Afternoon on 3 - 15/08/2008

Presented by Ian Skelly. BBC Proms 2008 From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Rob Cowan. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with the first half of the Prom inspired by the sun and nature - Sibelius's Night Ride and Sunrise is followed by two world premieres: Michael Berkeley's Slow Dawn on the rising of the sun and Stuart McRae's Gaudete, a 'life narrative' based on the epilogue from a collection of poems by Ted Hughes and sung by Susanna Andersson. A perennial favourite by Elgar concludes the programme. Susanna Andersson (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor) Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise Michael Berkeley: Slow Dawn (world premiere of new version) Stuart MacRae: Gaudete (BBC commission; world premiere) Elgar: Enigma Variations Plus: Janacek: Diary of One Who Disappeared Toby Spence (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Highlights from Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall at the 2006 Wyastone Leys Festival. Bach: Fugue No 5 Jacques Loussier Trio.