
Sarah Walker presents the first part of a children's Prom, with the Cѿý series Horrible Histories. Featuring songs by Richie Webb, plus stories and orchestral favourites.
ѿý PROMS 2011
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sarah Walker
The Proms teams up with Cѿý's popular television series "Horrible Histories" for a family concert of songs by Richie Webb and stories and orchestral favourites, including music by Richard Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, Vaughan-Williams, Berlioz, Handel, Lully, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky. It all adds up to a horrible history of classical music!
Part 1
Mathew Baynton (actor)
Simon Farnaby (actor)
Martha Howe-Douglas (actor)
Jim Howick (actor)
Laurence Rickard (actor)
Ben Willbond (actor)
Rattus Rattus (presenter)
Louise Fryer (presenter)
Choirs from The Music Centre
Kids Company Choir
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (Conductor).
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Music Played
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Richard Strauss
opening from "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
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Richie Webb and Matt Katz
Horrible Histories Theme Tune
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Richie Webb
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Richie Webb
The Four Georges – Born 2 Rule
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen (additional lyrics: Laurence Rickard and Caroline Norris)
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Danse macabre (excerpt)
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Richie Webb
The Plague Song
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Terry Deary
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Richie Webb
Richard III
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Death of Tybalt from "Romeo and Juliet"
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
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Richie Webb
Divorce, Beheaded, Died
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Terry Deary
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Hector Berlioz
March to the Scaffold from "Symphonie fantastique"
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Richie Webb
Charles II Rap
Arranger: Iain Farrington Lyrics: Dave Cohen
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George Frideric Handel
"La réjouissance" from " Music for the Royal Fireworks"
Broadcast
- Sat 30 Jul 2011 11:00ѿý Radio 3
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