Monday, April 9, 2012

Titanic Premiere

Robin Gibb
A HD live stream of the world premiere concert of The Titanic Requiem from London takes place tomorrow, Tuesday April 10, at 1:30 PM, CST (http://www.livebeats.com/event161). Composed by Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb and his son RJ Gibb and performed and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Titanic Requiem recording was released on April 3, 2012 and marks the first writing collaboration of the father-son duo. This is Robin Gibb’s first symphonic concept album, recorded over the past year, and commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the catastrophic loss of life on the oceanic legend RMS Titanic.

Program
1.) A Classical Evening
Conductor: Alan Chircop
Edvard Grieg: "Morning Mood" from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
John Bacchus Dykes: "The Navy Hymn - For Those In Peril On The Sea" 
H.W. Petrie: Asleep in the Deep
Herman Finck: In The Shadows
Edvard Grieg: "Aeses Death" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Franz Schubert: Ständchen from Schwanengesang D 957: no 4
Franz Schubert: Impromptu Op 142 no 2 in A-flat major
Archibald Joyce: Songe D'Automne
Lowell Mason: Nearer, My God, to Thee
Sir Edward Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations

2.) The Titanic Requiem - The World Premiere Concert
Composed by Robin Gibb and RJ Gibb
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plus RSVP Voices (45 voices)
Joining Robin Gibb and his son RJ Gibb, will be Welsh singer Aled Jones performing "Daybreak" and British choirgirl Isabel Suckling who will perform "Christmas Day".
 Triumph (Ship Building)
 Farewell (The Immigrant Song)
 Maiden Voyage
 New York Suite in C Major
 Sub Astris (Under The Stars)
 Kyrie SOS (Tract)
 Distress (Confutatis)
 Salvation (Gradual)
 Reflections
 Daybreak
 Christmas Day
 Libera Me
 Don't Cry Alone
 In Paradisum (Awakening)

Live Stream: Tuesday 04/10/2012 - 1:30 PM (CST) Location: City Hall, Westminster - London Live stream: http://www.livebeats.com/event161

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