Sat 8 Sep 2018

• 16:30

  The Verb

  Imperial College Union

  Poet and presenter Ian McMillan hosts a special Last Night edition of his showcase of poetry and the spoken word, BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, with guests Michael Palin, Jason Singh, Anne Dudley and Mojdeh Stoakley.

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• 17:00

  Proms in the Park, Hyde Park

  Hyde Park

  Join in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball.

  
• 19:15

  Prom 75: Last Night of the Proms

  Royal Albert Hall

  Baritone Gerald Finley and saxophonist Jess Gillam join Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC SO for the musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. The programme includes music by Stanford, Parry and Elgar.

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  Baritone Gerald Finley and saxophonist Jess Gillam join Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC SO for the musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. The programme includes music by Stanford, Parry and Elgar.

  Programme

  • • • Paul Hindemith
      • Overture 'Neues vom Tage'(7 mins)
    • • Hector Berlioz
      • Lelio - Fantasy on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'(15 mins)
    • • Roxanna Panufnik
      • Songs of Darkness, Dreams of Light(10 mins)
    • • Charles Villiers Stanford
      • Songs of the Sea(18 mins)
      • The Bluebird(4 mins)
    • • Hubert Parry
      • Blest Pair of Sirens(11 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Camille Saint‐Saëns
      • Suite algérienne, Op 60(5 mins)
    • • Darius Milhaud
      • Scaramouche(10 mins)
    • • Richard Rodgers
      • Carousel – 'Soliloquy'(8 mins)
    • • Henry Wood
      • Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
    • • Thomas Arne
      • Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(5 mins)
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
    • • Hubert Parry
      • Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(3 mins)
    • • Unknown
      • The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(3 mins)
      • Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)

  Performers

  • Jess Gillam

    saxophone
    saxophone
  • Gerald Finley

    baritone
    baritone
  • BBC Singers
  • BBC Symphony Chorus
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Andrew Davis

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Paul Hindemith
  • Hector Berlioz
  • Roxanna Panufnik
  • Charles Villiers Stanford
  • Hubert Parry
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns
  • Darius Milhaud
  • Richard Rodgers
  • Henry Wood
  • Thomas Arne
  • Edward Elgar
  • Unknown

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• 19:30

  Proms in the Park Scotland

  Glasgow Green

  One of Scotland’s most loved musical events - BBC Scotland’s Proms in the Park returns to Glasgow Green on Saturday 8 September.

  
• BBC Proms in the Park Northern Ireland

  Belfast, Titanic Slipways

  BBC Proms in the Park makes its return to the Titanic Slipways in Belfast. The concert will feature a mix of popular classics with the Ulster Orchestra and guests. A great finale to the Proms season in a stunning location.

  
• BBC Proms in the Park Wales

  Colwyn Bay

  One of Wales’s most loved music and family events - BBC Wales’s Proms in the Park - returns to Colwyn Bay on Saturday 8 September.