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9 Aug 2026, Bristol Beacon
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Proms 2026 Relaxed Prom (Bristol)

Relaxed Prom (Bristol)
Relaxed Prom (Bristol)
14:30 Sun 9 Aug 2026 Bristol Beacon
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Florence Price and Michael Betteridge
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Florence Price and Michael Betteridge

Programme

      • Symphony No. 1 – Juba Dance (3rd mvt)(3 mins)arr. Rhian Davies
      • Barriers(7 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West
      • The Four Seasons(14 mins)excerpts; arr. Rhian Davies and Ellen O'Brien
      • Soaring Through Sparks (Clarion Concerto)(3 mins)arr. Julia Koelmans
      • The Orchestra: A Young Person’s Guide(12 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West; BBC commission

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About This Event

The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform Charlotte Harding's bold re-imagining of Purcell's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, as well as music spanning the sound-pictures of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to Florence Price’s toe-tapping Juba Dance and Michael Betteridge’s concerto for Clarion, an accessible instrument.

British Sign Language-interpreted

Relaxed performance

There will be no interval

Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Performed at Bristol Beacon

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