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Enchanted: Alan Menken's Music for Disney

BBC Proms2026

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Sarah Hicks in music for Disney by Alan Menken.

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Sarah Hicks in Alan Menken's Music for Disney.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Only 22 people in the world are EGOTs - winners of the coveted quartet of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. One of these is Alan Menken, the American composer whose acclaimed catalogue of shows, songs and scores includes so many of Disney's greatest hits. American conductor Sarah Hicks and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by special guests and performers from the National Youth Music Theatre in a celebration of this classic songwriter, including sets from 'The Little Mermaid', 'Aladdin', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Enchanted'. So why not 'Be our guest'...!

Beauty and the Beast: Be Our Guest
The Little Mermaid: Main Titles
The Little Mermaid: Part of Your World
Beauty and the Beast: Gaston
Aladdin: Friend Like Me
Pocahontas: Colors of the Wind
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Out There
Tangled: I See the Light
Enchanted: True Love's Kiss
Aladdin: A Whole New World
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Interval: Neil Brand talks to Katie Derham about Alan Menken's music for Disney.

Aladdin: Prince Ali
Beauty and the Beast: Prologue
Beauty and the Beast: Belle
Tangled: Mother Knows Best
The Little Mermaid: Poor Unfortunate Souls
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: God Help the Outcasts
Hercules: Go the Distance
Newsies: Santa Fe/Seize the Day
Enchanted: That's How You Know
Beauty and the Beast: Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast: Transformation

Stewart Clarke
Ben Forster
Lucie Jones
Sam Oladeinde
Celinde Schoenmaker
Marisha Wallace
National Youth Music Theatre
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Sarah Hicks

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2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Aug 202619:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Sarah Hicks

    Beauty And The Beast - Be Our Guest

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Sarah Hicks

    The Little Mermaid - Main Titles

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Lucie Jones

    The Little Mermaid - Part Of Your World

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Sarah Hicks

    Beauty And The Beast - Gaston

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Sam Oladeinde

    Aladdin - Friend Like Me

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Marisha Wallace

    Pocohontas - Colors Of The Wind

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Sam Oladeinde

    Out There (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Lucie Jones & Benjamin Forster

    Tangled - I See The Light

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Celinde Schoenmaker & National Youth Music Theatre

    True LOVE'S Kiss

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Celinde Schoenmaker & National Youth Music Theatre

    Enchanted True Love's Kiss

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Marisha Wallace & Benjamin Forster

    Aladdin - A Whole New World

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Marisha Wallace & National Youth Music Theatre

    Hercules: Zero To Hero

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Sam Oladeinde

    Aladin - Prince Ali

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Sam Oladeinde

    Beauty And The Beast - Prologue (With Narration)

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Lucie Jones & National Youth Music Theatre

    Beauty And The Beast - Belle

  • Celinde Schoenmaker

    Tangled, Mother Knows Best

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Marisha Wallace

    The Little Mermaid - Poor Unfortunate Souls

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Lucie Jones & National Youth Music Theatre

    The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - God Help The Outcasts

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Sam Oladeinde

    Hercules - Go The Distance

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Benjamin Forster & National Youth Music Theatre

    Newsies - Santa Fe/Seize The Day

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Celinde Schoenmaker, Sam Oladeinde & National Youth Music Theatre

    Enchanted That's How You Know

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks & Marisha Wallace

    Beauty And The Beast - Beauty And The Beast

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Sarah Hicks

    Beauty And The Beat - Transformation

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Hicks, Sam Oladeinde, Marisha Wallace & National Youth Music Theatre

    The Little Mermaid - Under The Sea

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Serenade espagnole, Op. 150

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Full Fathom Five (3 Shakespeare Songs, No 1)

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 501.

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Aug 202619:00
    BBC Radio 3

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