M.2010.05.14 - Friday Night

BBC Radio 2 Programmes - Friday Night is Music Night, 14/05/2010

Friday Night is Music Night - 14/05/2010

Clare Teal presents Friday Night is Music Night in a concert recorded last March at the Watford Colosseum. Gavin Sutherland conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with guest baritone Rodney Clarke and guest instrumentalists the Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra was founded just over 40 years ago by musician John Arthy who discovered more than 1000 original arrangements for swing and dance band in an attic in Manchester. Amongst them titles like "Puttin' On The Ritz", "Minnie The Moocher", and John's favourite song "Home In Pasadena". In tonight's show they perform Happy Feet' (Jack Yellen) A Cheerful Little Earful (Harry Warren) and You're the Top (Cole Porter).

Baritone Rodney Clarke performs The Toreador's Song from Carmen by Bizet and Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific whilst the orchestra play music from Jesus Christ Superstar (Lloyd Webber) ; ET (John Williams and La Gazza Ladra by Rossini.

MUSIC PLAYED

1.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
   — ET Flying      (Williams)
    
    
2.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
   — Shooting Star      (Torch)
    
3.   Pasadena Roof Orchestra
   — A Cheerful Little Earful      (Warren)
    
4.   Rodney Clarke
   — Toreador’s Song      (Bizet) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
    
5.   Pasadena Roof Orchestra
   — Without That Certain Thing     (Nesbitt)
    
6.   Rodney Clarke
   — Lonely Town      (Bernstein) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
    
7.   Alastair Young
   — Magnetic Rag      (Joplin) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
    
8.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
   — Jesus Christ Superstar      (Lloyd Webber)
   
   
   
   
   

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9.   BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Cb Rumon Gamba
   — Overture: Spirit Of London      (Gordon Langford)
    
10.   Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    — Rhapsody Espana      (Emmanuel Chabrier)
     
11.   The King's Singers
    — Alice In Wonderland      (Clare/Milligan)
     
12.   Evelyn Glennie/NPO Cb Barry Wordsworth
    — Polkas By The Beautiful Blue Danube      (Strauss II)
     
13.   BBC Concert Orchestra Cb Stanley Black
    — On Golden Pond      (Grusin)
     
14.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — The Hippodrome Waltz      (Gordon Langford)
    

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15.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — Overture – Masques et Bergamasques      (Faure)
     
16.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — Where The Blue Of the Night      (Ahlert)
     
17.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — Overture - Merrymakers      (Coates)
     
18.   Rodney Clarke
    — Deh! vieni alla finestra      (Mozart) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
     
19.   Pasadena Roof Orchestra
    — Happy Feet      (Yellen)
     
20.   Pasadena Roof Orchestra
    — You’re The Top      (Porter)
     
21.   Alastair Young
    — The Darkened Valley      (Ireland) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
     
22.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — Wiener Blut      (Strauss II)
     
23.   Rodney Clarke
    — Some Enchanted Evening      (Rodgers) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra)
     
24.   The BBC Concert Orchestra
    — La Gazza Ladra      (Rossini)
     
25.   The Robert Cray Band
    — Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
     
26.   Hits Of.....87+88 Volume 12 (Various)

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