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Prom 1

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC Proms
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 GrittonSoprano
Dame Sarah ConnollyMezzo-soprano
Robert MurrayTenor
Gerald FinleyBaritone
Sir Bryn TerfelBass-baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward GardnerConductor
Sir Roger NorringtonConductor
Sir Mark ElderConductor
Martyn BrabbinsConductor
In the year of the London Olympics, four British
conductors pass the baton in an all-English First
Night.
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Read our review
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.
****1
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BBC Symphony ChorusBBC Symphony OrchestraCanon FeverCockaigne (In London Town) - overture for orchestra, Op.40Coronation Ode for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.44Dame Sarah ConnollyEdward GardnerFrederick DeliusGerald FinleyMark-Anthony TurnageMartyn BrabbinsMichael TippettRobert MurraySea Drift, baritone,chorus and orchestraSir Bryn TerfelSir Edward ElgarSir Mark ElderSir Roger NorringtonSuite for the Birthday of Prince CharlesSusan Gritton
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