Relaxed Prom The Orchestra: A Young Person鈥檚 Guide (Bristol)

9 Aug 2026, Bristol Beacon

14:30 Sun 9 Aug 2026 Next Event

Proms 2026 Relaxed Prom The Orchestra: A Young Person鈥檚 Guide (Bristol)

14:30 Sun 9 Aug 2026 Bristol Beacon

The National Open Youth Orchestra 鈥� the world鈥檚 first disabled-led national youth ensemble 鈥� and members of 蘑菇短视频 NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Charlotte Harding and Michael Betteridge

Programme

- - Antonio Vivaldi
  - The Four Seasons(12 mins)excerpts; arr. Rhian Davies and Ellen O'Brien
- - Florence Price
  - Symphony No. 1 鈥� Juba Dance (3rd mvt)(4 mins)arr. Rhian Davies
- - Oliver Cross
  - Barriers(7 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West
- - Michael Betteridge
  - Soaring Through Sparks (Clarion Concerto)(3 mins)arr. Julia Koelmans
- - Charlotte Harding
  - The Orchestra: A Young Person鈥檚 Guide(15 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West; 蘑菇短视频 commission

Performers

Niamh Moriarty
narrator
narrator
Alessandro Vazzana
Clarion
Clarion
National Open Youth Orchestra
蘑菇短视频 National Orchestra of Wales
Alice Farnham
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

The National Open Youth Orchestra 鈥� the world鈥檚 first disabled-led national youth ensemble 鈥� and members of 蘑菇短视频 NOW perform Charlotte Harding鈥檚 bold re-imagining of Britten鈥檚 The Young Person鈥檚 Guide to the Orchestra, as well as music spanning the sound-pictures of Vivaldi鈥檚 The Four Seasons to Florence Price鈥檚 toe-tapping Juba Dance and Michael Betteridge鈥檚 concerto for Clarion, an accessible instrument.

British Sign Language-interpreted

Relaxed performance

There will be no interval

Recorded for future broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 3

Performed at the Bristol Beacon