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The BBC Concert Orchestra is the BBC's most populist ensemble, playing a mixture of classical music, light music and popular numbers. Its primary role is to produce music for radio broadcast, and it is the resident orchestra of the world's longest-running live music programme, Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 3 .
The BBC Big Band, originally known as the BBC Radio Big Band is a British big band, previously run under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The band broadcasts exclusively on BBC Radio, particularly on BBC Radio 2's long-running series Big Band Special. It consists of professional musicians and is directed by a number of ...
The programme also showcased certain sections of the orchestra and features guest instrumentalists, for example the BBC Big Band. It was broadcast live from many theatres and concert halls throughout the UK, although regularly from the Mermaid Theatre in London, the Watford Colosseum, or the Hackney Empire. The show was not broadcast live every ...
On June 3, 2024, it was announced that Moor Park in Preston would be hosting Radio 2 in the Park 2024 on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, with tickets going on sale the following day. An additional "pre-party" is also set to take place on Friday 6 featuring sets by Radio 2 DJs Vernon Kay , Sara Cox , Rylan Clark , Scott Mills , and DJ Spoony .
BBC Dance Orchestra (1928–1952, formed as the London Radio Dance Band in 1926, became the BBC Showband in 1952 and the BBC Big Band in 1964) [10] BBC Empire Orchestra (1934–1939, part of BBC Empire Service, now the BBC World Service; orchestra conducted by Eric Fogg) [11] BBC Midland Orchestra (1934–1941, became the BBC Midland Light ...
In 2004, the BBC began to broadcast New Year Live, which primarily featured live reports from the South Bank to cover the countdown to midnight. From 2006 to 2009, the special also featured music performances. Beginning in 2014, BBC One began to air concert specials as part of its New Year's Eve programming.
21 April – The final wave of resale tickets for Glastonbury 2024 sell out within 22 minutes of their release. [55] 23 April – The inaugural Northern Music Awards are held in Manchester. [56] 25 April – Details of the 2024 BBC Proms are announced, with concerts including disco and appearances by Florence and the Machine and Sam Smith. [57]
BBC Big Band; C. BBC Concert Orchestra; N. BBC National Orchestra of Wales; ... This page was last edited on 1 December 2024, at 01:59 (UTC).