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BBC Proms Out + About ConcertFree Public Classical Music Performances Around London on June 26
The BBC Proms Out + About concert will perform at multiple points around the city of London, for a full day of free classical music in public places.
Classical music lovers in London should mark their calendars for the BBC Proms Out + About concert on Thursday, June 26. On that day, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be serenading public venues with a 10-hour schedule of live music throughout the UK capital city, followed by an additional 2-hour concert at various locations within the British Museum. Because several of the venues selected throughout the city will host concerts simultaneously, the BBC advertises that the event will offer the public 17 hours of free music. A Tour of the CityThe venues aren't the typical concert halls. The jam-packed schedule includes many of the major landmarks of London, showcasing the capital as well as the musicians who make up the BBC Symphony Orchestra. From retail to hospitals to colleges to airports, the city of London is well-represented. The nomadic concert will start at 10:30am at Marks and Spencer, visit places such as the University College Hospital, Paddington Station, St. Paul's Covent Garden, the Leicester Square Underground Station, the Heathrow Airport and finally end up at 6:30pm at Habitat Regent Street. The ensembles at each venue will range from a percussion duo to a Palm Court orchestra and will include the BBC Symphony Orchestra Family Orchestra. The BBC provides an exact listing of the schedule:
6:00pm-8:00pm British Museum
Tune In: Pre-Concert Radio ShowLondoners will also have the chance to get the inside scoop on the BBC Proms Out + About event if they join the live audience for Tune In on Tuesday, June 24 at the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Maida Vale Studios in West London from 5-7pm. Not only will they hear free performances of works by Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Strauss, Bernstein and Eric Coates, but they will also be treated to further details on the Out + About event. The event should generate some interest in the upcoming BBC Proms, a 114-year-old classical music festival, sponsored by the BBC. The festival continues to be a main feature of the London summer, with the main events of the BBC Proms performed in the Royal Albert Hall. Sources"BBC Proms Out+About: 26 June 2008." BBC Music.
The copyright of the article BBC Proms Out + About Concert in Classical Music Performances is owned by Sarah Canice Funke. Permission to republish BBC Proms Out + About Concert in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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