Eric Whitacre’s BBC Prom music inspired by Hubble Space Telescope
by Stuart Clark from on (#HC7D)
American composer Eric Whitacre takes his inspiration from the Hubble Space Telescope's Deep Field image for a premiere at the BBC Proms
Tonight on BBC4, a unique piece of music will be broadcast. Commissioned by the BBC, in association with the Minnesota Orchestra, Deep Field is a 25 minute-long soundscape of epic ambition. It was recorded on Sunday 9 August at its European premiere, as part of the BBC Proms 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall.
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