Songs and Dances
Chromatica Orchestra
Information
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £30)*
*all orders will be subject to a transaction fee of £2.
Running Time: approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes (including interval)
Age Recommendation: 8+
This event takes place in person in our Grand Hall
When words run out, we turn to music to tell the story. We sing of love and heartbreak, we dance in joy and celebration.
With the luminous and expressive voice of Lotte Betts-Dean and youthful energy of Chromatica Orchestra; Eastern European folk melodies and French Baroque dances are reborn in three richly coloured 20th-century masterpieces that are moving, raw, spirited and beautiful.
About the show
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Luciano Berio – Folk Songs
Berio’s ‘Folk Songs’ offer a spellbinding journey through traditional music from around the world. Melodies from Armenia, Sicily, and the American South are reimagined with modern harmonies, blending classical instrumentation with raw, earthy vocals that channel the expressive power of the human voice into a vivid and emotionally resonant chamber work. Lotte Betts-Dean’s striking voice and expressive depth reveal both the raw beauty and contemporary edge of these songs.
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Drawn from authentic field recordings, Bartók’s ‘Romanian Folk Dances’ burst with rhythmic vitality and rustic charm, capturing the spirit of Translyvanian village life with irresistible flair. Each dance pulses with life, inviting listeners into a world of fiddles, footwork, and fiery celebration.
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ravel’s ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’ balances lightness and gravity in a graceful homage to French Baroque style that echoes the elegance of 18th-century dance forms. Ravel’s crystalline textures and delicate ornamentation evoke the spirit of Couperin and his contemporaries. Composed during World War I, each movement is dedicated to a fallen friend, blending grace and restraint with quiet emotional resonance.
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Performers
Chromatica Orchestra
Chromatica Orchestra is a collective of spirited, early-career professional musicians unleashing the power of live orchestral music. They collaborate with exceptional emerging conductors and inspirational soloists to create extraordinary musical experiences for audiences.
Tess Jackson (conductor)
Tess Jackson is one of Chromatica Orchestra’s ‘Emerging Conductor Fellows’ and Associate Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. A graduate of Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music, she has conducted at the BBC Proms, English National Opera, and Lyric Opera Chicago, with upcoming engagements at Garsington Opera and the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Lottie Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano)
Praised for her “irrepressible sense of drama and unmissable, urgent musicality” (Guardian), Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean is passionate about curation and programming, with a broad repertoire that encompasses contemporary, chamber and early music, as well as art song, opera, oratorio and non-classical collaborations.
Access
PRE EVENT INFORMATION
This event takes place in person in our Grand Hall. This space is on the ground floor, with step-free access via a lift.
If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS
If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing access@bac.org.uk.
To book a free access companion online:
- log in to your account here
- go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
- Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Latecomers and re-entry are permitted at specific moments throughout the performance in-between pieces.
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