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Current BBC Proms logo, used from the 2022 Proms season Outside the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms season of 2008. The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Robert Newman founded The Proms in 1895.
"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [2] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy , but is also used by the British Army .
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The BBC said an orchestral-only version of "Rule Britannia!" and "Land of Hope and Glory" would be performed to reflect how the Last Night of the Proms concert would take place on Sept. 12 with no ...
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 ...
On 9 September 2023, Kanneh-Mason was the instrumental soloist at the Last Night of the Proms, performing alongside soprano Lise Davidsen, and conducted by Marin Alsop. [35] [36] Kanneh-Mason has lent his support to the organisation Black Lives in Music. [37] On 21 January 2024, he was a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. [38] [39]