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BBC Proms 2003

on BBC Radio 3

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. John Adams's moving, commemorative work, written for the first anniversary of the atrocities in New York on 11 September 2001, combines orchestral and choral reflections with recordings of city noises and the names of those who died. The mood is echoed in Copland's nostalgic picture of city life and in music by Haydn and Bartok. Presented by Christopher Cook. Helene Grimaud (piano), Celia Craig (cor anglais), William Houghton (trumpet), Southend Girls' Choir, Southend Boys' Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor John Adams
Haydn Symphony No 44 in E minor (Trauer) Bartok Piano Concerto No 3
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Emergency
Response Mark Lawson considers the way plays, books, films and poetry have reflected the events of 11 September 2001 in New York, talking to the writer
Margaret Atwood , film-maker Spike Lee and composer John Adams.
8.45 Copland Quiet City
John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls (first European performance)
This concert is televised on BBC4 at 7.30pm/1.50am

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Presented By:
Christopher Cook.
Piano:
Helene Grimaud
Piano:
Celia Craig
Unknown:
William Houghton
Conductor:
John Adams
Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Margaret Atwood
Unknown:
Spike Lee
Unknown:
John Adams.
Unknown:
John Adams

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