It took a while but I did eventually manage to convince work colleagues that all the Proms concerts I was going to are NOT like the Last Night!
Prom 75 - 9.09.17: Last Night of the Proms
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A large proportion of regular prommers never go to the Last Night, even though they attend many concerts during the course of the season.
Their places are taken up by people who have managed to scrounge tickets by various means and bring their balloons and whistles for a riotous evening out. It's safe to say that they never attend any of the preceding 74 concerts.
There's no doubt that the experience does draw you in, but the enthusiasm and friendship in the Arena during those summer weeks is more satisfying
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Originally posted by Ferretfancy View PostA large proportion of regular prommers never go to the Last Night, even though they attend many concerts during the course of the season.
Their places are taken up by people who have managed to scrounge tickets by various means and bring their balloons and whistles for a riotous evening out. It's safe to say that they never attend any of the preceding 74 concerts.
There's no doubt that the experience does draw you in, but the enthusiasm and friendship in the Arena during those summer weeks is more satisfying
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Originally posted by Ferretfancy View PostA large proportion of regular prommers never go to the Last Night, even though they attend many concerts during the course of the season.
Their places are taken up by people who have managed to scrounge tickets by various means and bring their balloons and whistles for a riotous evening out. It's safe to say that they never attend any of the preceding 74 concerts.
There's no doubt that the experience does draw you in, but the enthusiasm and friendship in the Arena during those summer weeks is more satisfying
HS
BTW Are we really going to hear all those performers twice? (Message #1)
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostIn an article in the Times today Nina Stemme says she will be singing some Kurt Weill songs on the Last Night but I cannot see them in EA's note of the programme .
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Are Proms seasons shorter in recent years? I've tried using the Proms Archive to research this - but I don't think my lifespan will last the amount of time needed to navigate the website - but I remember that the Birtwistle Panic Last Night was the equivalent of a week later (16th Sept) and a Live broadcast of the Colin Davis Prom occurred after the Monday 11th September 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers, so, again, the Last Night would have been on Sat 16th September . Did those seasons with an "extra week" begin later, or has there been a reduction in weeks of concerts?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by David-G View PostThat may be, but after queueing for an hour in the rain today I can at least assure you that the front five rows, at any rate, will be entirely filled with regular prommers.
We all owe you a debt for all the hard work organising the collection through the season.
Do let us know the total when it's complete, and enjoy tonight!
Geoff
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostAre Proms seasons shorter in recent years? I've tried using the Proms Archive to research this - but I don't think my lifespan will last the amount of time needed to navigate the website - but I remember that the Birtwistle Panic Last Night was the equivalent of a week later (16th Sept) and a Live broadcast of the Colin Davis Prom occurred after the Monday 11th September 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers, so, again, the Last Night would have been on Sat 16th September . Did those seasons with an "extra week" begin later, or has there been a reduction in weeks of concerts?
as a random comparison, 1970 ran from July 17 to Sept 12.
Just google Proms season archive 1970.Last edited by teamsaint; 09-09-17, 10:32.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View Post2001 season began on July 20 and ran to Sept 15.
as a random comparison, 1970 ran from July 17 to Sept 12.
Just google Proms season archive 1970.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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