Proms 2013: advance info

[Veronika]

(and a French keyboard )

That's the wonderfully imaginative layout that swaps the letter m and the comma, isn't it? Have fun!

[Flosshilde]

Sorry, meant to say pre-booking!

What on earth does pre-booking mean? you can only book something before it happens, so the pre is redundant.

[Pabmusic]

What on earth does pre-booking mean? you can only book something before it happens, so the pre is redundant.

[Nick Armstrong]

That's the wonderfully imaginative layout that swaps the letter m and the comma, isn't it? Have fun!

That's the baby... and swaps the 'a' and the 'q' and the 'w' and the 'z'... and insists you hit the 'shift' key first before you can type a full-stop or a number ......

[Veronika]

That's the baby... and swaps the 'a' and the 'q' and the 'w' and the 'z'... and insists you hit the 'shift' key first before you can type a full-stop or a number ......

I sympathise - I had to use it about 12 years ago for a few hours and I still remember the experience...

[alywin]

All I can say is that if Maazel conducts the Bruckner anything like the way he conducted a recent Verdi Don Carlos at the Met, we're in for a dire evening. Thank goodness the VPO know it so well they can [ and indeed might be advised to] play it without watching the conductor.

From my observations, I've often thought that was standard procedure for them ...

[Rosie55]

Looking forward to loads of Richard Hoddinott, Edmund Rubbra, Grace Williams, Walter Mathias, John Foulds, Stanley Bate, Arthur Butterworth, Benjamin Frankel and all kicked off by Tippett's Mask Of Time.

We ought to consider ourselves lucky that we are able to give preference to our boys and girls over Johnny Foreigner. Well, the Proms are British, what do you expect?

Richard Hoddinott???

[amateur51]

Richard Hoddinott???

Alun Hoddinott was Welsh so who cares, eh Rosie?




well spotted

[Roehre]

Looking forward to loads of Richard Hoddinott, Edmund Rubbra, Grace Williams, Walter Mathias, John Foulds, Stanley Bate, Arthur Butterworth, Benjamin Frankel and all kicked off by Tippett's Mask Of Time.

Walter Mathias??? (Yes, I KNOW, he's Welsh too )

[amateur51]

Walter Mathias??? (Yes, I KNOW, he's Welsh too )

[Andrew Preview]

Just to say, I think the advice to a first time prommer - posted on these boards - is an excellent idea. In my ignorance, I fell foul of one of the 'rules' at my very first Prom, and was treated with such aggression that I've never been a Prommer since (although I attended a couple when I was fortunate to get some seats in a private box).

Apologies for posting here in this thread, but the "advice" thread is closed. And profuse apologies if I broke any rules in doing so...

[french frank]

Apologies for posting here in this thread, but the "advice" thread is closed. And profuse apologies if I broke any rules in doing so...

Off topic, off message, off side - but I don't think it calls for aggression: perhaps you'll print the advice off and have another go this year? - try the gallery!