Celebrating 75 Years of The Archers
George Jackson conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a musical tribute to the iconic radio drama. They are joined by cast members and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Hana Chang.
Archers actors Louiza Patikas and Ryan Kelly join Petroc Trelawny at Saffron Hall as the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor George Jackson pay a musical tribute to 75 years of the iconic radio drama. Radio 3 New Generation Artist Hana Chang is the soloist in Vaughan Williams' ever popular The Lark Ascending.
Katie Moss, arr Shaw: Cornish Floral Dance
Ray Davies, arr Sam Gale: Village Green Preservation Society
Charles Aznavour, arr Richard Balcombe: She
Walton: Wise Virgins - Sheep may safely graze
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Coates: From the Countryside - 3. At the fair (evening)
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Maconchy: Two Dances from Puck Fair
Arr Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves
Jack Mulroy: I should have asked Grandma
Tomlinson: Three Pastoral Dances: 3. Hornpipe
Gordon Sumner, arr Balcombe: Fields of Gold
Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Dolly Parton, arr Scarlet Halton: Jolene
Arthur Wood: My Native Heath
Singer Ryan Kelly
Violin Hana Chang
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor George Jackson
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Music Played
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Trad.
Cornish Floral Dance
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Ray Davies
Village Green Preservation Society
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Charles Aznavour
She
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson. Singer: Ryan Kelly.![]()
William Walton
Sheep May Safely Graze (Wise Virgins)
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Performer: Hana Chang. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Eric Coates
At the Fair (From the Countryside)
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Spring Sonata first movement
Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Performer: Itamar Golan.- Warner Classics.
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George Butterworth
English Idyll No 1
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle Concerts Society.
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Ruth Gipps
Honey Coloured Cow
Performer: Laurence Perkins. Performer: John Flinders.- Hyperion.
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Alan Ridout
Pigs
Performer: Laurence Perkins. Performer: Catriona McDermid. Performer: Amy Thompson. Performer: Matthew Kitteringham.- Hyperion.
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Elizabeth Maconchy
Two Dances from Puck Fair
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Greensleeves
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Jack Mulroy
I Should Have Listened to Granny
Singer: Ryan Kelly.![]()
Ernest Tomlinson
Hornpipe (Three Pastoral Dances)
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Sting
Fields of Gold
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Edward Elgar
Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Arthur Wood
My Native Heath
Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Jackson.![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in E minor K.304
Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Llŷr Williams.
Broadcast
- Friday19:30BBC Radio 3
