BBC Orchestra and Choirs
Performances of Ellie Slorach at BBC Orchestras and Choirs
Sat 21 Mar 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe’s *Anthracite Fields*, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. *‘I guess I have a bias towards the grit.'* – Julia Wolfe
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe’s *Anthracite Fields*, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. *‘I guess I have a bias towards the grit.'* – Julia Wolfe
Programme
- Jalapeño Blues*Performed by the BBC Singers only, conducted by Ellie Slorach
- Anthracite Fields
- SCALLOP (world premiere)
Performers
- John Storgårdsconductor
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestraorchestra
- BBC Singerschoir
- Ellie SlorachConductor*
Fri 5 Jun 2026
- 19:30Portsmouth Guildhall
Friday Night is Music Night comes to Portsmouth. Expect sea songs, swashbucklers and silver screen magic, as the BBC Concert Orchestra drops anchor in Pompey to celebrate 100 years of Portsmouth becoming a city.
