For the first time, the BBC Proms in the Park event is going urban. Last year, the concert was staged to great acclaim in Manchester Cathedral gardens. But in a demonstration of its growth and popularity, the event - now in its tenth year - on 10 September comes live from Heaton Park in north Manchester. Heaton Park - the largest municipal park in Europe - promises to offer the perfect setting for visitors to relax, picnic and take in the electrifying atmosphere of what promises to be a fantastic evening. Against a backdrop of the newly-restored Heaton Hall, landscaped gardens and some of the finest views across the Pennines, the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic Orchestra will close their 70th anniversary year performing a host of classics. On radio and TV
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The concert will be hosted by BBC GMR’s Heather Stott, and as in previous years there will be a live TV link-up to the Royal Albert Hall in London, for the Last Night of The Proms, giving the audience the chance to sing along to the traditional sequence of songs before a spectacular fireworks display. Televised highlights of all five Proms in the Park will be shown as part of BBC1 and BBC2's live coverage of the Last Night of the Proms, and the entire Manchester concert will go out live on BBC GMR. [If you want to listen online, click on the 'BBC Local Radio - Listen Live' link on the right hand side of the page] Concert performers The BBC Philharmonic will be conducted by Stephen Bell, and 18-year-old singing sensation Hayley Westenra will perform tracks from her latest album. She will also sing classical favourites like Ave Maria and Puccini’s O mio babbino caro. BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist, euphonium virtuoso David Childs is another star attraction on the night, and he will play his own orchestration of the Carnival of Venice. Local performers Duel, Aquarelle and Chetham’s School will also perform on stage pre-concert. Rousing finale The concert programme will include Shostakovich’s Festival Overture, extracts from Walton’s Henry V, the finale of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Flight of the Bumble Bee. After the interval the BBC Philharmonic will play extracts from Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila as well as the rousing Dambusters March by Coates. As the Last Night reaches its climax the BBC Philharmonic will leave the stage, and the choir (The Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus) will sing along via live TV link up to the London performances of Last Night favourites: Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and the National Anthem (programme subject to change). Car Parking The main public car parks for Proms In The Park are: - The South Car Park - accessed off Sheepfoot Lane (A6044)
- The Papal Field Car Park - accessed off Bury Old Rd (A665)
- There will be a parking charge of £1 per car.
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