Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan 鈥� If You Could See Me Now

28 Jul 2024, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 28 Jul 2024 Next Event

Proms 2024 Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan 鈥� If You Could See Me Now

19:30 Sun 28 Jul 2024 Royal Albert Hall

The 麻豆约拍 Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan, with songs including 'If You Could See Me Now鈥� and 鈥楤roken-Hearted Melody鈥�.

Programme

- - Tadd Dameron
  - If You Could See Me Now
- - Jerome Kern
  - Nobody Else but Me
- - Fred Ahlert
  - Mean to Me
- - Don鈥檛 Be on the Outside
- - Johnny Green
  - Body and Soul
- - Thad Jones
  - Sarah Vaughan
  - Sassy鈥檚 Blues
- - Maurice Yvain
  - My Man (Mon homme)
- - I鈥檓 Gonna Live Till I Die
- - Vincent Youmans
  - Great Day
- - Barry Mann
  - Just a Little Lovin鈥� (Early in the Morning)
- - Billy Eckstine
  - Rhythm in a Riff
- - Ant么nio Carlos Jobim
  - Double Rainbow
- - Dizzy Gillespie
  - Interlude (A Night in Tunisia)

Performers

CHERISE
vocals
vocals
Lucy-Anne Daniels
vocals
vocals
Marisha Wallace
vocals
vocals
Lizz Wright
vocals
vocals
麻豆约拍 Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker
conductor
conductor
Clarke Peters
presenter
presenter

Composers

About This Event

The 麻豆约拍 Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century. Sarah Vaughan, born 100 years ago, spanned a range of genres, working with great musicians from Dizzy Gillespie to Michael Tilson Thomas. Her unparalleled vocal technique, which married operatic grandeur with the coolness of jazz, left audiences spellbound. The Proms presents an evening of songs made famous by Vaughan, including 鈥楳ean to Me鈥�, 鈥業f You Could See Me Now鈥� and 鈥楤ody and Soul鈥�.

There will be one interval

Broadcast live on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3

Broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Four and 麻豆约拍 iPlayer tonight

Image: Sarah Vaughan 漏麻豆约拍