06The Seal Man
- 07Tintagel
- 08The Sea Hawk
- 094 Breton Sketches. III. Promenade A Dinard
- 10Spade and Bucket Polka
- 11Cyfres Wessex: The Blue Pool
- 12Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
- 13Scenes from the Humber: IV Humber Keel Hornpipe
Soloists
- Gareth Brynmor John
