Ulster Orchestra: BBC Proms, 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

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.

Ronald Binge: Sailing By (3 mins)LYR: Yonderland (BBC commission, world premiere)María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Oceans (9 mins)Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ – Storm (5 mins)Malcolm Arnold: The Padstow Lifeboat (5 mins)Trad. (arr. Neil Martin): Pórt na bPúcaí (5 mins)There will be no interval.Chloé Van Soetersrède: Conductor LYR