Royal Albert Hall
Date: 23th July (Sunday), 6:00pm
Seats: Promming (Gallery)
Presenters: Rory Kinnear (Sir Henry Wood), Ellis George (Emma), Louis Walwyn (Dan)
Performers: Jess Gillam (saxophone - Sculthorpe), Gaurav Mazumdar (Ravi Shankar), Kathryn Lewek (Mozart - Queen of the Night Aria), Ten Voices Children's Choir
Notes: Our second Prom of the season, and our first Promming experience! We bought these tickets online at 9am for the Gallery, which was actually very empty! We stood, leant, sat and at one point even lay down on the floor during the concert! It was a very relaxed way to enjoy the Proms.
This concert was one of the Family Proms, aimed at young people to encourage a love for music. This meant that rather than presenting it in the normal manner, it was presented like a play, with Sir Henry Wood come to life to talk to the other characters about what inspires conposers.
Works included Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Mozart's Magic Flute overture, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, the Hornpipe from Wood's Fantasia on British Sea-Songs, and the fourth movement of the Pines of Rome by Respighi.
It was definitely a children's concert, but quite enjoyable, and a great first Promming experience! We've got real tickets to another one tonight, and plans for many more!
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