Prom 48: Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions', Jules Buckley Orch., C. Henry, 21 Aug 2023

[bluestateprommer]

Monday 21 August 2023
20:00
Royal Albert Hall

Full programme TBA, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder's album Innervisions, to include:
"Higher Ground"
"Living for the City"
"Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing"

Cory Henry, singer and instrumentals (Proms debut artist)
Jules Buckley Orchestra
Jules Buckey, conductor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej8fbp

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2023/prom-48-jules-buckley-orchestra/

[french frank]

A later start: Monday 21st August, 20.00:

"The BBC Proms celebrates some of Stevie Wonder’s most iconic work with conductor Jules Buckley and his Orchestra, joined by Cory Henry: singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and keyboardist, for performances including Higher Ground, Living for the City and Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing.

"The impact of Stevie Wonder’s 1973 hit album Innervisions is still felt by musicians and listeners to this day. Part of a triumvirate of consecutive Grammy-winning albums, Innervisions highlighted Wonder’s genius work both as performer and studio producer." [RAH website]

[Serial_Apologist]

Stevie must have given the go-ahead for this, otherwise it couldn't have happened.

[french frank]

Confusion now I've amended my last. I've no idea whether there are seats available RAH site now suggests there are.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Superb Prom this featuring the amazingly talented Cory Henry . They’ve even got Stevie’s drummer Stanley Randolph who is something else. Also pushing 2 hours with no interval which is putting some of the short measure classical concerts this season to shame.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I listened to some of it in the car. Some interesting bits, marred by padding, time wasting and trying hard to be funny.

[johncorrigan]

Superb Prom this featuring the amazingly talented Cory Henry . They’ve even got Stevie’s drummer Stanley Randolph who is something else. Also pushing 2 hours with no interval which is putting some of the short measure classical concerts this season to shame.

Agree wholeheartedly, EH. I'd never heard of Cory Henry; he was fantastic.

[Maclintick]

Agree wholeheartedly, EH. I'd never heard of Cory Henry; he was fantastic.

A packed & enthusiatic RAH. Cory was for several
years the star keyboardist of jazz-fusion outfit Snarky Puppy. We’d never heard him sing before, & were
struck by the vocal resemblance to Stevie.

[DracoM]

R2 meets Proms. Hmm..............right...I got it...well, a bit............wish I hadn't.

[johncorrigan]

A packed & enthusiatic RAH. Cory was for several
years the star keyboardist of jazz-fusion outfit Snarky Puppy. We’d never heard him sing before, & were
struck by the vocal resemblance to Stevie.

Thank you for that, Mac. Does anyone have any thoughts on why it's not available to listen again yet?

[Ein Heldenleben]

Thank you for that, Mac. Does anyone have any thoughts on why it's not available to listen again yet?

Could be a rights issue or a technical problem. US commercial music is notoriously difficult and expensive to rights clear .

[Maclintick]

Thank you for that, Mac. Does anyone have any thoughts on why it's not available to listen again yet?

Not a clue, but the listing on Sounds inexplicably omits guest singers Laura Mvula, Lianne La Havas, Sheléa Frazier and Vula's Chorale. I suppose that'll be corrected when the programme becomes available...

[johncorrigan]

I' know this was not to everyone's taste, but still no sign of Prom 48 being available to listen again.

[Serial_Apologist]

I' know this was not to everyone's taste, but still no sign of Prom 48 being available to listen again.

I just checked - very strange! I wonder why not; copyright issues?

[Maclintick]

I just checked - very strange! I wonder why not; copyright issues?

As EH intimated, clearance denied 'post ipso facto' probably, which begs the question why wasn't it sorted in advance of the concert?