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´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms in the Park will be returning to Swansea's Singleton Park for 2009, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales confirmed today.

On Saturday 12 September, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms in the Park will bring the magic of the Last Night of the Proms to tens of thousands of people throughout the UK in five large-scale outdoor events in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas will perform at the Swansea concert while Neath's mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will be performing for the first time at the Hyde Park event in London.

The Singleton Park event – which is supported by City and County of Swansea and NS&I (National Savings and Investments) – will also feature the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant Llewelyn and there will be simultaneous concerts in Glasgow, County Down and Salford.

Each Proms event is centred on a live concert, with its own high-profile artists, ´óÏó´«Ã½ orchestras and presenters, culminating in a live link-up with the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional festivities rounding off the world's biggest music festival.

As ever, crowds are encouraged to bring picnics and flags, to sing-a-long and enjoy the music and fireworks.

´óÏó´«Ã½ TV and radio favourite Sir Terry Wogan will be in Hyde Park again to oversee the festivities there, and the expanding programme of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Big Screens takes Proms in the Park even further around the country to venues including Cardiff (St. David's Hall, The Hayes), Swansea (Castle Square) and many other UK cities.

Broadcast information

This year's Proms in the Park concerts are broadcast live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio and Television; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 broadcasts live from London's Hyde Park; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Manchester, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Ulster, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales broadcast their national events from Salford, Belfast, Glasgow and Swansea.

Televised highlights of all five Proms in the Park are shown as part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ One and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two's live coverage of the Last Night of the Proms. Digital TV viewers can press the red button to watch a selection of Proms in the Park coverage from around the UK.

Highlights of the Swansea event will also be shown on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales at a later date.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales Communications