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| Composer | Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1902 |
| Work type | Choral |
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Prom 1: An English theme makes for a rousing start
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.