Episodes
Published 03/26/15
The text and music for the complete Firebird dance taken from the three Firebird programmes. Pete Hillier tells the story and children dance to the specially chosen sequences of music from the BBC's 10 Pieces project. Ideal for putting on an assembly performance in front of the school!
Published 03/26/15
Pete Hillier concludes his series exploring the BBC's 'Ten Pieces' through dance with the final part of the The Firebird.
Published 03/26/15
Pete Hillier continues his retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'
Published 03/19/15
Pete Hillier begins a retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the BBC 'Ten Pieces'
Published 03/12/15
Pete Hillier presents the second of two programmes exploring the planet Mars through dance to the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.
Published 03/05/15
Pete Hillier presents the first of two programmes exploring the red planet through dance to the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.
Published 02/26/15
Pete Hillier returns with the second part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!
Published 02/12/15
Pete Hillier presents the first part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!
Published 02/05/15
Pete Hillier presents the last of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.
Published 01/29/15
Pete Hillier presents the second of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'. The music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten - one of the 'Sea Interludes' from his opera 'Peter Grimes' - Beethoven's 'Symphony No 5' and 'Mars' by Gustav Holst from 'The Planets'.
Published 01/22/15
Pete Hillier presents the first of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'. Today's music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten - one of the 'Sea Interludes' from his opera 'Peter Grimes' - and the famous Horn Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Published 01/15/15
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform John Adam's Short Ride in a Fast Machine, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 10/01/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/30/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 'Storm' from Britten's 'Sea Interludes' from his opera Peter Grimes, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/29/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Grieg's In The Hall Of The Mountain King, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/28/14
The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Handel's Zadok The Priest, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/27/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 'Mars' from 'The Planets' as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/26/14
Drum Works (a youth precussion group from East London) perform Anna Meredith's Connect It, as seen in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/25/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their principal horn player, Tim Thorpe as soloist, perform the 3rd movement of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/24/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Mussorgsky's A Night On The Bare Mountain, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/23/14
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform the Finale from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.
Published 09/22/14