Late Night Proms
Late Night Proms Calendar
By Month
Fri 8 Aug 2014
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day – one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington – faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day – one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington – faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.
Programme
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing(5 mins)
- Rockin' the Blues
- Every Tub
- Blue Skies
- Daybreak Express
- Cotton Tail
- Jump for Joy
- 9:20 Special
- One O'clock Jump
- Moon Nocturne
- Mood Indigo
- Truckin'
- Stomp Look and Listen
- Futile Frustration
- Going to Chicago Blues
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- Jumpin' at the Woodside
- Take the 'A' Train
Performers
- Clare Tealsinger
- Gregory Portersinger
- Count Pearson Proms BandProms debut artist
- James PearsonProms debut artist
- Duke Windsor Proms BandProms debut artist
- Grant WindsorProms debut artist
Sat 16 Aug 2014
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon contrast Mozart’s graceful Symphony with two much newer pieces: Dobrinka Tabakova’s hurdy-gurdy-inflected Spinning a Yarn and Benedict Mason’s audacious ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission, Meld.
The Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon contrast Mozart’s graceful Symphony with two much newer pieces: Dobrinka Tabakova’s hurdy-gurdy-inflected Spinning a Yarn and Benedict Mason’s audacious ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission, Meld.
Programme
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor(28 mins)
- Spinning a Yarn(7 mins)
- Meld(40 mins)ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission: world premiere
Performers
- Alexandra Woodviolin
- Stevie Wisharthurdy-gurdy
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Tue 19 Aug 2014
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Brit Award- and Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Mvula returns to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms for an intimate Late Night Prom – a cabaret-style evening of music that couches Mvula’s talents in rich orchestral textures.
Brit Award- and Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Mvula returns to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms for an intimate Late Night Prom – a cabaret-style evening of music that couches Mvula’s talents in rich orchestral textures.
Programme
- Like the Morning Dew
- Sing to the Moon
- Flying Without You(4 mins)
- She(4 mins)
- Can't Live with the World
- Is There Anybody Out There?
- I Don't Know What the Wather Will Be
- Diamonds
- Father, Father(5 mins)
- Cinnamon Tree
- Green Garden
- Seeline Woman
- That's Alright
- Human Nature
- Make Me Lovely(5 mins)
Performers
- Laura Mvulasinger
- ElectricVocals
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Tue 26 Aug 2014
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Monteverdi Choir returns to the Proms under Sir John Eliot Gardiner for one of the greatest choral works of the repertoire – Beethoven’s mighty Missa solemnis. Join them on this tumultuous spiritual journey in music that defies simple resolution.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Monteverdi Choir returns to the Proms under Sir John Eliot Gardiner for one of the greatest choral works of the repertoire – Beethoven’s mighty Missa solemnis. Join them on this tumultuous spiritual journey in music that defies simple resolution.
Programme
- Missa solemnis(72 mins)
Performers
- Lucy Crowesoprano
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Michael Spyrestenor, Proms debut artist
- Matthew Rosebass
- John Eliot Gardinerconductor
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