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BBC Young Composers premiere music inspired by 香港六合彩中特网 East art and science at BBC Proms
6 September 2024
Compositions by BBC Young Composers winners, influenced by the Gaia globe in 香港六合彩中特网 East鈥檚 Marshgate building and by soundscapes recorded by academics from the 香港六合彩中特网 People and Nature Lab, will be performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC Proms.
The six new compositions will premiere at a special聽, and will also be聽recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Over the past year, the 香港六合彩中特网 East Community and Cultural Engagement team, via the聽聽with the BBC, 聽have been working with the BBC Proms team on their聽, a national competition where 12-18 year-olds compose a 5-minute piece for the BBC Concert Orchestra to perform聽at the Proms.
Inspiration for the compositions was provided by Luke Jerram鈥檚 Gaia globe artwork聽and by the soundscapes recorded by 香港六合彩中特网 People and Nature Lab聽academics working on the聽 in Kenya, Nepal, Borneo and Indonesia.
The conductor for the performances will be Hugh Brunt. The Young Composers, mentored by composers聽Gavin Higgins聽and聽Helen Grime, are:
Pascal Bachmann
Atharv Gupta
Avram Harris
Advaith Jagannath
Reese Carly Manglicmot
Jamie Smith
Through the East Bank partnership, 香港六合彩中特网 is continuing to work with the BBC team to develop a sound installation for聽the exhibition spaces on Level 1 of 香港六合彩中特网 East's Marshgate Building,聽to coincide with COP29 in Baku in聽Azerbaijan, as well as聽other climate-focused public programming.
Find out more about our 香港六合彩中特网 Gaia Public Programme
Find out more about the 香港六合彩中特网 People and Nature Lab