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The Moon

for chorus and orchestra
Texts by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Philip Larkin and Walt Whitman
chorus and orchestra
Edition: Performance material

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Inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing this year, my new work for chorus and orchestra uses favourite poems by Percy B. Shelley, Philip Larkin and Walt Whitman to explore the sense of wonder we identify with the moon and space. The piece tries to capture our experience of viewing the moon from Earth, and is also somehow about looking back at us here on Earth from above. I am delighted to work again with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who I have come to know closely as their Composer in Residence, and for the first time with the wonderful BBC National Chorus of Wales. Huw Watkins

Orchestral Cast

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Title:
The Moon
for chorus and orchestra
Texts by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Philip Larkin and Walt Whitman
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music Ltd., London
Year of composition:
2018 - 2019
Duration:
24 ′
World Premiere:
August 8, 2019 · London (UK)
Royal Albert Hall
BBC Proms 2019
Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka · BBC National Orchestra of Wales · BBC National Chorus of Wales

Commissioned work :
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3

Technical Details

Product number:
LSL 10503

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  • The Moon
    BBC Proms 2019
    Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka
    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    August 8, 2019 | London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Royal Albert Hall — World Premiere
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