Performances of Caroline Shaw at BBC Singers
(See all works in BBC Singers by Caroline Shaw)Fri 13 Nov 2026
- 19:30St Martin in the Fields
The BBC Singers, led by conductor Krista Audere, perform Parry’s Songs of Farewell, his profoundly moving cycle of wartime laments for a lost age.
The BBC Singers, led by conductor Krista Audere, perform Parry’s Songs of Farewell, his profoundly moving cycle of wartime laments for a lost age.
Programme
- Companion Planting
- Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas
- interval
- Songs of Farewell
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Krista Audereconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2026-27
Tue 11 Aug 2026
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the Fantasia Orchestra and BBC Singers for a genre-busting programme that features music by Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, John Coltrane and Caroline Shaw
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the Fantasia Orchestra and BBC Singers for a genre-busting programme that features music by Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, John Coltrane and Caroline Shaw
Programme
- Welcomearr. Harry Baker
- It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing)(5 mins)arr. Harry Baker
- The Wood Pigeon(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Sandman’s Castle(7 mins)excerpt
- Rothko Chapel(6 mins)excerpt
- Partita – Sarabande(5 mins)
- Czech Suite, Op. 39 – Finale (Furiant)(5 mins)
- Serenade to Music(14 mins)arr. R. Douglas
- Orologeria aureola(5 mins)Evelyn Glennie/Philip Sheppard
- Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. Simon Hale
- Panda Chant II(2 mins)
Performers
- Evelyn Glenniepercussion
- Tom Fetherstonhaughconductor
Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Sun 9 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
An informal, Transatlantic-themed matinee in the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence
An informal, Transatlantic-themed matinee in the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence
Programme
- Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)(4 mins)arr. Harry Baker
- Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. Simon Hale
- Partita – Sarabande(5 mins)
- Czech Suite, Op. 39 – Finale (Furiant)(5 mins)
- Serenade to Music(14 mins)arr. R. Douglas
- Panda Chant II(2 mins)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing)(5 mins)arr. Harry Baker
Performers
- Tom Fetherstonhaughconductor
Seats from £13.24 to £33.64 (including booking fee)
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
Fri 12 Jun 2026
- 14:30St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
Andrew Griffiths returns to conduct the BBC Singers in a concert showcasing a wide variety of choral music from North America.
Andrew Griffiths returns to conduct the BBC Singers in a concert showcasing a wide variety of choral music from North America.
Programme
- Dusk in June
- Alleluia(5 mins)
- In the Beginning(17 mins)
- Fly Away(6 mins)
- A Dream Within A Dream(3 mins)
- Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love(3 mins)
- Western Songs(9 mins)
- My soul, tis of thee(4 mins)
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Andrew Griffithsconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Thu 26 Feb 2026
- 19:30Milton Court Concert Hall
The BBC Singers join the strings from the BBC Concert Orchestra, organist Iain Farrington and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin for an emotive programme of music to touch the very heavens.
The BBC Singers join the strings from the BBC Concert Orchestra, organist Iain Farrington and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin for an emotive programme of music to touch the very heavens.
Programme
- Who are these angels?(5 mins)
- To the Hands(18 mins)
- My Guardian Angel(2 mins)
- Die erste Elegie(10 mins)
- interval
- Hymnus Paradisi(45 mins)orch. Iain Farrington
Performers
- Emma Tringsoprano
- Albert Sorianotenor
- Iain Farringtonorgan
- Members of the BBC Concert Orchestra
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
