BBC WALES has confirmed that BBC Proms in the Park will be held in Swansea on Saturday September 12, part of a UK-wide celebration of the Last Night of the Proms 2015.
Concluding a Proms season which includes five performances at the Royal Albert Hall, the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales prepare to come home and go alfresco.
Rhodri Talfan Davies, BBC Cymru Wales Director, said: “BBC Proms in the Park is well-loved here in Wales by both audiences and performers. The thrill of hearing a world class orchestra in a beautiful open-air setting as night falls is not to be missed.”
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development and Regeneration, said: “We’re delighted that Proms in the Park is returning to Swansea. It’s a wonderful showcase for this beautiful city and its cultural events, and we look forward to welcoming visitors to hear the fantastic line-up of music on offer.
“The Proms, along with the Wales National Airshow and Summer in Singleton concerts, is one of the highlights of our varied and bustling Enjoy Swansea events programme. Its return here for the eleventh time shows huge confidence in Swansea as a city that’s well-equipped to host major events of this calibre.”
Thousands of music lovers thronged to Singleton Park last year to hear internationally acclaimed Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, celebrated violinist Jennifer Pike and singer-songwriter Casi from Bangor perform with the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales under the baton of conductor Tecwyn Evans.
Concert buffs and first time Prommers are all invited to bring picnics, deck chairs and flags to celebrate the Last Night of the Proms in the magnificent Singleton Park. The evening will end with fireworks and the traditional Last Night medley of sing-a-long numbers, joining with the audience at the Royal Albert Hall and with parks across the UK.
The BBC Proms is the world’s largest classical music festival, with 92 events in 2015 across eight weeks. The Last Night of the Proms radiates out from the Royal Albert Hall to embrace all four nations of the UK on Saturday September 12, with Last Night events in Hyde Park, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
To keep up to date with event news including artist and ticket details, please go online at bbc.co.uk/promsinthepark
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