Late Night Proms
Late Night Proms Calendar
By Month
Wed 23 Jul 2014
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Better known as the electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe make their Proms debut here as composers. The world premiere of their large-scale work A Man from the Future, inspired by code-breaker Alan Turing, sits alongside new orchestral arrangements of favourite Pet Shop Boys songs.
Better known as the electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe make their Proms debut here as composers. The world premiere of their large-scale work A Man from the Future, inspired by code-breaker Alan Turing, sits alongside new orchestral arrangements of favourite Pet Shop Boys songs.
Programme
- Overture to 'Performance' (arr. R. Niles)(8 mins)
- Four Songs in A minor (orch. A. Badalamenti)(20 mins)('Vocal', 'Love is a Catastrophe', 'Later Tonight', 'Rent')
- A Man from the Future (orch. S. Helbig)(45 mins)world premiere
Performers
- Chrissie Hyndevocalist
- Juliet Stevensonnarrator
- Dominic Wheelerconductor
Composers
Tue 29 Jul 2014
- 22:00Royal Albert Hall
Returning for its second concert this season, Les Arts Florissants is joined by founder-conductor William Christie for a Late Night Prom that transforms the Royal Albert Hall into the gilded splendour of the Chapel Royal at Versailles, combining choir, orchestra and soloists for Rameau’s Grands Motets.
Returning for its second concert this season, Les Arts Florissants is joined by founder-conductor William Christie for a Late Night Prom that transforms the Royal Albert Hall into the gilded splendour of the Chapel Royal at Versailles, combining choir, orchestra and soloists for Rameau’s Grands Motets.
Programme
- Deus noster refugium(27 mins)
- Quam dilecta tabernacula(21 mins)
- In convertendo Dominus(23 mins)
Performers
- Rachel Redmondsoprano
- Katherine Watsonsoprano
- Reinoud Van Mechelenhigh tenor
- Cyril Auvitytenor
- Marc Mauillonbaritone
- Cyril Costanzobass
- William Christieconductor
Composers
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