BBC Proms - Prog Rock at the Proms - 7:00 pm Friday, July 24 on BBC Four

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Prog Rock at the Proms
Season 1, Episode 1

Classical arrangements of music by ELP, Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Yes and more, in a rock-classical crossover performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra alongside a group of rock veterans. Presented by Stuart Maconie from the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Robert Ames, Guy Garvey, Jane Weaver, Gruff Rhys, Carl Palmer, Peter Hammill. ELP/Copland, arr Robert Ames: Fanfare for the Common Man. Jethro Tull, arr Sam Gale: Out Bloody Rageous Pt 1. Genesis, arr Adam Dennis: A Trick of the Tail. Genesis, arr Sam Gale: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe). Renaissance, arr Christian Balvig: Northern Lights. Moody Blues, arr Fiona Brice: Nights in White Satin. Van der Graaf Generator, arr Adam Dennis: Refugees. Yes, arr Chaines: And You And I; Close to the Edge; Siberian Khatru. Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells Pt 1 - excerpts. Interval. ELP, arr Robert Ames Karn: Evil; First Impression Part 2. Osibisa, arr Christian Balvig: Komfo 5. Frank Zappa, arr Christian Balvig: Peaches En Regalia. Focus, arr Christian Balvig: Sylvia. King Crimson, arr Fiona Brice: 21st Century Schizoid Man; I Talk to the Wind; Court of the Crimson King. Jethro Tull: Reasons for Waiting. Genesis, arr Fiona Brice: Entangled. Gentle Giant, arr Sam Gale: On Reflection. Incredible String Band, arr Christian Balvig: Maker of Islands. Pink Floyd, arr Fiona Brice: Great Gig In the Sky. Supertramp, arr Christian Balvig: Crime of the Century. ELP/ Mussorgsky, arr Robert Ames: Great Gate of Kiev

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Cast & Crew

Stuart Maconie (Presenter)

Matthew Amos (Director)

Rebecca Mounsey (Producer)

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Did You Know..

Stuart Maconie (Presenter)

Born: August 13, 1960 in Whiston, Lancashire

Best Known For: His prolific work on Radio Two

Early-life: Born 1960 in Wigan, Lancashire. Developed a passion for music after his mum took him to see the Beatles at the age of three. In his teens he performed with a band called Mammoth Frog, was a devoted reader of the New Musical Express and happy to prove his father wrong when he told his son: 'you'll never get a job listening to music.' In 1983, Maconie got an English degree from Edge Hill College, Liverpool. Worked at Courtaulds mill in Bolton before going on to lecture at Skelmersdale College. Later he sent a music review to the NME and they were so impressed he was offered a job as a correspondent.

Career: As a music journalist, Maconie has written for Q magazine, Elle, Mojo and was an assistant editor on the NME. Has hosted several shows for BBC Radio Two, including Stuart Maconie's Critical List, 7 Days That Rocked the World, Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches, and deputises for Johnnie Walker on Drivetime. Also presents BBC Six Music's Freak Zone and often features on Radio Four's Saturday Review and Front Row. Has published the memoir, Cider with Roadies and the Blur biography 3982 Days. In 2001, he was voted Sony Music Broadcaster of the Year. He made his Edinburgh Fringe debut the same year, collaborating with fellow writers Andrew Collins and David Quantick on the show Lloyd Cole Knew My Father, which later became a Radio Two series.

Quote: 'Every corner of my house is full of CDs. Not even good ones. It's a problem everyone gets.'

Matthew Amos (Director)

Rebecca Mounsey (Producer)

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