NEPAC Presents Last Night of the Proms
Date: 17 October 2009
Approx Start Time: 6.00 PM Doors
Prices: £ 27, £23, £19, £15, £13
The North East's original and favourite Proms concert returns to the City Hall.
This year's 20th North East Last Night of the Proms will be held at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday 17th October 2009. Please can we ask that all patrons are seated by 6.55pm at the latest.
Featuring Janice Cairns, Suzanne Manuel, Blake Ficher, James Cleverton, Graeme Danby, conductor David Haslam with Violinist Bradley Creswick.
Choral Societies - Bishop Wearmouth, Hexham and Ryton Orchestra - English Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Haslam
This years programme has been confirmed.
First half
Coronation Anthem - I was Glad - (Parry) - Choir Eben ne andro lontana - (Catalani - La Wally) - Janice La donna e mobile - (Verdi - Rigoletto) - Blake Perpetuum mobile - (Strauss) - Orchestra If I were a rich man - (Bock - Fiddler on the Roof) - Graeme Schindler's List - (Williams) - Bradley Un bel di - (Puccini - Madama Buttterfly) - Suzanne Largo al factotum - (Rossini - Barber of Seville) - Jim
1812 Overture - with Geordie Cannons - (Tchaikovsky) - Orchestra
Interval
Radetsky March - (Strauss)
You'll never walk alone - (Rogers - Carousel) - Janice Skye boat song/Danny Boy - (trad. arr Carl Jenkins) - Choir La ci darem la mano - (Mozart - Don Giovanni) - Suzanne and Graeme Gipsy music - Bradley and friends Au fond du temple saint - (Pearl Fishers - Bizet) - Jim and Blake
The History of the North East Proms
The very first North East last Night of the Proms was staged in 1989 by George and Rosalynde Walker to thank Professor Stephen Proctor and his team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Newcastle Upon Tyne. The idea was for a one off concert and the monies raised from the sale of the tickets would be donated to the Marrow Transplant 2000 campaign. George asked Benjamin Luxon, the acclaimed Baritone, old friend and University colleague, if he would perform. Ben said that he would and the arrangements were made for an evening of music and song following the theme of the Last Night of the Proms at the Albert Hall.
The tickets sold very quickly and the night was a resounding success; ending with cries from the audience of 'another night next year please'. So plans were made to put in place an annual event for the people of the North East and a way to raise money for Cancer Research at the RVI Hospital Newcastle. The Charity NEPAC (the North East Promenaders Against Cancer) was formed shortly after and is now proud to have Benjamin Luxon, Janice Cairns and Sir Thomas Allen as patrons.
In 1999 NEPAC celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special concert held on the 16th October. Since its beginnings in 1989 the Charity has raised over £800, 000 pounds which has been dispersed to cancer related research, charities and hospices across the UK. NEPAC has reached the 1 million mark and hope to add to that this year.
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