Poster Cheryl Frances-Hoad
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' feature music by composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
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We're off to The Proms!

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This week, Extra Eclectic begins its weekly visits to the biggest classical music celebration in the world, the BBC Proms — with highlights from the British summertime festival’s rich offerings of contemporary music performances. Host Steve Seel shares Estonian Composer Erkki-Sven Tuur’s Aditus and Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Cello Concerto (Earth, Sea, Air), both recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as well as works by Dobrinka Tabakova, Nico Muhly and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Blue Curve of the Earth
Tina Davidson
Hilary Hahn, violin
DG 19103

Aditus
Erkki-Sven Tuur
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
2024 BBC Proms Prom 14

Cello Concerto "Earth, Sea, Air"
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Laura van der Heijden, cello
2024 BBC Proms Prom 10

flight
Rachel Portman
Clio Gould, violin
Node 2020

Icarus
Elena Ruehr
Borromeo String Quartet
Jon Manasse, clarinet

Chorale for Nanine with Birds (Hommage a Messiaen)
Gerald Levinson
Marcantonio Barone, piano
Innova 948

Hymn for Everyone
Jessie Montgomery
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hymns for Private Use: Hark, the Vesper Hymn is Stealing
Nico Muhly
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Shara Nova, vocals
Bright Shiny Things 180

Truro Canticles
Dobrinka Tabakova
Christopher Gray, conductor
Truro Cathedral Choir
Joseph Wicks, organ
Regent 530

Textures: Points of Light
Paul Lansky
icarus Quartet
Furious Artisans 6829

Bridge of Light
Keith Jarrett
Thomas Crawford, conductor
Fairfield Orchestra
Patricia McCarty, viola
ECM 1450

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