American Classics
Live at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms: the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop in a programme of American classics including Bernstein’s West Side Story.
Live at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms: the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop in a programme of American classics including Bernstein’s West Side Story.
Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
Interval: Pianist Allyson Devenish joins Ian Skelly live at the Royal Albert Hall to look ahead to her pick of upcoming Proms.
Jerome Moross: The Big Country – Prelude
Copland: Appalachian Spring – Suite
William Grant Still: Three Visions – No. 2: Summerland
Bernstein: On the Town – Three Dance Episodes
Marcus Roberts Trio
Philharmonia Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)
An all-American celebration, from the urban rhythms of Bernstein’s West Side Story and On the Town to Copland’s barn dances and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue. To these are added all-American landscapes in The Big Country and Appalachian Spring, as well as a fanfare dedicated to tonight’s conductor, Marin Alsop.
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- Mon 24 Aug 2026 19:00Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3