Last Night of the Proms

[Is it PotG?]

https://news.sky.com/story/last-night-of-the-proms-rule-britannia-and-land-of-hope-and-glory-will-now-be-sung-by-select-group-of-vocalists-bbc-says-12061711

 

[crodonilson]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57252649.amp

The proms are back but unfortunately Rule Britannia is too.

 

[A1X]

Theme tonight is “sports themes” apparently for anyone interested. Included the most surreal intro ever with Gary Lineker.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Superb saxophone in the Pink Panther

 

[Frutos]

Theme tonight is “sports themes” apparently for anyone interested. Included the most surreal intro ever with Gary Lineker.

I thought that was brilliant.

 

[Frutos]

That arrangement of Swing Low/Whole World In His Hands didn't work for me, but its all subjective of course.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Blimey, it’s not the last night of the proms I was brought up on.

it all seems very “ of the time”

I think it has gone away from a very middle class public school classical music loving audience, to something that is more aimed for a diluted pop culture audience. Pink panther theme at the last night of the proms…..really?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That arrangement of Swing Low/Whole World In His Hands didn't work for me, but its all subjective of course.

I agree. It was too operatic.

 

[Frutos]

I think it has gone away from a very middle class public school classical music loving audience, to something that is more aimed for a diluted pop culture audience.

You seem to be suggesting that's a bad thing?

The singing and musicianship are still as superb as ever, are they not?

 

[Dave the OAP]

You seem to be suggesting that's a bad thing?

Not at all, I am suggesting it is different.

for me, the proms are all about classical music, not disco, not jazz, not film music. But I am a musical dinosaur preferring Mozart to mancinI. But hey….seems like that is how this is all going

not for me I am afraid.

 

[Dave the OAP]

That was brilliant by angel btw.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Not at all, I am suggesting it is different.

for me, the proms are all about classical music, not disco, not jazz, not film music. But I am a musical dinosaur preferring Mozart to mancinI. But hey….seems like that is how this is all going

not for me I am afraid.

It’s a mixture and still mainly classical.

 

[studio150]

Not at all, I am suggesting it is different.

for me, the proms are all about classical music, not disco, not jazz, not film music. But I am a musical dinosaur preferring Mozart to mancinI. But hey….seems like that is how this is all going

not for me I am afraid.

Maybe needs a reset, and next year will be listed as 'Last Night Of The New Proms'

Meanwhile reruns of the Proms with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting The BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1961 will be shown on BBC4 at the same time, for all or us who enjoy the more traditional Proms

 

[Dave the OAP]

It’s a mixture and still mainly classical.

Each to their own.

now we have the wood arranged sea songs.

brilliant

 

[Frutos]

Fantasia on British Sea Songs - brilliant.

 

[nicko31]

All those EU flags, prepare for a Daily Mail meltdown

 

[A1X]

All those EU flags, prepare for a Daily Mail meltdown

Gary Lineker AND the EU flags? There’ll be a kitchen roll shortage to mop up the spittle currently flying across living rooms up and down the land.

 

[nicko31]

Farage trending….

 

[Eeyore]

Gary Lineker AND the EU flags? There’ll be a kitchen roll shortage to mop up the spittle currently flying across living rooms up and down the land.

And they're off

BBC Proms overtaken AGAIN by EU symbols despite vow to ban 'protest' flags

A pro-EU campaign group had prepared a payload of 6,000 free flags to be handed out regardless of any ban

www.gbnews.com

 

[Bodian]

And they're off

BBC Proms overtaken AGAIN by EU symbols despite vow to ban 'protest' flags

A pro-EU campaign group had prepared a payload of 6,000 free flags to be handed out regardless of any ban

www.gbnews.com

Indeed. EU flags are hardly a 'protest' - more a show of solidarity and support. Which will be why they weren't banned!