Unclassified Live: Bell Orchestre
Elizabeth Alker presents Montreal-based six-piece Bell Orchestre performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of an audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Elizabeth Alker presents the Montreal six-piece Bell Orchestre performing their album House Music in collaboration with the BBC Concert Orchestra for a special edition of Unclassified recorded in front of an audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Alongside House Music, Bell Orchestre’s album-length suite sculpted from a 90-minute group improvisation, the ensembles also present material from violinist Sarah Neufeld's solo work Detritus in a new arrangement by Owen Pallett.
Bell Orchestre comprises Pietro Amato (French horn, keyboards, electronics), Michael Feuerstack (pedal steel guitar, keyboards, vocals) Kaveh Nabatian (trumpet, gongoma, keyboards, vocals), Sarah Neufeld (violin, vocals), Richard Reed Parry (bass, vocals), and Stefan Schneider (drums).
MUSIC PLAYED:
Sarah Neufeld - Stories (arr. Owen Pallett)
Bell Orchestre - House Music (arr. Owen Pallett)
PERFORMERS:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Bell Orchestre
André de Ridder (conductor)
Sarah Neufeld (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra Senior Producer, Neil Varley
Sound Engineer, Joe Yon
Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3
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Sarah Neufeld & BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder
Stories - Recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 25/01/2023
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Bell Orchestre & BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder
House Music - Recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 25/01/2023
Broadcasts
- Thu 2 Feb 2023 23:30BBC Radio 3
- Thu 27 Apr 2023 23:30BBC Radio 3
What is unclassified music?
Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.