This eveningthe Millennium Bridge is lit for the first time with a special ceremony and a firework display. To mark the occasion
Sean Rafferty investigates how famous bridges have inspired music and chooses music associated with the Thames and London. Music includes at 5.00 Matteis's Aria Burlesca con Molto Bizzarie played by the Palladian Ensemble; at 5.45 Howells's St Paul's Service performed by Worcester Cathedral Choir under Donald Hunt ; and at
6.45 Hoist's St Paul's Suite played by the English String Orchestra conducted by William Boughton.