Proms in the Park Milton Keynes
Saturday 21st July 2007
On the 21st of July, I went with my Dad and a friend, to an outdoor
Proms in the Park concert, in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. It was a
fantastic setting for an out door concert and picnic. The atmosphere was
lovely and relaxed, everybody was determined to enjoy themselves
whatever the weather was thinking of doing. We bought our own chairs and
umbrellas and refreshments.
The concert included some famous tunes from composers like Elgar, Arne
and Tchaikovsky, also there was a special guest appearance by G4, Jon,
Ben, Mike and Matt who were originally X Factor winners in 2004, they
sang some popular classical pieces, supported by The London Gala
Orchestra with Stephen Bell conducting. They were very good, this
evening was their penultimate performance together, before they split up
to go their separate ways.
Juliette Pochin sang exquisitely, (she has appeared with Hayley Westenra
for the charity Global Angels for whom she is an ambassador) She can be
heard on the soundtracks of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Star
Wars.
We listened to lots of pomp and Circumstance pieces of music. It was
loud, and great fun Luckily, the weather there wasn’t as bad as we had
been having the week before the concert, (thank goodness!) But it did
rain quite heavily at the start. There were some classic pieces of music
like The Bohemian Rhapsody, Nessun Dorma, The Hornpipe, Jerusalem, The
Crown Imperial March and of course, Rule Britannia.
At the end, there was a massive laser light display which pierced the
night sky with ultra bright beams and patterns of light. there were also
lots of spectacular fireworks, also for the 1812 overture there were
sixteen cannons each signifying and underlining the crushing defeat
which we inflicted upon Napoleon's grand army.
The artillery used could have fired cannonballs each weighing 8 pounds
at targets well over a mile away, though for the performance on this
occasion they were firing pads of wadding made up of compressed grass.
The sound effects and the acrid smell of the discharged gunpowder filled
the air.
My 10 most favourite pieces of music of the evening
La Donna Mobile - Verdi Act III Sung by G4
Jupiter from the Planets - Gustav Holst
The Chorus of Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco - Verdi
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka - Johann Strauss II
Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini
Crown Imperial March - Walton
Rule Britannia - Arne arr Sargent
Jerusalem - Parry
Bohemian Rhapsody -Freddie Mercury Queen
1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
