Paul McCartney on WNYC

WNYC, co-presenting with NPR, brings you a special event tonight at 7:30pm as we broadcast the American premiere of Paul McCartney's classical oratorio "Ecce Cor Meum" (Behold My Heart), live from Carnegie Hall.Scored for choir and orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's under Gavin Greenaway joins the Concert Chorale of New York and the American Boychoir, with soprano Kate Royal as soloist.Commissioned by Magdalen College, Oxford, McCartney's goal was to write "a choral piece which could be sung by young people the world over in the same way that Handel's Messiah is." The texts combine English and Latin, which McCartney concieved of after performing in a concert of composer John Tavener's work at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York. The resulting oratorio in four movements combines tradition and innovation into a cohesive and deeply affecting whole.WNYC's John Schaefer and NPR's Fred Child co-host the broadcast, which includes a live interview with Sir Paul during intermission.

An interview with Sir Paul McCartney
During the intermission of the US premiere of "Ecce Cor Meum" at Carnegie Hall on November 14, WNYC's John Schaefer and Fred Child of NPR interviewed Sir Paul McCartney, who spoke about the inspiration for his classical compositions.

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