Prom 1

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Turnage, Mark-Anthony (b. 1960)	Canon Fever (World première)
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Cockaigne (In London Town) - overture for orchestra, Op.40
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934)	Sea Drift, baritone,chorus and orchestra
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)	Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Coronation Ode for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.44

Performers

Susan Gritton	Soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly	Mezzo-soprano
Robert Murray	Tenor
Gerald Finley	Baritone
Sir Bryn Terfel	Bass-baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner	Conductor
Sir Roger Norrington	Conductor
Sir Mark Elder	Conductor
Martyn Brabbins	Conductor

In the year of the London Olympics, four British
conductors pass the baton in an all-English First
Night.

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Prom 1: An English theme makes for a rousing start

Laura Kate Wilson, 13th July

The first night of the Proms was, in this year of Olympic celebrations and the Diamond Jubilee, a tribute to all things English, featuring an impressive range of singers and a (somewhat appropriate) relay team of stellar English conductors. The programme began with a strange mixture of old and new.

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