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Night of the Proms was created by two Belgian students, Jan Vereecke and Jan Van Esbroeck in 1985. The first NotP took place at the Antwerp Sportpaleis in Belgium on 19 October 1985. [ 3 ] Nowadays the event is organized by PSE Belgium (Promotion for Special Events), still managed by Vereecke and Van Esbroeck.
Stasevska returned to conduct the First Night in 2023, while Marin Alsop conducted the Last Night. This marked the first time that the BBC Proms had female conductors open and close the season. [57] As a result of the cancellation, the date for the First Night of the 2023 Proms wasn't announced until April 2023.
In the wake of the 2023 prom season, teens are posting pictures and videos of their celebratory nights, sparking an online debate on "over-the-top" proms.
The Fantasia on British Sea Songs was first performed by Henry Wood and the Queen's Hall Orchestra at a Promenade Concert on 21 October 1905. [1] [2] It comprises nine parts which follow the course of the Battle of Trafalgar from the point of view of a British sailor, starting with the call to arms, progressing through the death of a comrade, thoughts of home, and ending with a victorious ...
Beginning in 2010, it has been played each year at the close of the Last Night of the Proms. In 2022, the event was cancelled due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II a few days earlier. In 2023, the arrangement was sung for the first time as God Save the King in honour of King Charles III. [8]
Chan has participated in BBC Proms in 2019, 2023 and 2024 respectively. She conducted her first "First night of the Proms" in 2024, together with BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Singers. [18] [19]
Louise Fryer and Rattus Rattus (the black rat puppet "host" of the TV series) presented the concert for BBC Radio 3.The featured performers were the six-member starring cast of Horrible Histories (Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond), supported by the Aurora Orchestra with Nicholas Collon conducting.
Beyoncé will take her hit record "Cowboy Carter" on tour in 2025. She shared the news in a pair of social media posts that dropped ahead of the Grammy Awards.