Chris de Souza introduces a concert given earlier this month in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, to celebrate
Neville Marriner 's 75th birthday.
Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Ladies of the Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner
Berlioz Overture: Beatrice and Benedict
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
8.10 The Yellow-Haired Boy
By Michele Roberts , commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and BBC Music
Magazine and read by Stella Gonet.
Shunned by the group, it would take a miracle for him to sing the perfect note. Then one night....
8.30 Mendelssohn Incidental music:
A Midsummer Night's Dream