It also makes us, the 'converted' think about what we can do.
The Classic FM-isation of R3 is almost complete
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Classic FM are sponsoring a concert by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra next month.
The programme will include
Wagner The Ride of the Valkyries
Verdi The Triumphal March from Aida
Holst Mars from The Planets
Mussorgsky Music from Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
If this were part of their normal concert series I would be a bit worried. But as it's a free open-air concert and part of a new Festival which replaces the entirely Beatle-themed one we used to have, I'm not.
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Thanks for that, Jean, I'll tell my sister in Liverpool. We've been to the Phil a number of times but this sounds like a real treat, especially if the weather's still good.
As for Dr Who -- yes, I'm all for education and encouraging people who are unfamiliar with classical music by programming lighter pieces in the Proms. But it's a case of where you draw the line, and with Dr Who, the TV programme seems to have taken from over the music. Maybe next stop could be the Strictly Prom, no doubt with suitable celebs strutting their stuff to whoops and cheers?
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Originally posted by jean View PostIf this were part of their normal concert series I would be a bit worried. But as it's a free open-air concert and part of a new Festival which replaces the entirely Beatle-themed one we used to have, I'm not.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Lancashire Lass View PostThanks for that, Jean, I'll tell my sister in Liverpool. We've been to the Phil a number of times but this sounds like a real treat, especially if the weather's still good.
As for Dr Who -- yes, I'm all for education and encouraging people who are unfamiliar with classical music by programming lighter pieces in the Proms. But it's a case of where you draw the line, and with Dr Who, the TV programme seems to have taken from over the music. Maybe next stop could be the Strictly Prom, no doubt with suitable celebs strutting their stuff to whoops and cheers?
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Originally posted by mercia View Poston another thread someone mentioned that the hall for Prom 5 was barely half-full. would any loss made on that and other proms be offset by the Dr Who and film music proms which probably fill the hall ?
Incidentally, guideline station budgets were first published for 2006/07 in the new service licences. The new licences, published this May (2014/15) show that Radio 3 has had an increase (my calculations, so E&OE) over that span of 8.9%. Radio 1 has had an increase of 34.9% and Radio 2 of 25.7%.
No wonder they 'can't afford' (their explanation) to commission new concert interval talks and have to put on sell-out comedy shows for families at the Proms.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Lancashire Lass View PostAs for Dr Who -- yes, I'm all for education and encouraging people who are unfamiliar with classical music by programming lighter pieces in the Proms. But it's a case of where you draw the line, and with Dr Who, the TV programme seems to have taken from over the music. Maybe next stop could be the Strictly Prom, no doubt with suitable celebs strutting their stuff to whoops and cheers?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by french frank View PostThe new licences, published this May (2014/15) show that Radio 3 has had an increase (my calculations, so E&OE) over that span of 8.9%. Radio 1 has had an increase of 34.9% and Radio 2 of 25.7%.
No wonder they 'can't afford' (their explanation) to commission new concert interval talks and have to put on sell-out comedy shows for families at the Proms.
The budget adjustments for Radio 1 & 2 have no influence whatsoever on R3's interval fillers or Proms programming.
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