Ghost Stories and Music for Christmas
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor(s):
Karen Ní Bhroin conductor
Performer(s):
Readers to be announced
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Camille Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre
Alan Silvestri Marley’s Ghost…
Antonio Vivaldi ‘Winter’, from The Four Seasons
Marius Constant arr. Stu Philips Twilight Zone
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Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste, III. Adagio
Adolphus Hailstork Spiritual No. 2
Charles Gounod Funeral March of the Marionettes
Ray Parker Theme Song from Ghostbusters
With readings of texts by Charles Dickens, Tony Walker, Algernon Blackwood, Anjali Patel, Saki and Oscar Wilde.
About this event
We’re dreaming of a dark Christmas. The night closes in, freezing mists swirl and even the crackle of the fire can’t quite dispel the shivers. From the ghosts of Christmas past, to the frights and delights of our own time, we’re out to hold you spellbound tonight, with an evening of words and music that evoke the ghostly atmosphere of midwinter at its spookiest.
Classic ghost stories from Dickens, Saki and Oscar Wilde mingle with dark new tales from Tony Walker and Anjali Patel – all brought eerily to life by the music of Saint-Saëns, Vivaldi, Bartók and Gounod. Sounds to make the hair stand on end, and seasonal merriment too: performed by Karen Ní Bhroin, an all-star cast and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Venue details
Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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