Radio 3 in Concert: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Live from the Barbican Hall, London 2020 may prove pivotal in our collective journey towards racial justice. But in his 'devised concerto' Sermon, Davóne Tines warns against complacency. The American bass-baritone weaves readings of texts by African American writers James Baldwin, Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou around arias by John Adams, Anthony Davis and by Tines and Igee Dieudonné. And there's more music that reflects the shared human experience. Started just months after the composer first docked in America, Dvo?ak's much-loved 'New World' Symphony was composed 'in the spirit' of the nation's own songs and spirituals. The BBC Symphony Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor opens her concert with Anna Thorvaldsdóttir's hypnotic orchestral canvas Dreaming - an image of the orchestra as a living organism twisting through a kaleidoscope of colour and light. Presented by Martin Handley. Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Dreaming. Devised by Davóne Tines: Concerto No 1: Sermon - A Devised Concerto for Voice and Orchestra. Consisting of the following interspersed with readings: John Adams: 'Shake the Heavens' from El Niño. Igee Dieudonné and Davóne Tines: Vigil (arr Matthew Aucoin). Anthony Davis 'Malcolm's Aria' from X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. 8.15pm Interval. 8.35pm Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World". Davóne Tines (bass-baritone). BBC Symphony Orchestra. Dalia Stasevska (conductor)