In 2023, the BBC Orchestras and the Ulster Orchestra will embark on a UK tour of the BBC Family Prom: Ocean Adventure. The program will include Mason’s new commission Whalesong which celebrates the majesty and power of the earth’s largest animal and blends whale song with a symphonic narrative about a lone whale.
The world premiere of Whalesong, was performed at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on July 23, 2022 and is dedicated to Sir David Attenborough in admiration for his lifelong efforts to help us better understand the natural world.
The prom will visit venues in Northampton, Glasgow, Saffron Walden, Belfast, Derry-Londonderry, Blackburn and Sheffield with further venues to be announced. In addition to Whalesong, the program will feature composers such as Eleanor Alberga, Dani Howard, Georg Philipp Telemann, Maurice Ravel, Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten. A special medley of well-known BBC Children’s Television theme tunes arranged by Daniel Whibley and another new work – Dolphin Dance by Dominque Le Gendre, inspired by the sea life of St. Lucia – complete the program.
For more information and tickets visit the BBC Proms website.