:00:37. > :00:43.The flags are out, the stage is set, the hall is packed. Welcome to the
:00:43. > :00:47.Last Night of the Proms 2011. Good evening. Tonight is the climax of
:00:47. > :00:52.the world's greatest music festival. Two months of fabulous music-making
:00:52. > :00:56.by thousands of musicians from all around the world. As always, there
:00:56. > :01:01.are Last Night celebrations all around the country. 40,000 people
:01:01. > :01:06.are just across the road in Hyde Park. In Northern Ireland, at
:01:06. > :01:10.Bangor in County Down, there are 5,000 people in the grounds of the
:01:10. > :01:14.castle there. In Scotland, for the second year running, Dundee will be
:01:14. > :01:19.joining the party with a celebration concert in Caird Hall.
:01:19. > :01:24.For the first time this year, an artist from the Park is playing in
:01:24. > :01:31.the Hall. The international renowned Chinese pianist, Lang Lang
:01:31. > :01:41.enthralled the huge audience at Hyde Park with his keyboard-playing
:01:41. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :03:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:03:52. > :03:56.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Lang Lang will be performing here
:03:56. > :04:01.in just a few moments. Now, as well as the events in the Parks, there
:04:01. > :04:07.are big screens all around the country. The Last Night is being
:04:07. > :04:11.seen on television across the globe, including Australia, New Zealand,
:04:11. > :04:14.Canada and South Africa. If you would like to follow any of the
:04:14. > :04:24.Proms in the Parks events at home, press the red button on your remote
:04:24. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:33.control. Later, we will bring all the Parks and the Hall together.
:04:33. > :04:37.Now, here in the Hall, because of the reception given to both
:04:37. > :04:41.soloists in the first half, we are running behind and the stage is not
:04:41. > :04:51.quite ready. We have a chance to hear more music from Hyde Park.
:04:51. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:27.# Dawn's promising skies # Petals on a pool drifting
:05:27. > :05:37.# Imagine these in one pair of eyes # And this is my beloved
:05:37. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:48.# Strange spice from the south # Honey through the comb sifting
:05:48. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:01.# Imagine these in one eager mouth # And this is my beloved
:06:01. > :06:11.# And when he speaks # And when he talks to me
:06:11. > :06:21.# Music! Mystery! # And when he moves
:06:21. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:30.# And when he walks with me # Paradise comes suddenly near
:06:30. > :06:38.# All that can stir # All that can stun
:06:38. > :06:48.# All that's for the heart's lifting
:06:48. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:03.# Imagine these in one perfect one # And this is my beloved
:07:03. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:41.# Imagine these in one perfect one # And this is my beloved
:07:41. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :08:01.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Katherine Jenkins in Hyde Park
:08:01. > :08:06.singing And This Is My Beloved from Kismet. Back here, on stage, you
:08:06. > :08:10.can see the combined forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC
:08:10. > :08:15.Symphony Chorus. Shortly, they will be joined by tonight's conductor,
:08:15. > :08:21.Edward Gardner, conducting his first-ever Last Night. As we saw a
:08:21. > :08:27.few minutes ago, Lang Lang has already had a busy night making
:08:27. > :08:32.that mad dash to the Royal Albert Hall to play Liszt's First Piano
:08:32. > :08:38.Concerto. He is going to raise the curtain with Chopin's Grand
:08:39. > :08:48.Polonaise brillante. It is the perfect piece for Lang Lang. It is
:08:49. > :08:57.
:08:57. > :09:01.fiendishly difficult and it is The orchestra on stage now, the BBC
:09:01. > :09:09.Symphony Orchestra. They are the mainstay of the Proms. They are
:09:09. > :09:12.making their annual appearance at the Last Night of the Proms. An
:09:13. > :09:16.extraordinary evening it has been already. The BBC Symphony Orchestra
:09:16. > :09:26.have already performed 12 concerts this season. Some of the highlights
:09:26. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:37.have included large scale works. As I say, the Last Night of the Proms
:09:37. > :09:43.is all about the atmosphere and the party in the Hall. Flags from many
:09:43. > :09:49.nations waving. A great atmosphere, a great feeling of celebration. And
:09:49. > :09:54.all of them hugely looking forward to hearing Lang Lang perform Chopin.
:09:54. > :10:04.There he is with the conductor tonight, Edward Gardner. Time for
:10:04. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:10:56. > :11:06.Chopin's Grand Polonaise brillante. MUSIC: "Grande Polonaise Brillante"
:11:06. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :19:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:19:44. > :19:48.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The crowd go wild once more for
:19:48. > :19:54.Lang Lang, performing Chopin's Grand Polonaise brillante with the
:19:54. > :19:59.BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner. That is Shelagh
:19:59. > :20:04.Cohen who was presenting Lang Lang with his Last Night gift from the
:20:04. > :20:14.Prommers. She's been promming for more than 40 years. She met her
:20:14. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :24:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:24:44. > :24:54.husband in the queue! I wonder what CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:24:54. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:07.Lang Lang's encore was Liszt's Consolation No3. Wherever he goes,
:25:07. > :25:11.Lang Lang brings popstar glamour to is to take classical music, playing
:25:11. > :25:21.and listening, to a wider and younger generation. I think he
:25:21. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:34.manages to do just that. Our next piece is by the Australian-born
:25:34. > :25:38.pianist and composer, Percy Grainger. Grainger made his first
:25:38. > :25:45.visit to Scotland as part of a European Tour and he fell in love
:25:45. > :25:55.with the country. Grainger came across the Gaelic song, Mo Nighean
:25:55. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:18.Dubh - My Dark Haired Maiden. He Here comes Edward Gardner,
:26:18. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :29:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:29:31. > :29:41.performance of Grainger's My Dark # Dear Knockgowan and the view o't
:29:41. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:02.# Ne'er again we'll see, # O let me gang and tak' adieu o't, # Laoth ma
:30:02. > :30:04.
:30:04. > :30:14.chree (a term of endearment) wi' thee, # Mo nighean dubh, 'twas
:30:14. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:44.there we met, # And o! That hour is precious yet, # Love's teafu' smile
:30:44. > :30:54.frae thee. # That was sung by BBC Symphony
:30:54. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:00.Chorus. Their chorus master is Our next work has introduced
:31:00. > :31:03.hundreds of thousands of children to classical music. In the Young
:31:03. > :31:12.Person's Guide to the Orchestra, the composer, Benjamin Britten,
:31:12. > :31:18.takes us on a tour of the orchestra. He based the work on a simple
:31:18. > :31:23.hornpipe by Henry Purcell. It was composed after Britten had been
:31:23. > :31:33.asked to write a score for an educational film.
:31:33. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:46.It was conducted by Sir Malcolm First of all, let's hear them
:31:46. > :31:54.
:31:54. > :31:59.That was the original version. We are going to hear the work with a
:31:59. > :32:04.brand-new commentary, written by award-winning poet, Wendy Cope. She
:32:04. > :32:11.joins me now. What made you take this on? Well, I was asked to. I
:32:11. > :32:16.got an e-mail via somebody at my publishers asking if I was
:32:16. > :32:21.interested in doing it. My heart leapt. I was very pleased to be
:32:21. > :32:26.asked. I get offered various commissions. I don't always say
:32:26. > :32:32."yes". Sometimes I think this is not for me. Actually, when I got
:32:32. > :32:35.this one, I thought I am the right person to do this. I'm interested
:32:35. > :32:40.in classical music and I like Britten. I was a teacher for a long
:32:40. > :32:44.time. When I was working in primary schools, I did a lot of music
:32:44. > :32:48.teaching. Helping children to be interested in music and enjoy music
:32:48. > :32:52.is something very important to me. This seemed a very good commission
:32:52. > :32:58.for me. How have you changed the commentary? What have you done to
:32:58. > :33:02.it? Well, for one thing, it is in verse now, it rhymes. In some ways,
:33:02. > :33:06.what I have tried to do is include the information that was in the
:33:07. > :33:12.original commentary about what is going to happen. It seemed to me
:33:12. > :33:18.that that is what it had to do. There is an introduction and there
:33:18. > :33:21.is one at the end. There are certain constraints - one was time.
:33:21. > :33:25.It couldn't be too long. This programme is long enough already.
:33:25. > :33:29.It couldn't be too long. I have managed to name all the instruments
:33:29. > :33:34.in the different sections except when it got to the percussion.
:33:34. > :33:38.There are so many percussion instruments. It couldn't be longer.
:33:38. > :33:41.I just had to have a couple of lines saying I'm sorry I haven't
:33:41. > :33:45.got room for all of these! There is something very special about being
:33:45. > :33:49.here on a night like this, in this sort of atmosphere, with the noise
:33:50. > :33:54.and the mayhem. You are going to get your commentary out to so many
:33:54. > :33:57.new people? I was very excited about it being for the Last Night
:33:57. > :34:03.of the Proms. My mother used to go in for the ballot. I came a couple
:34:03. > :34:10.of times as a teenager. The last time I came I was in my 20s. I was
:34:10. > :34:16.going through a left-wing phase. When the time came to join in, it
:34:17. > :34:22.is irresistible! So it is an event that I love. I often watch it on
:34:22. > :34:27.television. We are looking forward to it very much. Jenny Agutter is
:34:27. > :34:30.going to be doing the narration? She was great in rehearsal. We are
:34:30. > :34:34.going to be - we are waiting for the conductor to come on to the
:34:34. > :34:37.stage. He is there! They are getting everything ready for the
:34:37. > :34:41.Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. It is a marvellous work.
:34:41. > :34:46.It is. I was at rehearsal this morning, and it is so - especially
:34:46. > :34:53.the last section - it is a really stirring piece and perfect for this
:34:53. > :34:57.occasion. Well, I think we can see from the stage that we are close to
:34:58. > :35:03.being ready for this new version of Britten's Young Person's Guide to
:35:04. > :35:08.the Orchestra. That is the leader, Andrew Haveron. Wendy, we know you
:35:08. > :35:13.as a very humorous poet. Are there any jokes in this? I hope it will
:35:13. > :35:19.get a couple of laughs. We will see. Excellent. We are looking forward
:35:19. > :35:25.to it very much indeed. The party continues at this Last Night of the
:35:25. > :35:30.Proms. My thanks to Wendy Cope. I hope you do enjoy this performance.
:35:30. > :35:35.There is Jenny Agutter to narrate Wendy's new commentary and with her,
:35:35. > :35:45.Edward Gardner, to perform the Orchestra with the BBC Symphony
:35:45. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:54.Our distant ancestors Our distant ancestors
:35:54. > :35:59.Experimented And pebbles, shells and sticks
:35:59. > :36:03.And heard the music of the wind and waves
:36:03. > :36:06.Eon followed eon Here we are
:36:06. > :36:09.We've learned a lot about the different ways
:36:09. > :36:13.To make exciting sounds and nowadays
:36:13. > :36:16.We've all the riches of the orchestra
:36:17. > :36:20.Percussion you can bang or brush or tap
:36:20. > :36:24.Instruments with strings to pluck or bow
:36:24. > :36:28.And some - the woodwind and the brass - to blow
:36:28. > :36:31.Each with a clever woman or a chap
:36:32. > :36:35.Who practised for long hours Year after year
:36:35. > :36:40.While they were growing up
:36:40. > :36:46.Their dedication deserves our gratitude and admiration
:36:47. > :36:56.And I suggest you give them all a cheer
:36:57. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:02.The poems nearly over
:37:02. > :37:05.Now they'll playa lovely tune by Henry Purcell who
:37:05. > :37:15.Was English and a great composer too
:37:15. > :37:16.
:37:17. > :37:21.Long dead Still entertaining us today
:37:22. > :37:25.First you'll hear it played by all the team
:37:25. > :37:29.Four groups of instruments together, then
:37:29. > :37:34.Each group will play the melody again
:37:34. > :37:44.You'll go out humming Henry Purcell's theme
:37:44. > :37:44.
:37:44. > :39:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:39:31. > :39:34.Now each instrument in turn Will play a variation
:39:34. > :39:37.On Purcell's theme to help you learn
:39:37. > :39:40.Enjoy your education Woodwind are the first to go
:39:40. > :39:44.The flute and then the piccolo The oboes and the clarinets
:39:44. > :39:50.Then everyone sits back and letsThe big boys have a chance to show
:39:50. > :40:00.What they can do Bassoons, they're low
:40:00. > :40:00.
:40:00. > :42:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:42:44. > :42:47.Now the strings, this part begins With music from the violins
:42:47. > :42:52.Next violas, then the cellos Followed by those grunty fellows
:42:52. > :43:02.Double basses, then, in sharpContrast, we hear the singing harp
:43:02. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :47:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:47:24. > :47:27.Now the brass The horns will start
:47:27. > :47:31.Then the trumpets stir the heart Next the trombones, long and thin
:47:31. > :47:35.Watch the slides go out and in.
:47:35. > :47:39.Tubas join in for a while Ah, tubas!
:47:39. > :47:49.Don't they make you smile?
:47:49. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :49:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:49:59. > :50:03.It's percussion time, here come The timpani, the big bass drum
:50:03. > :50:08.The xylophone will join the throng The castanets, the shining gong
:50:08. > :50:18.Plus some I haven't room to nameBut you will hear them, all the same
:50:18. > :50:18.
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:51:49. > :51:53.The orchestra, we've taken it apart And now were going to reassemble it
:51:53. > :51:56.That's not too hard They all know when to start
:51:57. > :52:01.And the conductor helps them out a bit
:52:01. > :52:04.They're going to play a fugue The piccolo
:52:04. > :52:08.Will pipe a theme and then you'll hear it played
:52:08. > :52:11.By other instruments Some high, some low
:52:11. > :52:15.They'll weave their voices into a brocade
:52:15. > :52:19.And then to add a further complication
:52:19. > :52:23.The brass play Purcell's theme Tunes dance around
:52:23. > :52:26.Each other in a final celebration
:52:26. > :52:36.Of all the riches of the world of sound.
:52:36. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :55:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:55:14. > :55:14.CHEERING AND
:55:14. > :55:23.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:55:23. > :55:23.Benjamin
:55:23. > :55:23.Benjamin Britten's
:55:23. > :55:32.Benjamin Britten's Young
:55:32. > :55:34.Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - formerly
:55:34. > :55:40.known as Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell. Performed
:55:40. > :55:44.by BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner. Jenny
:55:44. > :55:52.Agutter getting her special present from Steven Carpenter, a keen
:55:52. > :56:02.Prommer. There is Wendy Cope who wrote that new version of the
:56:02. > :56:11.
:56:11. > :56:16.narration. Very entertaining it was, Another extremely popular work here
:56:16. > :56:26.at the Last Night of the Proms. Jenny and Wendy leaving the stage
:56:26. > :56:31.
:56:31. > :56:34.In a few moments, tonight's conductor will be returning to the
:56:34. > :56:39.stage to lead everyone in the Hall and around the country in a
:56:39. > :56:44.singalong of numbers from musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein. This
:56:44. > :56:49.season began with the youngest ever soloist to appear on the First
:56:49. > :56:52.Night of the Proms with 19-year-old pianist Benjamin Grosvenor playing
:56:52. > :57:02.Liszt and Edward Gardner is the youngest conductor to take charge
:57:02. > :57:07.of the Last Night since Sir Henry Wood in 1895. At 36, Gardner is one
:57:07. > :57:10.of THE most in demand conductors of his generation. This is him in
:57:10. > :57:17.rehearsal at the English National Opera where he has been musical
:57:17. > :57:23.director for the past five years. He's a Royal Philharmonic Society
:57:23. > :57:25.and Olivier Awards winner. Last year he was appointed principal
:57:25. > :57:29.guest conductor at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. His
:57:29. > :57:34.job now is to host the last blast of what has been a fabulous summer
:57:34. > :57:38.of concerts in which, as well as Liszt, Brahms and Bartok, we heard
:57:38. > :57:44.the film music of Morricone, we had the first-ever Comedy Prom, songs
:57:44. > :57:54.from the Horrible Histories TV series and tunes from some of
:57:54. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:04.We are now waiting for him to come back to the stage with our soprano
:58:04. > :58:14.soloist, Susan Bullock, to get the party started. Here they are now.
:58:14. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:35.She promises a costume change. It Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
:58:35. > :58:41.I hope you are enjoying the concert so far. CHEERING Now is the time to
:58:41. > :58:44.say a big hello to everyone in the Hall.
:58:44. > :58:48.AUDIENCE: Hello! We've got many people around the country watching
:58:48. > :58:55.us. Let's say hello to all the people watching on big screens
:58:55. > :58:58.around the country. AUDIENCE: Hello! And literally
:58:58. > :59:07.millions listening and watching all around the world.
:59:07. > :59:13.AUDIENCE: Hello! And of course we have our wonderful
:59:13. > :59:21.Proms in the Park audiences, starting with Caird Hall in Dundee.
:59:21. > :59:31.AUDIENCE: Hello. Castle Park in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
:59:31. > :59:38.
:59:38. > :59:45.AUDIENCE: Hello! And in Wales the Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields in
:59:45. > :59:51.Caerphilly have been rained off! Of course, even more locally we can
:59:51. > :00:01.almost hear them - everyone in Hyde Park.
:00:01. > :00:16.
:00:16. > :00:23.So, let's all shout one "hello, Park" to all of them.
:00:23. > :00:27.AUDIENCE: Hello, Park. Hello, Hall! We were louder, I think. Now, last
:00:27. > :00:31.year, we had this wonderful rendition of You'll Never Walk
:00:31. > :00:38.Alone. Being quite competitive people, we decided we needed to
:00:38. > :00:48.sing two songs this year. Sue is going to help us all the way
:00:48. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :04:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:04:42. > :04:52.through. We will start with Climb # And don't be afraid
:04:52. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:06.# And the sweet, silver song of a lark
:05:06. > :05:11.# Walk on through the wind
:05:11. > :05:15.# Walk on through the rain
:05:15. > :05:23.# Though your dreams be tossed and blown
:05:23. > :05:27.# Walk on, walk on
:05:27. > :05:31.# With hope in your heart
:05:31. > :05:39.# And you'll never walk alone
:05:39. > :05:49.# You'll never walk alone
:05:49. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:19.# When you walk through a storm
:06:19. > :06:23.# Hold your head up high
:06:23. > :06:29.# And don't be afraid of the dark
:06:29. > :06:36.# At the end of the storm is a golden sky
:06:36. > :06:44.# And the sweet, silver song of a lark
:06:44. > :06:48.# Walk on through the wind
:06:48. > :06:52.# Walk on through the rain
:06:52. > :07:00.# Though your dreams be tossed and blown
:07:00. > :07:04.# Walk on, walk on
:07:04. > :07:08.# With hope in your heart
:07:08. > :07:17.# And you'll never walk alone
:07:17. > :07:27.# You'll never walk alone. #
:07:27. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:07.# You'll never walk alone. #
:08:07. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:26.APPLAUSE
:08:26. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:39.The
:08:39. > :08:40.The BBC
:08:40. > :08:43.The BBC Symphony
:08:43. > :08:48.The BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus and soprano, Susan
:08:48. > :08:51.Bullock, with a performance of two Rodgers & Hammerstein classics -
:08:51. > :09:01.Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music and You'll Never Walk
:09:01. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :15:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:15:26. > :15:36.Now I hope you are having a very nice time. But to be honest, I
:15:36. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :17:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:17:24. > :17:33.can't hear anything above the sound Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March
:17:33. > :17:40.No 1. Rather better known as Land of Hope and Glory. Susan Bullock is
:17:40. > :17:48.about to come to the stage, resplendent in the dress we have
:17:48. > :17:58.been promised, to sing Rule Britannia by Thomas Arne. Just take
:17:58. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :19:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:19:07. > :19:17.# When Britain first # Arose, arose
:19:17. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:23.# And guardian angels sang this strain
:19:23. > :19:28.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:19:28. > :19:34.# Britons never will be slaves
:19:34. > :19:39.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:19:39. > :19:49.# Britons never will be slaves
:19:49. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:56.# Still more majestic shalt thou rise
:19:56. > :20:02.# More dreadful from each foreign stroke
:20:02. > :20:10.# More dreadful from each foreign stroke
:20:10. > :20:15.# As the loud blast The blast that tears the skies
:20:15. > :20:20.# Serves but to root thy native oak
:20:20. > :20:25.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:20:25. > :20:30.# Britons never will be slaves
:20:30. > :20:36.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:20:36. > :20:46.# Britons never will be slaves
:20:46. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:54.# Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame
:20:54. > :21:04.# All their attempts to bend thee down
:21:04. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:17.# As the loud blast The blast that tears the skies
:21:17. > :21:23.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:21:23. > :21:29.# Britons never will be slaves
:21:29. > :21:35.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:21:35. > :21:45.# Britons never will be slaves
:21:45. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:26.# The Muses Still with Freedom found
:22:26. > :22:30.# Shall to thy happy coast repair
:22:30. > :22:38.# Shall to thy happy Happy coast repair
:22:38. > :22:42.# Bless'd isle with matchless With matchless beauty crown'd
:22:42. > :22:48.# And manly hearts to guard the fair
:22:48. > :22:56.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:22:57. > :23:01.# Britons never will be slaves
:23:01. > :23:06.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:23:06. > :23:16.# Britons never will be slaves. #
:23:16. > :23:22.
:23:22. > :23:28.APPLAUSE
:23:28. > :23:28.The
:23:28. > :23:28.The BBC
:23:28. > :23:32.The BBC Symphony
:23:32. > :23:38.The BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus and what a great
:23:38. > :23:46.sport, soprano, Susan Bullock, conducted by Edward Gardner, with
:23:46. > :23:53.Rule Britannia by Thomas Arne. Thomas Walton is presenting Susan
:23:53. > :23:58.with her gift. I know she was very much looking forward to finding out
:23:58. > :24:08.what the Prommers would give her. Now it is time for Edward Gardner
:24:08. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:37.to make his conductor's speech. You want me to talk?! OK. I think I
:24:37. > :24:41.get the message. You are warming up, which is a very good sign! So I
:24:41. > :24:50.want to start by saying a very, very big thank you to the thousands
:24:50. > :25:00.of wonderful artists we have had this year at the Proms.
:25:00. > :25:09.APPLAUSE And join me in thanking these two
:25:09. > :25:19.stars of the evening - Susan Bullock and Lang Lang.
:25:19. > :25:19.
:25:20. > :25:24.APPLAUSE The two wonderful groups of
:25:24. > :25:30.musicians behind me play such a fundamental and varied part in the
:25:30. > :25:40.Proms. Will you join me in congratulating the BBC Symphony
:25:40. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:22.And the BBC Symphony Orchestra. But of course none of this would
:26:22. > :26:27.have happened without the person whose bust stares down at us every
:26:27. > :26:33.evening in these Proms. Sir Henry Wood had this idea 117 years ago
:26:33. > :26:40.and it is remarkable it's continued. I think he would be thrilled that
:26:40. > :26:43.his vision of accessible yet challenging... I'm out. I'm back!
:26:43. > :26:47.Accessible and challenging programmes are still as varied and
:26:47. > :26:56.given to as wide an audience as they are today. Let's have three
:26:56. > :27:05.cheers for Sir Henry Wood. Hip-hip. AUDIENCE: Hooray. Hip-hip.
:27:05. > :27:10.AUDIENCE: Hooray. It's been another record year for Proms audiences. I
:27:10. > :27:17.want to say a very special... For the work that they have done... Not
:27:17. > :27:24.only for your ongoing support... Also for... You have raised. So far
:27:24. > :27:34.this year, you have managed to raise over �82,000 for musical
:27:34. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:58.charities. Congratulations to you. Oh! CHEERING Two microphones! I
:27:58. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:08.have made it! LAUGHTER One of your registered charities are the
:28:08. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:20.Musicians' Benevolent Fund. I want to thank you on two counts. To the
:28:20. > :28:25.
:28:25. > :28:31.Musicians' Benevolent Fund. Now let's think for a second about
:28:31. > :28:41.these audience figures from this year. There have been a 94% average
:28:41. > :28:43.
:28:43. > :28:53.attendance for all Proms which is extraordinary. APPLAUSE 52 concerts
:28:53. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:06.have been completely sold out. APPLAUSE And I think that is proof
:29:06. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :29:21.that... CHEERING Three microphones! LAUGHTER I think it is proof if
:29:21. > :29:25.ever proof were needed that music has this unique ability to inspire
:29:25. > :29:30.to unite, to console and to stimulate. I want to finish off by
:29:30. > :29:36.talking about the audience. It's you, the Proms audience, that need
:29:36. > :29:45.to have the biggest accolade. With your vociferous, passionate,
:29:45. > :29:49.sometimes unruly support... LAUGHTER You really guarantee that
:29:49. > :29:59.the Proms remain a cornerstone of our cultural identity in this
:29:59. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:12.country. Thank you all very much. Now tomorrow we are going to be
:30:12. > :30:16.getting on with our normal business of putting on concert series around
:30:16. > :30:25.the world and around the country, and in London. This orchestra will
:30:25. > :30:34.be embarking on a great Barbican series. English National Opera -
:30:34. > :30:38.anyone who cheers can have free tickets! CHEERING We will be
:30:38. > :30:43.opening our doors to two new productions. Music-making, live
:30:43. > :30:48.music is like a dynamo, the more we give, the more pleasure you get out
:30:48. > :30:53.of it and the more we give on top of that. I wonder if over the next
:30:53. > :30:57.ten months we can make a pact that will bring your extraordinary
:30:57. > :31:01.energy to everything else we are doing throughout the year and we
:31:01. > :31:11.will meet again and celebrate at 2012's Proms season. Thank you very
:31:11. > :31:33.
:31:33. > :31:43.much, ladies and gentlemen. # And did those feet
:31:43. > :31:51.
:31:51. > :32:01.# Walk upon # On England's pleasant
:32:01. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :33:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:33:01. > :33:11.# Shine forth # I will not cease
:33:11. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:31.# Nor shall my sword # In England's
:33:31. > :34:01.
:34:01. > :34:11.Sir Hubert Parry's classic hymn, Jerusalem and the words by William
:34:11. > :34:11.
:34:11. > :36:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:36:50. > :36:56.An arrangement of the National Anthem made by Benjamin Britten in
:36:56. > :37:00.1961. It was performed for the Queen in 1967 when she attended the
:37:00. > :37:05.opening of the snake maltings and apparently, she declared she had
:37:05. > :37:15.never before been so affected by the anthem adding, "I have heard it
:37:15. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:24.We are almost at the end of the Proms 2011. The 117th season of
:37:24. > :37:29.concerts fulfilling Sir Henry Wood's aim of providing music for
:37:29. > :37:37.the people at a price the people can afford. What a season it's been.
:37:37. > :37:42.What a night it's been! Edward Gardner, the youngest conductor at
:37:42. > :37:46.the Last Night since Sir Henry Wood did it for the first time. An
:37:46. > :37:51.extremely popular man tonight. He's done a great job and, as you can
:37:51. > :37:56.hear from the applause, everybody has had the best time. APPLAUSE
:37:56. > :38:06.Flags from all nations, the home nations of course - I have spotted
:38:06. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:19.them from Norway, Germany - even a In an evening full of tradition,
:38:19. > :38:20.there is just one more. Led by the Promenaders, the singing of Auld
:38:20. > :38:27.Lang Syne, which I suspect is pretty imminent. I do hope that you
:38:27. > :38:32.will be able to join in at home if you are watching. Perhaps you are
:38:32. > :38:42.watching in the Park, over the road in Hyde Park, or up in Scotland, or
:38:42. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :38:58.in Northern Ireland. They have been We have viewers in Canada,
:38:58. > :39:08.Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. And what I am hearing is
:39:08. > :39:12.
:39:12. > :39:17.that they have been having quite a I hope you have enjoyed tonight's
:39:17. > :39:21.concert at home as much as we have here. There were one or two
:39:21. > :39:25.problems with the sound so I must apologise. That is what happens.
:39:25. > :39:35.And as you can see, from the performance of Auld Lang Syne, no-
:39:35. > :39:59.
:39:59. > :40:09.# We'll take a cup # We'll take a cup
:40:09. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :40:33.So with that traditional farewell, we have come to the end of the Last
:40:33. > :40:37.Night of the Proms 2011. It has been a wonderful evening. I do hope
:40:38. > :40:44.you have enjoyed it. If tonight has whetted your appetite, you can
:40:44. > :40:47.enjoy live music across the BBC all year-round. There is a live
:40:47. > :40:51.classical concert every weekday evening on Radio 3. The Proms will