Post by Alrik on Dec 18, 2006 21:55:54 GMT
Hello, everyone. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
I just thought I open up a new thread for that ... I've been in the concert last Saturday and it was absolutely FANTASTIC !
At least for me. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
The Night of the Proms concerts is kind of a spin-off of the UK Night of the Proms / Last Night of the Proms concerts.
It is a mixture of both classical and modern music.
The orchestra comes from Belgium (I think), the choir also, and both are accompanied by the "Electric Band" of John Miles, the one who wrote the classic "Music", one of my most favourite songs ever.
And he sings it on the concerts as part of several traditions.
I just quote the track list of the CD I bought as a Christmas Present for myself :
(Please remember that *all* songs are performed by the full orchestra in addition to the musicians !)
- Overture (actually a mixture of themnes played later on the concert)
- Largo Al Factotum (by Tony Henry an absolutely amasing onder-voice !)
- Proud Mary (performed by Ike Turner ( ! ) and a singer called Lyrica Garrett, who sounds very much like a younger Aretha Franklin !)
- Prelude Carmen (a classic, of course)
- Born to run (performed by John Miles)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (appeared to me as an shortened version ... but I cannot really tell because the last time I heard it I was a young school boy then)
- Nella Fantasia (again Tony Henry)
- Maid of Orleans (a real highlight of the show ! : a classic by OMD performed by Andy McCluskey and Pal Humphreys - a re-union of OMD after many, many years ! - Andy McCluskey danced around like a rubber toy, by the way ... I have never seen such a "dance" style !)
- Sailing on the seven seas (another highlight : a great pop song which made everybody in the concert hall to stand up and dance !)
- Raiders March (this is the main theme of the first Indiana Jones movie. To see and hear and feel it performed by an whole orchestra nearly blew me away !)
- Nutbush City Limits (Ike Turner & Lyrica - power of soul music !)
- Medley : Djobi, Djoba / Bamboleo (by Chico & the Gypsies - another part where people couldn't stop dancing !)
- Miserere (Duett Tony Henry & John Miles)
- Waltz Medley (typical Austrian Waltzers like "Wiener Blut" and "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald" put together into a medley)
- Ommadawn (by and with Mike Oldfield - massively shortened but still a great performance ! With orchestra ! Wow ! For a fan like me it was absolutely great !)
- Shadow on the Wall (By Mike Oldfield & John Miles singing)
- Tubular Bells (again massively shortened)
The only disappointing thing is, that the songs which were sung by Miriam Stockley are not on this CD. The sang To France and Moonlight Shadow which were performed by Mike Oldfield and the orchestra. She also sang another classical song in italian language.
Oh, and by the way, Tony Henry also sang "Deliah" I think is the title, an very old song, and a sonmg by Status Quo in Italian language ! Both are not on the CD, I think. At least not the latter one.
I think the song which was performed by Miriam Stockley in Italian language is on her CD "Eternal". She signed it during the pause, and I was the first one who bought it (I think). Well, so now I have a signed CD by her.![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
She is a very nice and polite woman, judging from the short time we talked, and her bodyguard was quite confused to see I could actually talk relatively fluently with her ! ;D
Well, it was a blast ! I have hardly ever, ever in my whole life had so much fun like this evening ! I think I must go to the next concerts again !
;D ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
Alrik
![:)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
I just thought I open up a new thread for that ... I've been in the concert last Saturday and it was absolutely FANTASTIC !
![:)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
![:)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
The Night of the Proms concerts is kind of a spin-off of the UK Night of the Proms / Last Night of the Proms concerts.
It is a mixture of both classical and modern music.
The orchestra comes from Belgium (I think), the choir also, and both are accompanied by the "Electric Band" of John Miles, the one who wrote the classic "Music", one of my most favourite songs ever.
And he sings it on the concerts as part of several traditions.
I just quote the track list of the CD I bought as a Christmas Present for myself :
(Please remember that *all* songs are performed by the full orchestra in addition to the musicians !)
- Overture (actually a mixture of themnes played later on the concert)
- Largo Al Factotum (by Tony Henry an absolutely amasing onder-voice !)
- Proud Mary (performed by Ike Turner ( ! ) and a singer called Lyrica Garrett, who sounds very much like a younger Aretha Franklin !)
- Prelude Carmen (a classic, of course)
- Born to run (performed by John Miles)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (appeared to me as an shortened version ... but I cannot really tell because the last time I heard it I was a young school boy then)
- Nella Fantasia (again Tony Henry)
- Maid of Orleans (a real highlight of the show ! : a classic by OMD performed by Andy McCluskey and Pal Humphreys - a re-union of OMD after many, many years ! - Andy McCluskey danced around like a rubber toy, by the way ... I have never seen such a "dance" style !)
- Sailing on the seven seas (another highlight : a great pop song which made everybody in the concert hall to stand up and dance !)
- Raiders March (this is the main theme of the first Indiana Jones movie. To see and hear and feel it performed by an whole orchestra nearly blew me away !)
- Nutbush City Limits (Ike Turner & Lyrica - power of soul music !)
- Medley : Djobi, Djoba / Bamboleo (by Chico & the Gypsies - another part where people couldn't stop dancing !)
- Miserere (Duett Tony Henry & John Miles)
- Waltz Medley (typical Austrian Waltzers like "Wiener Blut" and "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald" put together into a medley)
- Ommadawn (by and with Mike Oldfield - massively shortened but still a great performance ! With orchestra ! Wow ! For a fan like me it was absolutely great !)
- Shadow on the Wall (By Mike Oldfield & John Miles singing)
- Tubular Bells (again massively shortened)
The only disappointing thing is, that the songs which were sung by Miriam Stockley are not on this CD. The sang To France and Moonlight Shadow which were performed by Mike Oldfield and the orchestra. She also sang another classical song in italian language.
Oh, and by the way, Tony Henry also sang "Deliah" I think is the title, an very old song, and a sonmg by Status Quo in Italian language ! Both are not on the CD, I think. At least not the latter one.
I think the song which was performed by Miriam Stockley in Italian language is on her CD "Eternal". She signed it during the pause, and I was the first one who bought it (I think). Well, so now I have a signed CD by her.
![;)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
She is a very nice and polite woman, judging from the short time we talked, and her bodyguard was quite confused to see I could actually talk relatively fluently with her ! ;D
Well, it was a blast ! I have hardly ever, ever in my whole life had so much fun like this evening ! I think I must go to the next concerts again !
![;)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
![:)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
Alrik