2015 [BBC Music Day]

LIVE from City Halls in Glasgow

Presented by Katie Derham and Ken Bruce

BBC Music Day culminates in a live gala concert from City Halls in Glasgow presented by Katie Derham and Ken Bruce, which is simulcast on Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio Scotland and the Asian Network. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is joined by an exciting cross-genre line-up of artists including tenor Noah Stewart, the violinist Jack Liebeck, pop legends Lulu and Deacon Blue, Bhangra artist Jaz Dhami, Scots folk star Claire Hastings, harpist Catrin Finch and jazz pianist Jamie Cullum. They perform music with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Richard Balcombe, from classical repertoire to film music, jazz to rock and folk music to Jaz Dhami.

Music includes:

Bernstein: Overture Candide

Steve Sidwell (new arrangement): God Only Knows

Agustin Lara: Granada - Noah Stewart (tenor)

Claire Hastings: The Posie

Deacon Blue (arr. Martin Williams): Hipster (New arrgt Martin Williams)

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - overture

Catrin Finch: Tros Y Garreg

Jaz Dhami: Gulabi Aankhen

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (1st movement) - Jack Liebeck (violin)

Rimsky Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles

INTERVAL

Katie Derham talks to some of the artists taking part in this special gala concert and looks back at highlights from BBC Music Day on Radio 3, from the BBC Singers singing on Hadrian's Wall to the world record attempt for the longest-distance duet between Cardiff and Patagonia.

Deacon Blue: Long Window To Love (new arrangement by Martin Williams)

Puccini: Recondita Armonia (Tosca) - Noah Stewart (tenor)

Catrin Finch: Solstice

Claire Hastings: Let Ramensky Go

Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady

Massenet: Meditation (Thais) - Jack Liebeck (violin)

Jaz Dhami: Chura liya hai Tumne

Mark London: To Sir With Love

Richard Balcombe (conductor).

To conclude BBC Music Day, a special concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Connecting communities and generations in a celebration of music across the UK.

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