BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: An Extraordinary Voyage!

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by conductor Emilia Hoving, trombonist Stephen Menotti, and the University of Glasgow Chapel Choir for a programme that takes the audience on a fantastical musical journey.

Maja S K Ratkje’s trombone concerto is based on the story of Icarus and his ill-fated journey towards the sun, and Britta Byström’s Voyages Extraordinaires travels through recurring orchestral transformations inspired by the enchanting (and impossible) journeys depicted in Jules Verne’s famous novel series.

The programme also includes Faroese composer Eli Tausen á Lava’s re-imagining of Handel’s poignant Let me cry, and a choral work from Hildur Guðnadóttir, the extraordinary, Academy Award-winning musical imagination behind Joker and Chernobyl.  

Morten Ladehoff’s FR33 J4ZZ will be in the hall foyer before and after the concert, and during the interval

Programme

• Eli Tausen á Lava (Faroes): let me cry    11’ 
• Maja S K Ratkje (Norway): Considering Icarus    19’ 
• Hildur Guðnadóttir (Iceland): The Fact of the Matter*    16’  
• Britta Byström (Sweden): Voyages Extraordinaries    32’  

Performers

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra  
• Emilia Hoving (conductor) 
• Stephen Menotti (trombone)  
• University of Glasgow Chapel Choir * 

This concert will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 

2 hours 

Tickets £6 - £12