From the Waterfront Hall,
Belfast, the opening concert of this year's Sonorities festival. Conductor Charles Hazlewood ,
Adilia Alieva (piano)
John Tavener Towards the Son
Schnlttke Concerto for Piano and Strings
8.15 Life on Mars
By Clare Boylan , read by Dervla Kirwan. When Anna's husband dies, she sees UFOs, then angels ...
Could she be losing her mind? Or are the strange visitors helping her to rediscover life? Repeat
8.35 Michael Alcorn Macha 's Curse
(BBC commission; first performance) Arvo Part Symphony No 3
SOUNDING THE CENTURY