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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Timothy Redmond mark the 60 years since the Aberfan disaster with a new commission by Paul Mealor - From Darkness into Light.

Sixty years on from the tragedy of Aberfan, this commemorative concert is anchored by the premiere of Paul Mealor’s From Darkness into Light: A Concert Requiem for Hope, set to poetry by Grahame Davies. The performance features actor Mark Lewis Jones alongside the Aberfan Schools Choirs, the Ynysowen Male Voice Choir, and the BBC National Chorus of Wales. Framed by contrasting movements of grief and renewal, the programme pairs Anna Clyne’s restless This Moment and Haydn’s driven "Mourning" Symphony with the tranquil grace of Mozart’s "Jupiter" movement and the visionary expanse of Vaughan Williams’ Toward the Unknown Region.

Recorded earlier this month in Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, and presented by Alex Humphreys.

Anna Clyne: This Moment
Haydn: Movement 1 from Symphony No 44 ‘Mourning’
Mozart: Movement 2 'Andante Cantabile' from Symphony No 41 'Jupiter'
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
Paul Mealor: Aberfan: From Darkness to Light

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Timothy Redmond (conductor)

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  • Anna Clyne

    This Moment

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Timothy Redmond.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 44 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Timothy Redmond.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 41 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Timothy Redmond.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Toward the Unknown Region

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Timothy Redmond. Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales.

  • Trad.

    Ar Hyd y Nos

    Performer: Llŷr Williams. Singer: Bryn Terfel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Cantata Memoria (11th mvt, 'Lux Aeterna')

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Jody Jenkins. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Choir: Cywair. Choir: Côr Heol y March. Choir: Côr CF1. Choir: Côr Caerdydd. Choir: Côr y Cwm. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: Karl Jenkins.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Paul Mealor

    Aberfan: From Darkness to Light

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Timothy Redmond. Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Choir: Ynysowen Male Voice Choir. Choir: Aberfan Children's Choir.

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    BBC Radio Wales

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