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Proms 2021: The Golden Age of Broadway

Another chance to hear the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra's Prom, including toe-tapping favourites from South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun and High Society

Another chance to hear the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra's recent Prom, as conductor Richard Balcombe is joined by special guest soloists for a night at the musicals, including toe-tapping favourites from South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun and High Society.

Penny Gore also introduces a selection of recordings from around Europe, and a piece by one of the winners of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Young Composer 2020.

The Prom is presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Rodgers: South Pacific, Overture
Berlin: There's No Business Like Showbusiness (from Annie Get Your Gun)
Gershwin: The Rhythm’s Alright With Me (medley)
Porter: You’re the Top (from Anything Goes)
Rodgers: My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms); Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (from Oklahoma!); (When I Marry) Mister Snow (from Carousel); Some Enchanted Evening & This Nearly Was Mine (from South Pacific); Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (from On Your Toes)

Loewe: Gigi, Overture; Show Me (from My Fair Lady); On the Street Where You Live & I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (from My Fair Lady)
Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me (from Oh, Kay!); Promenade (‘Walking the Dog’) (from Shall We Dance)
Loesser: Luck Be a Lady (from Guys and Dolls); Joey, Joey, Joey (from The Most Happy Fella)
Kern: All the Things You Are (from Very Warm for May)
Porter: You’re Sensational (from High Society); The Trolley Song (from Meet Me in St Louis); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (from High Society)

Singers: Louise Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim Naaman, Jamie Parker, Clarke Peters
´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Richard Balcombe (conductor)

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Anon.

    Aravod lousso

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Anon.

    Adana i voghpe

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Anon.

    Mogats chouguen

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Anon.

    Don Amadi

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Anon.

    Tierce Estampie Royale

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Anon.

    Alakyaz et kheng'i dzar

    Ensemble: Canticum Novum. Conductor: Emmanuel Bardon.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Overture from South Pacific

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
  • Irving Berlin

    There's No Business Like Show Business from 'Annie Get Your Gun'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestrator: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman. Singer: Katie Hall. Singer: Nadim Naaman. Singer: Jamie Parker.
  • George Gershwin

    The Rhythm's Alright with Me

    Composer: Cole Porter. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman. Singer: Jamie Parker.
  • Cole Porter

    You're The Top from 'Anything Goes'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Music Arranger: Hans Spialek. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Hall. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • Richard Rodgers

    My Funny Valentine from 'Babes in Arms'

    Music Arranger: Buddy Bregman. Orchestrator: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Oh, what a beautiful morning! from 'Oklahoma!'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • Richard Rodgers

    (When I Marry) Mister Snow from 'Carousel'

    Music Arranger: Don Walker. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Hall.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Some Enchanted Evening from 'South Pacific'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Jamie Parker.
  • Richard Rodgers

    This Nearly Was Mine from 'South Pacific'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Clarke Peters.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Slaughter on Tenth Avenue from 'On Your Toes'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
  • Jasmine Morris

    Crystalline

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Brunt.
  • Frederick Loewe

    Overture from 'Gigi'

    Music Arranger: Stanley Black. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
  • Frederick Loewe

    Show Me from 'My Fair Lady'

    Music Arranger: Johnny Green. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Hall.
  • Frederick Loewe

    On the Street Where You Live from 'My Fair Lady'

    Music Arranger: Johnny Green. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • Frederick Loewe

    I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face from 'My Fair Lady'

    Orchestrator: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Jamie Parker.
  • George Gershwin

    Someone to Watch Over Me from 'Oh Kay!'

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestrator: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman.
  • George Gershwin

    Promenade ('Walking the Dog') from 'Shall We Dance'

    Music Arranger: Nelson Riddle. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
  • Frank Loesser

    Luck Be A Lady from 'Guys And Dolls'

    Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Clarke Peters.
  • Frank Loesser

    Joey, Joey, Joey from 'The Most Happy Fella'

    Music Arranger: Don Walker. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • Jerome Kern

    All the Things You Are from 'Very Warm for May'

    Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Hall.
  • Cole Porter

    You're Sensational from 'High Society'

    Music Arranger: Nelson Riddle. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Jamie Parker.
  • Hugh Martin

    The Trolley Song from 'Meet Me in St Louis'

    Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman.
  • Cole Porter

    Who wants to be a Millionaire? from 'High Society'

    Music Arranger: Nelson Riddle. Orchestrator: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Jamie Parker. Singer: Louise Dearman. Singer: Katie Hall. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Oklahoma!

    Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Louise Dearman. Singer: Katie Hall. Singer: Clarke Peters. Singer: Jamie Parker. Singer: Nadim Naaman.
  • George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Girl Crazy, Act I: No. 1, Overture

    Orchestra: New Princess Theater Orchestra. Conductor: John McGlinn.
    • Gershwin/Porter/Kern Overtures and Film Music.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 102.
  • George Gershwin

    An American in Paris (orchestral version)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Performer: André Previn.
    • Previn plays Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, London Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • John Foulds

    The Clans (Keltic Suite, Op 29)

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • J Foulds, Keltic Suite: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Corp.
    • Epoch.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Aug 2021 14:05