On Sunday 29th March, BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a very special concert that is being recorded at the Sistine Chapel this Sunday (20th March) from The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia.
Elizabeth Watts is one of the soloists (alongside Matthew McKinney) for the premiere of James MacMillan’s new work Angels Unawares that received its premiere at the performance on 20th March.
The concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm on 29th March as part of the programme of Easter: A Seasonal Journey… Music for Holy Week. There’s more information about the broadcast in the link below:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sztc
Of the work, James MacMillan says:
“I am very excited and delighted that my new work will receive its world premiere in the Sistine Chapel. ‘Angels Unawares‘ is a fundamentally important work for me exploring twelve unexpected and mysterious encounters with angels in the bible.”
Read more about the concert and the new work by James MacMillan on the Genesis Foundation website
Photocredit: Adrian Myers (from Genesis Foundation website)