Beaumont School Music Department

I hope you managed to tune into some of last week's Proms, especially the late-night King's Singers Prom. It was also televised on BBC4 last night and can be found on the BBC iPlayer by clicking here . Here are my recommendations for the next two weeks! Prom 35 : Tuesday 12 August Starts at 7pm, including Elgar's In the South and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade . Prom 36 : Tuesday 12 August Late-night prom starting at 10.15pm by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. They will be performing the heartfelt All-Night Vigil (Vespers) by Rachmaninov. Absolutely stunning. Thanks to Tony Edwards for bringing this one to my attention. Prom 37 : Wednesday 13 August Includes Ravel's La Valse and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique . Prom 38 : Thursday 14 August Includes Brahms' sublime 4th Symphony. Prom 40 : Friday 15 August All- Janáček concert including his awesome Sinfonietta. Prom 46 : Wednesday 20 August Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) i...

Please see the previous post for Monday's Prom (no. 24, I can't wait!). Below are this week's Proms recommendations... Prom 26 : Tuesday 5 August Late night Prom commencing at 10.15pm. The King's Singers return to the Proms to celebrate their 40 th Anniversary with a variety of English and French folk songs. Not to be missed! Prom 27 : Wednesday 6 August Includes Stravinsky's Violin Concerto and Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte . Prom 28 : Thursday 7 August Includes Smetena's Má vlast - Vltava and Dvorak's Symphony no. 8. Prom 30 : Friday 8 August Late night Prom commencing at 10pm. John Adams' The Chairman Dances and music by Bernstein and Ellington. Happy listening!