Proms 2026
Performances of Sir James MacMillan at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Sir James MacMillan)Sat 25 Jul 2026
- 16:00The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers, featuring a selection from Parry’s Songs of Farewell.
A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers, featuring a selection from Parry’s Songs of Farewell.
Programme
- Hail, gladdening light(3 mins)
- Spiritus sanctus vivificans(3 mins)
- My soul, there is a country(5 mins)
- Sat on the shore(4 mins)
- Like as the waves(7 mins)
- and the swallow(4 mins)
- Never weather-beaten sail(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Night Prayer(4 mins)
- Mother of God, here I stand(3 mins)
- Songs of Farewell – No. 6: Lord, let me know mine end(11 mins)
- interval
- O radiant dawn(4 mins)
- Good Night, Dear Heart(4 mins)
- Deep in the Night(3 mins)
- Earth Song(4 mins)
- Alleluia(2 mins)
- The Water of Tyne(4 mins)
- Only in Sleep(6 mins)
- interval
- Concerto for Choir(42 mins)sung in English
Performers
- Tim Burkechorus director
- Simon Davies-Fidlerchoir director
Seats £8
