Hands Across the Sea
A mixture of the very best of American and British popular music as Ken Bruce presents the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra playing orchestral favourites from both sides of the pond.
Tonight's live programme focuses on Hands Across The Sea following American Independence Day, with a mixture of the very best of American and British popular music. Ken Bruce presents the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Roderick Dunk, with special guest artists - British pianist James Pearson playing George Gershwin's sparkling Variations for piano and orchestra of I Got Rhythm; British crooner Michael Dore treats us to a feast of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley songs in a spellbinding medley, as well as American singer songwriter Nell Bryden, one of Radio 2's favourite vocalists of recent times, performing some of her best hits live.
The programme also includes orchestral favourites from both sides of the pond - for example Robert Farnon's Great Songs of Great Britain; William Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, and Jimmy Webb's MacArthur Park.
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Hands Across The Sea
(Sousa)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Shooting Star
(Torch)
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Michael Dore
Charlie Girl
(Heneker) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Nell Bryden
Not Like Loving You
(Bryden) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Lover
(Rodgers)
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James Pearson (piano)
Moonlight In Vermont
(Suessdorf) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
MacArthur Park
(Webb)
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Nell Bryden
Buildings and Treetops
(Bryden) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra Rhythm Section/Roderick Dunk)
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Michael Dore
How Deep Is The Ocean
(Berlin) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
(Walton)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Knightsbridge March
(Coates)
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Nell Bryden
What Does It Take?
(Bryden) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra Rhythm Section/Roderick Dunk)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Times Square 1944 鈥� On The Town
(Bernstein)
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Michael Dore
Stop The World 鈥� Leslie Bricusse Selection
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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James Pearson (piano)
Variations on I Got Rhythm
(Gershwin) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Nell Bryden
Sirens
(Bryden) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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Michael Dore
For All We Know
(Coots) (Ft. James Pearson on piano)
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Nell Bryden and Michael Dore
Baby It's Cold Outside
(Loesser) (Ft. 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Great Songs of Great Britain
(Trad arr Robert Farnon)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra/Roderick Dunk
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Jul 2012 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Fri 12 Oct 2012 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2