Prom 32: Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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This event took place on Sunday 9 August 2015.
- Sunday 9 August 2015
- Royal Albert Hall
Prom 32: Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sun 9 Aug 2015
Need to know
Repertoire
- Newman Blow It Up, Start Again (European Premiere)
- Whitacre The River Cam
- Whitacre Cloudburst
- Whitacre Equus
- Whitacre Deep Field (BBC Co-Commission: European Premiere)
- Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
- Copland Quiet City
Features
- Eric Whitacre Conductor
- Martin James Bartlett Piano
- Leonard Elschenbroich Cello
- BBC Singers Choir
- Bbc Symphony Chorus Choir
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore,
South Kensington,
London SW7 2AP
United Kingdom
Eric Whitacre’s new work Deep Field is inspired by images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, and offers the audience a chance to participate in a novel way. In his popular Cloudburst, too, you can help create the sound of rain falling. Plus, American classics by Copland and Gershwin.