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  • Eine Alpensinfonie
    Host
    • Nov 2010
    • 20576

    Proms in the Park 7.09.13

    London - Hyde ParkJoseph Calleja tenor
    Nigel Kennedy violin

    With Special Guest
    Bryan Ferry

    BBC Concert Orchestra
    Richard Balcombe conductor
    Royal Choral Society
    Anton de Beke & Erin Boag
    The cast of Let it Be
    Sir Terry Wogan presenter

    Early evening entertainment:
    Red Hot Chilli Pipers
    Craig Charles and the Fantasy Funk Band
    Tony Blackburn presenter

    Join in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, as British pop legend Bryan Ferry heads a spectacular line-up including world-famous tenor Joseph Calleja with Proms in the Park favourites the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy also makes a special appearance on the Hyde Park stage before hot-footing it to appear at the Last Night in the Royal Albert Hall – on the same night! Sir Terry Wogan presents the festivities and special guest Dame Edna Everage will be leading the traditional sing-a-long.

    Presenter Tony Blackburn joins us again to get this year’s party under way, introducing a range of artists, including Blue, Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Craig Charles Fantasy Funk Band.

    Proms in the Park sees the spectacular culmination of the BBC Proms season, as the world-famous Last Night celebrations spill out from London's Royal Albert Hall, and thousands of people come together at venues across the UK to be part of the magic of the Last Night.

    Events are held in London, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Each show is centred around a live concert with its own high-profile artists, BBC orchestras and presenters. The evening culminates in a live big-screen link-up to the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional singalong.

    CaerphillyJohn Owen Jones actor
    Sophie Evans actor
    Alison Balsom trumpet
    BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
    Grant Llewellyn conductor
    Tim Rhys-Evans and Connie Fisher presenters

    BBC Cymru Wales celebrates the Last Night of the Proms along with parks across the UK at the Owain Glyndŵr Playing Fields at 7.45pm on Saturday, September 7 in Caerphilly.

    West End singing stars John Owen Jones and Sophie Evans will be joined on stage by trumpet soloist Alison Balsom and the theme is 'A Night at the Musicals'. John Owen Jones will be singing ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserable, Sophie Evans will sing ‘Over the Rainbow’ from the Wizard of Oz and Alison Balsom will perform ‘I Got Rhythm’.

    Carmarthenshire-born West End and Broadway actor John Owen Jones, known for his outstanding lead roles in Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera will be joined by Tonypandy's Sophie Evans, who has moved on from her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz to delight audiences around the country during her national tour. Alison Balsom - recently nominated for Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013 and described as one of the world's finest trumpeters - will be performing fresh new arrangements for trumpet and orchestra of well-known and much loved songs from stage and screen.

    Tim Rhys-Evans and Connie Fisher will co-present this year’s Prom bringing the summer festivities to a close. Music lovers are invited to come with picnics and flags to celebrate at this open-air event culminating in the traditional sing-along featuring the popular You’ll Never Walk Alone this year.

    Proms goers can also capture the atmosphere from the comfort of their own home, with live coverage from Owain Glyndŵr Playing Fields on BBC Radio Wales presented by Beverley Humphreys or on iPlayer via bbc.co.uk/radiowales.

    Belfast
    Katherine Jenkins soprano
    Martynas accordian
    Chloe Hanslip violin
    Ulster Orchestra
    David Brophy conductor
    Noel Thompson and Claire McCollum presenters

    BBC Proms in the Park returns to the Titanic Slipway in Belfast on Saturday, September 7, 2013 as local audiences join the UK-wide celebrations of the world famous Last Night of the Proms.

    BBC Proms in the Park in Northern Ireland is now in its 12th year. It provides outdoor music-making on a grand scale, bringing together local and international artists in BBC Northern Ireland’s biggest outside broadcast event of the year.

    The concert at the Titanic Slipways will feature the Ulster Orchestra under the baton of conductor David Brophy and guest artists including soprano Katherine Jenkins, violinist Chloe Hanslip and Lithuanian accordion player Martynas, in a programme of classical and contemporary music.

    The event will include traditional elements of the Last Night of the Proms – a big screen, great music and a party atmosphere and will be hosted by Noel Thompson and Claire McCollum.

    Glasgow Green
    Melanie C singer
    Kate Valentine soprano
    Alfie Boe tenor
    Nicky Spence tenor
    Jennifer Pike violin
    John McCusker violin
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Stephen Bell conductor
    Presented by Jamie MacDougall and Susan Calman

    There will be one interval

    Award-winning singer and star of the west end Alfie Boe joins a stellar musical line-up for this year’s Scottish celebrations of BBC Proms In The Park when the spectacular outdoor music event returns to Glasgow Green next month, on Saturday 7 September 2013.

    He will join singing sensation Melanie C as the former Spice Girl-turned-musical-leading-lady also takes part in the iconic open-air concert alongside a myriad of musicians including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish fiddler John McCusker, Scot soprano Kate Valentine and tenor Nicky Spence, amongst others.

    Presented by Jamie MacDougall and Susan Calman, this year’s Scottish Proms In The Park will also feature music and imagery from Hebrides: Islands on the Edge, BBC Scotland’s acclaimed landmark natural history series, performed by the Scotish Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by Donald Shaw and James Mackintosh.
  • Anna

    #2
    It might be worth turning on for the Dame Edna sing-a-long?
    Oh well, weather permitting, a jolly good time will be had by all, and why not? I see Katherine Jenkins has defected to Belfast but Wales has gained Alison Balsom (and she is much prettier)

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    • jean
      Late member
      • Nov 2010
      • 7100

      #3
      I see that in addition to sopranos and tenors there are some singers, but no vocalists.

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      • VodkaDilc

        #4
        Originally posted by Anna View Post
        It might be worth turning on for the Dame Edna sing-a-long?
        Oh well, weather permitting, a jolly good time will be had by all, and why not? I see Katherine Jenkins has defected to Belfast but Wales has gained Alison Balsom (and she is much prettier)
        ..........and probably a better singer too.

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        • Anna

          #5
          Originally posted by jean View Post
          I see that in addition to sopranos and tenors there are some singers, but no vocalists.
          I would assume Mel C (ex Spice Girl is), a singer? (of sorts|) Who, to be honest, cares?
          I won't be watching, neither will you, but the BBC thinks This is a Good Thing combined with Last Night to be "inclusive"
          Total rubbish if you ask me (which no-one did)

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          • Eine Alpensinfonie
            Host
            • Nov 2010
            • 20576

            #6
            Glasgow gets the short straw with Alfie Boe.
            To be fair on Kathryn Jenkins, she is quite a good singer, who doesn't quite sing well...

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            • VodkaDilc

              #7
              Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
              Glasgow gets the short straw with Alfie Boe.
              ...
              Whenever I see that name I think of Bootsie and Snudge.

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              • Eine Alpensinfonie
                Host
                • Nov 2010
                • 20576

                #8
                Any takers?

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                • VodkaDilc

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
                  Any takers?
                  Obviously not. We should draw our own conclusions, perhaps.

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