Proms 2012 Prom 20: The Wallace & Gromit Prom: Musical Marvels! - BBC Proms

29 Jul 2012, Royal Albert Hall

15:30 Sun 29 Jul 2012 Next Event

Prom 20: The Wallace & Gromit Prom: Musical Marvels!

15:30 Sun 29 Jul 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Wallace & Gromit appear in a new Proms adventure, before a screening of A Matter of Loaf and Death – plus classical favourites.

Programme

- - Aaron Copland
  - Fanfare for the Common Man(4 mins)
- - John Adams
  - Short Ride in a Fast Machine(5 mins)
- - Claude Debussy
  - Clair de Lune (arr. Caplet)(5 mins)
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Symphony No. 4 in C minor(5 mins)Fugue from first movement
- - Unknown
  - My Concerto in Ee, Lad(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- - interval
- - Julian Nott
  - A Matter of Loaf and Death(30 mins)BBC commission: world premiere

Performers

Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

The world premiere of a new show, with classical favourites for all the family – including music by John Adams, Debussy and Shostakovich – plus specially filmed new Wallace & Gromit animations, featuring the dynamic duo’s backstage exploits as they prepare for the first performance of Wallace’s brand-new Proms commission, My Concerto in Ee, Lad. And A Matter of Loaf and Death, screened for the first time with a live orchestral soundtrack.

There will be one interval

Programme includes:

Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man

John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Debussy (arr. A. Caplet)
Clair de lune

Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor – 1st movement (excerpt)

Wallace
My Concerto in Ee, Lad

Tasmin Little violin

Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon conductor