Category: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Proms
Date: 06.06.2005
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in the Park is delighted
to announce that G4 have been added to the line-up
for its tenth anniversary celebrations in Hyde Park, London on Saturday 10
September.
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The four classically trained singers will join host
Terry Wogan and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra on
stage for the popular outdoor extravaganza, alongside top-selling Italian
tenor Andrea Bocelli, teenage violin sensation Nicola
Benedetti and the Royal Choral Society.
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With their original operatic take on well-known pop
classics including Bohemian Rhapsody and Everybody Hurts, G4 have developed
a huge fanbase following their performances on TV's The X Factor.
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Since then, the singers - who trained at London's Guildhall
School of Music and Drama - have toured the UK and seen their debut
album reach number one.
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G4 say: "We are delighted to be taking part in such
a great event on its tenth anniversary year. We have always watched
the Proms and it is a dream come true to perform at Proms in the Park
in front of 40,000 people.
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"This year has been truly amazing for us and this
is just the icing on the cake."
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The afternoon entertainment in Hyde Park is presented
by Radio 2's Ken Bruce and features Queen tribute band
Gary Mullen and The Works, Canadian folk group La Bottine
Souriante and swing classics from Clare Teal
and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band.
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Over the past ten years, Proms in the Park has established
itself as an integral part of both the traditional Last Night of the
Proms celebrations, and of the London social calendar.
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The idea of holding an additional Prom in Hyde Park,
to complement the events taking place at the Royal Albert Hall, was
born out of a wish to extend the magic of the Last Night of the Proms
to the widest possible audience.
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The event has since grown to be a nationwide extravaganza
with up to five cities taking part at a time, plus a family event in
Hyde Park on the Sunday.
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In 2005, there will again be events in London, Belfast,
Swansea, Glasgow and Manchester, plus even more opportunities to join
in via the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Screens in cities including Liverpool, Hull and Birmingham.
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In total, almost a million people have passed through
the gates at venues across the country.
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Also for the first time, all the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ orchestras will
be taking part in the Last Night celebrations across the five park locations
and the Royal Albert Hall.
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This year also marks the centenary of Henry Wood's
much loved Fantasia on British Sea-Songs, an integral part of the Last
Night experience and a key feature of the Proms in the Park events.
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Originally written to celebrate the centenary of the
Battle of Trafalgar, the sequence this year sees the restoration of
Henry Wood's original naval bugle-calls, which will provide the link
between the park event in each nation and the Royal Albert Hall.
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Listings information
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Location: Hyde Park, London.
Gates open: 4.00pm; entertainment
on stage from 5.30pm.
Tickets: Β£20 (under-threes
free).
Telephone booking: 0870 899
8100 (24 hours national rate, Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable) and (after
14 June) from the Royal Albert Hall on 020 7589 8212 (9.00am-9.00pm,
Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable).
Online booking: bbc.co.uk/proms,
(Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable).
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Notes to Editors
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Family Prom in the Park - Sunday 11 September
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The Hyde Park festivities continue on Sunday 11 September
with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Family Prom in the Park: Around the World in 80 Minutes
with Blue Peter.
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Blue Peter presenters Konnie Huq and
Matt Baker take the audience on a worldwide musical
journey in celebration of the centenary of author Jules Verne and his
fantasy Around the World in 80 Days.
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On stage, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
performs along with artists from around the world and there is spectacular
footage on the big screens to set the scene.
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Location: Hyde Park, London.
Gates open: 3.30pm; entertainment
on stage from 4.30pm; approximate end 6.45pm.
Tickets: Β£14
(adults) Β£9 (children 3-16) under-threes free).
Telephone booking: 0870 899
8001 (24 hours national rate, Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable) and (after
13 June) from the Royal Albert Hall on 020 7589 8212 (9.00am-9.00pm,
Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable).
Online booking: bbc.co.uk/proms
(Β£2.25 transaction fee applicable).
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Lloyds TSB
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Hyde Park concerts are event-sponsored by Lloyds TSB.
The new two-year relationship is part of a wider deal which also includes
a ticket sponsorship scheme, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Intro, for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms and
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Orchestras.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Screens
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The Big Screens is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ project which began in 2003
and enables mobile broadcasts of music, sport and national events to
be brought to outdoor audiences nationwide.
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Broadcast details
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in the Park is broadcast live across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio and Television.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 broadcasts live coverage from Hyde Park,
and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales, Scotland, Ulster and GMR (Manchester) will
broadcast their local events.
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Televised highlights of all five Proms in the Park events
will be shown as part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TWO's live coverage of the
Last Night of the Proms, and the second half of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Family Prom
in the Park will broadcast live on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TWO.
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Digital TV viewers can press the Red button to access
an interactive TV service for the Last Night of the Proms on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE
and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TWO. The interactive service will also enable digital TV viewers
to access programme notes for the concert in the Royal Albert Hall and
live footage from Proms in the Park concerts.
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in the Park website also provides full
details and booking facilities for each concert at bbc.co.uk/proms/pitp.
