BBC Proms: 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

Ronald Binge Sailing By (3 mins)
Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ – Storm (5 mins)
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Oceans (9 mins)
Seán Ó Riada Mise Éire (Howth Landing) (2 mins)
Trad. (arr. Neil Martin) Pórt na bPúcaí (5 mins)
LYR Yonderland (BBC commission, world premiere) (14 mins)
Anna Clyne Restless Ocean (4 mins)
Ravel Une barque sur l'ocean (8 mins)
Malcolm Arnold The Padstow Lifeboat (5 mins)

There will be no interval.

CONDUCTOR CHLOÉ VAN SOETERSTÈDE
LYR

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne ... The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast, heard daily on BBC Radio 4, a lifeline to all those at sea and a poetic salve for countless others on land.

With presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR, this is an event that speaks to the heart of our island nations.

This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

What is The Shipping Forecast?
 
Video by BBC Radio 4. Animation by Cognitive. Read by Radio 4 announcer Chris Aldridge.