Last Night at the Proms from around the UK BBC Proms

of the globe and audiences packing the Royal Albert Hall, it?s been

And now with the world?s biggest music festival

over for another year, what better way to end the summer than with the

Welcome to the best of BBC Proms in the Park 2014!

I am here in Swansea. Isn't it brilliant. I just want to look good!

Waving their flags. It is such a fantastic thing. ? Pork

pie? Proms in the Park. This crowd are crazy! 60,000 people

wanted tick kepts just because we were here!

-- tickets. For the next 90 minutes,

we?ll be bringing you some fantastic performances

from the Proms in the Park celebrations all around the UK ? and

it?s certainly an all-star line up! I?m here at in Singleton Park

in Swansea, and the crowds have arrived in their

thousands to see the incomparable bass-baritone Bryn Terfel

and violin virtuoso, Jennifer Pike. Prv

# Prepare with unbearable sorrow # To run with the brave dare not go.

# Set against the spectacular backdrop

of the Titanic Visitor?s Centre in Belfast, the audience will be

entertained by the ever popular BBC Young Musician 2014

winner Martin James Bartlett, while Strictly Come Dancing?s Anton

and Erin bring a bit Leading the festivities on

Glasgow Green are Katherine Jenkins They?re joined by the Winner

of the 2014 BBC Scotland?s Young Traditional Musician of the Year,

Robyn Stapleton. The party certainly wouldn?t be

complete without joining Not to be outdone, they have a

star-studded evening in store too! Soweto Kinch has found himself

a great spot in the crowd! Yes there's a great atmosphere

here in Hyde Park. There are literally Prommers for

as far as the eye can see and I've They're all here for one reason -

to see some world class artists. South African sensation

Pumeza Matshikiza. Vittorio Grigolo. Internationally

renowned singer-songwriter And

of course don?t forget your dancing shoes as funk masters Earth, Wind

and Fire round up the proceedings. So,

it?s time to get the music started! Just yesterday he was

on the stage at the Vienna State Opera performing in

The Flying Dutchman, but he caught the early flight back this morning

especially to be here in Swansea. A Proms regular and one of the

world?s great singers, it?s a real # Oh give me a home

where the buffalo roam # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

coudy all day # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

cloudy all day # How often at night

when the heavens are bright # With the light

from the glittering stars # Have I stood there amazed

and asked as I gazed # If their glory exceeds

that of ours # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

cloudy all day # Oh give me a land where

the bright diamond sand # Flows leisurely down

in the stream # Where the graceful white swan

goes gliding along # Then I would not exchange

my home on the range # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

cloudy all day # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

cloudy all day. # # Where the deer

and the antelope play # Where seldom is heard

a discouraging word # And the skies are not

cloudy all day. # What a reaction

from the crowd here in Swansea to Glasgow Green was at the heart

of the Commonwealth Games this summer, and tonight it plays host

to Scotland's Proms in the Park. There, celebrating her 10th year

as a recording artist, # Sanctus,

Sanctus # Pleni sunt coeli

et terra gloria tua # Sanctus,

Sanctus # Pleni sunt coeli

et terra gloria tua # Hosanna

Hosanna in excelsis! # Benedictus qui venit in nomine

Nomine Domini # Sanctus

Sanctus # Pleni sunt coeli

et terra gloria tua # Hosanna

# Sanctus Sanctus, a new interpretation

of Elgar's Nimrod arranged It's Proms in the Park favourite,

Alfie Boe. this next song is from an opera

called Rigoletto. It is about a woman who has lost her mobile phone!

E' sempre misero Chi a lei s'affida,

Chi a le confida, Mal cauto il core!

Pur mai non sentesi Felice appieno

Chi su quel seno, Non liba amore!

La donna mobile Qual piuma al vento,

Muta d'accento E di pensier,

E di pensier! Alfie Bowe bringing a cheeky

flourish there. He was accompanied by the Ulster Orchestra.

Know earlier this afternoon, as the crowds flocked to Hyde Park, Soweto

met up with Rufus Wainwright who made his Proms debut a few days

earlier. Great to meet you. Welcome to the Proms in the park. After your

performance, how do you think tonight is going to compare It has

different challenge, the size of the crowd. And also that you don't have

the acoustics of the Albert Hall to play with, as much, but other than

that it is going to be, I think it will be brave. I love playing Hyde

Park, and they have told me some people are coming. So, I am excited.

What a beautiful evening in the park.

# No matter how strong I'm gonna take you down

# With one little stone I'm gonna break you down

# And see what you're worth What you're really worth to me

# Dinner at eight was okay Before the toast full of gleams

# It was great until those old magazines

# Got us started up again Actually it was probably me again

# That I've always been the one who must go

# That I've always been the one told to flee

# When it fact you were the one long ago

# Actually in the drifting white snow

# So put up your fists and I'll put up mine

# No running away from the scene of the crime

# Somewhere near the end of the world

# Somewhere near the end of our lives

# But 'til then no, Daddy, don't be surprised

# If I wanna see the tears in your eyes

# Then I know it had to be long ago Actually in the drifting white snow

# You loved me No matter how strong

# I'm gonna take you down With one little stone

# I'm gonna break you down And see what you're worth

APPLAUSE Thank you so much.

Singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainright ? a rare and unique talent.

Still to come in the programme, we join vocal forces with the Royal

Albert Hall for the traditional sing-a-long, Anton and Erin weave

their magic in Belfast and in Hyde Park Earth, Wind and Fire take us

BBC Proms in the Park is the perfect place to shine the spotlight

on new and emerging talent, and we're about to hear a rising star.

21-year-old Bangor born singer-songwriter Casi is one

of 12 Welsh artists who are part of the Horizons project ?

a joint initiative between BBC Cymru Wales and the Welsh Arts Council.

The idea is to showcase Welsh talent for as wide an audience

as possible and you don't get a better platform than this.

# Does dim gwahaniaeth, rhwng nos a dydd

# Dydy pethau ddim yn gorfod bod fel hyn

# Pam ein bod ni?n cael ein hela, Ein hela

# Dal i redeg nerth ein traed ond dydy pethau byth yn gwella,

# A camu'n dawel, rhag gwneud gormod o swn,

# Camu'n dawel, tra'n teithio drwy mwg,

# Ceisio cysgu ond methu cysgu chwaith

# Gafael yn fy llaw, dydy pethau ddim yn gorfod bod fel hyn

# Nid anifeiliiliad ydym ni, pam ein bod ni'n cael ein hela,

# Yn dal i redeg nerth ein traed, Ond dydy pethau byth yn gwella,

# Yn nyfnder y glesni y mae gobaith i bob un,

# Y a phan bydd drysau'r wawr yn agor

# Mi gei di fod yn chdi dy hun ohh mi gei di fod yn chdi dy hun

# Gafael yn fy llaw, dydy pethau ddim yn gorfod bod fel hyn. #

Casi, with her unique blend of folk pop performing

for the first time with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to present the Final of

BBC Young Musician and witness the spectacular winning performance

With a diary chock full of concert engagements already, tonight Martin

performs in front of a huge audience at Belfast's Titanic Slipway.

MUSIC: Rhapsody In Blue By George Gershwin

The astonishing talent that is Martin James Bartlett and

2014 saw Robyn Stapelton named as BBC Scotland's Young Traditional

Here she is with the folk song Bonny Woodhall.

# Down by yon green bushes, near Calder's clear stream

# Where me and my Annie so often have been

# Oh the hours that flew past us, right happy were we

# It was little she thought that a soldier I'd be

# And its farewell to Annie, for I must away

# The king he needs soldiers, and I must obey

# But if providence proves kind, love, then when I return

# I will wed with my Annie near Calder's clear burn

# On the 14th of August, Our regiment was lost

# And a ball from the enemy, Our lines came across

# Oh it struck me in the temple and the blood trickled down

# I reeled and I staggered, And I fell to the ground

# Come here, said our Captain, Come here with good speed

# For I fear by this bullet, Young Dinsmore lies dead

# Two men with a stretcher, Did quickly prepare

# And they carried me away to a hospital bed

# Cold water and brandy, They poured out so free

# They turned me all over, My wounds for to see

# But if I had my Annie, To bind up my wounds

# One kiss from her sweet lips, Would soon deaden the stoon

# And it's when I am weary, And think on Langsine

# When I was a miner, And wrought in the mine

# Oh the tears they do trickle, And down they do fall

# Like the roses that bloom, around Bonny Woodhall. #

Robyn Stapleton with a mesmerising rendition of

Bonny Woodhall performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,

It's been an exceptional year for South African soprano

Raised in the townships in Cape Town, Pumeza first heard opera

From that moment she had a hunger to discover more.

2014 saw her release her debut album which boasts a mix of operatic arias

# O mio babbino caro Mi piace, e bello bello

# Vo'andare in Porta Rossa A comperar l'anello!

# Si, si, ci voglio andare! E se l'amassi indarno

# Andrei sul Ponte Vecchio Ma per buttarmi in Arno!

# Mi struggo e mi tormento O Dio! Vorrei morir!

# Babbo, pieta, pieta! Babbo, pieta, pieta!

A breath-taking performance by Pumeza Matshikiza of the aria O Mio

charismatic American tenor, Noah Stewart, takes on the role of the

love-stuck Freddie from the musical My Fair Lady.

# I have often walked down this street before

# But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before.

# All at once am I Several stories high.

# Knowing I'm on the street where you live.

# Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?

# Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?

# Does enchantment pour Out of ev'ry door?

# No, it's just on the street where you live!

# That any second you may suddenly appear!

# People stop and stare They don't bother me

# For there's no where else on earth that I would rather be

# Let the time go by I won't care if I

# Can be here on the street where you live

# That any second you may suddenly appear!

# People stop and stare They don't bother me

# For there's no where else on earth that I would rather be

# Let the time go by I won't care if I

# Can be here on the street where you live. #

APPLAUSE. A real crowd pleaser that one, tenor

Noah Stewart with On the Street Where You Live.

Earlier in the programme, we heard the win over this year's BBC young

musician. Martin James Bartlett. Our next performer took that title back

in 2002, when she was just 12 in a performance that still dazzles.

Jennifer Pike is still only 24, but she is regarded as one of the most

outstanding violinists of her generation.

MUSIC: Banjo Fiddle by William Kroll.

APPLAUSE. A real treat there from Jennifer

Pike. Banjo and Fiddle by William Kroll with the BBC National

Orchestra of Wales. Here at Hyde Park we are about to

listen to the most famous song from Leonard Bernstein's famous musical

West Side Story. I can't wait to hear this. It promises to be a bit

special. # Only you, you're the only thing

I'll see forever. # In my eyes in my words and in

everything I do. # Nothing else but you.

Ever. # And there's nothing for me but

# Always you, every thought I'll ever know.

# Everywhere I go you'll be. All the world is only you and me.

# Tonight, tonight. It all began tonight.

# I saw you and the world went away Tonight, tonight

# What you are, what you do, what you say

# A miracle would happen I know now I was right

# For here you are And what was just a world is a star.

# For here you are And what was just a world is a star

# With suns and moons all over the place

# The world is wild and bright Going mad

# Today, the world was just an address

# No better than all right But here you are

# And what was just a world is a star

# Good night, good night Sleep well and when you dream

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Soweto promised that that duet would

be special and it certainly was. Next ania that goes down a storm

with the Proms in the park crowd. Nessun Dorma means nobody sleeps

tonight. # Nessun dorma!

Tu pure, o Principessa, # Nella tua fredda stanza,

Guardi le stelle # E di speranza!

Ma il mio mistero chiuso in me # Il nome mio nessun sapra!

No, No! # Sulla tua bocca lo dir quando la

luce splende! # Ed il mio bacio sciogliera il

silenzio # Il nome suo nessun sapr,

E noi dovrem, ahim, morir, morir! # Dilegua, o notte!

# All'alba vincero! Vincero! Vincero! #

Necessary sun dorma. The BBC Concert Orchestra there.

Nessun Dorma. To Belfast now for a number that

promises to get your toes tapping. # If they could see me now,

That little gang of mine, # I'm eating fancy chow

And drinking fancy wine. # I'd like those stumble bums to see

for a fact # The kind of top drawer, first rate

chums I attract. # All I can say is "Wow-ee!

Looka where I am. # Tonight I landed, pow!

Right in a pot of jam. # What a set up! Holy cow!

They'd never believe it, # Traipsin' 'round this million

dollar chicken coop. # I'd hear those thrift shop cats

say: # Draped on a bed spread made from

three kinds of fur." # Wait till the riff an' raff

See just exactly how # He sign this autograph."

What a build up! Holy cow! # They'd never believe it,

If my friends could see me now! # If they could see me now

Alone with Mister V, # Who's waiting on me like he was a

matre d' # I'd hear my buddies saying:

"Wow, what gives? # Tonight she's living like

The other half lives!" # To think the highest brow,

Which I must say is he, # Should pick the lowest brow,

Which there's no doubt is me! # What a step up! Holy cow!

They'd never believe it, # If my friends could see me now!

# If my friends could see me now Take a look at me now

The glittering Anton du Beke and Erin Boag with jazz singer

Still to come - more from Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins and Noah Stewart

and the legendary Earth Wind and Fire.

Bryn Terfel is no stranger to BBC Proms having performed on 12

occasions in total - including two First Nights and two Last Nights!

But tonight he's making his Proms in the Park debut,

You have made the most effort to be here tonight. You have come from

Vienna. Why did you want to be at the Proms in the Park? I was in

Vienna Last Night. When the invitation cam to be part of the

Proms I said yes, even though I had to get up at 4.00am, went to the

airport, had breakfast, on the plane, went to the hotel, chose my

suit, came here to rehearse. It was meant to be. We are very grateful

for your dedication. You are no stranger to the Proms. You have

never done a Proms in the Park before. How will the atmosphere be

different? It will be fantastic. It is open-air. Yes, to be a part of

this, especially in Swansea, I feel really relaxed and ready to sing a

couple of songs. Looking forward to the atmosphere when everyone joins

in? Definitely. Without a doubt. I think that's the eclectic mix of

such a night. There is something there for everybody.

# To try when your arms are too weary

# This is my quest, to follow that star

# No matter how hopeless, no matter how far

# To be willing to give when there's no more to give

# To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live

# And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest

# That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest

# And the world will be better for this

# That one man scorned and covered with scars

# Still strove with his last ounce of courage

# And the world will be better for this

# That one man scorned and covered with scars

# Still strove with his last ounce of courage

The musical powerhouse that is Bryn Terfel.

Time for some Italian seasoning courtesy of Alfie Boe.

# Penso che sogno cos non ritorni mai pi,

# Mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu,

# Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito,

# E incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito.

# Volare ho ho Cantare ho ho hoho,

# Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lass,

# E volavo volavo felice pi in alto del sole

# Ed ancora pi s, mentre il mondo

# Pian piano spariva laggi, una musica dolce suonava

# Nell'alba svaniscon perch, quando tramonta la luna

# Li porta con se, ma io continuo a sognare

# Negl'occhi tuoi belli, che sono blu come il un cielo

# Felice di stare qua gi, e continuo a volare felice

# Pi in alto del sole ed ancora pi su,

# Mentre il mondo pian piano scompare

# Negl'occhi tuoi blu, la tua voce una musica

Alfie Boe and his band bringing the sounds of the Italian Riviera

Over to Glasgow now and something of a world premiere!

We are going to sing for the first time together, which I am so excited

about. He has such a fantastic voice. I have loved listening to him

in rehearsals - and he is lovely. It will be a really, for me, I am going

to enjoy the performance, getting to sing with him and I think that the

audience also really connect with that particular song, so, for me, it

will be a great duet. I'm going to enjoy it. Thank you. I'm going to

sing you a song that is dear to my heart. This is called Time To Say

Goodbye. # Quando sono solo e sogno

all'orizzonte # E mancan le parole

si lo so che non c'e luce # In una stanza quando manca il

sole se non ci sei tu con me, con me # Su le finestre

mostra a tutti il mio cuore # La luce che hai incontrato per

strada # Paesi che non ho mai

veduto e vissuto con te # Adesso si li vivro

Con te partir? su navi per mari # Che io lo so no, no, non

esistono piu # All'orizzonte

e mancan le parole # E io si lo so che sei con me, con

me tu mia luna tu sei qui con me # Mio sole tu sei qui con me, con

me, con me, con me # Time to say goodbye

Paesi che non ho mai # Veduto e vissuto con te

adesso si li vivro # Con te partiro

su navi per mari che, io lo so # No, no, non esistono piu

con te io li rivivr? # Con te partiro

su navi per mari che, io lo so # No, no, non esistono piu

con te io li rivivr? Katherine Jenkins and Noah Stewart

wowing the crowds in Glasgow Green. In Swansea,

as the night draws to a close, # Ar hyd y nos "Dyma'r ffordd

i fro gogoniant," # Ar hyd y nos I oleuo'i

chwaer ddaearen Bryn Terfel casting a spell over

the audience. Over to Hyde Park now where

the atmosphere's been building A crowd of 40,000 are ready

and waiting to boogie on down to Soweto met up with

his musical heroes earlier today. What do you think is going to be

special about tonight at Proms in the park? First off it is a

tradition, here in Great Britain, and this is our first time

performing here, for this and we are very excited. We are going to give

the great songs to the people so they can have a wonderful time and

in our case, we have, what, four five generations. We like to say

from eight tracks to I pods. What do you think about this material that

still has audiences rapt? It is feel food music, the tracks themselves,

without the vocals feel good. When you add on the messages on top it

makes for a great song. It is a challenge to create music that has

that longevity. Did you think at the time of creating the songs they will

here in another 20, 30 songs. When you are a group coming up hope to

have one song you hear on one station, in one city, one time. As

it turns out Earth, Wind and Fire music is played every one minute and

38 seconds on planet earth. What it is like to have that, to be up on

stage, and hear the audience sing back the words you played all those

years. It is gratifying. Fist first to have the people know they are

supporting you, and there is a great exchange, it is a great feeling. It

is. # Midnight creeps so slowly

into hearts # Of men who need

more than they get # To

a woman that has laid to many bets # The mirror stares you

in the face and says # You say your prayers

through you don't care # I chase my vinyl dreams

to boogie wonderland # I find romance when I start to

dance in boogie wonderland # All the love

in the world can't be gone # All the need to be

loved can't be wrong MUSIC: September by Earth, Wind and

Fire. # Ba de ya - dancing in September

Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day # Holding hands with your heart to

see you # Remember how we knew love was here

to stay # Now December found the love that

we shared in September. # Remember the true love we share

today # Ba de ya - golden dreams were

shiny days # Let this groove, get you to move,

it's alright, alright # Let this groove, set in your

shoes, stand up, alright # Gonna tell you what you can do,

with my love, alright # Let you know girl you're looking

good # You're out of sight and alright

Move yourself and glide like a 747 # Lose yourself in the sky among

the clouds in the heavens # Let this groove, light up your

fuse, alright # Let this groove, set in your shoes

stand up, alright # Let me tell you what you can do

with my love, alright # We can boogie on down, down, down,

down # Let's groove tonight

Share the spice of life # Baby slice it right

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The crowd in Hyde Park

going wild after that phenomenal set from Earth, Wind and Fire.

Well, if that wasn't enough to get you in the dancing mood, I defy do

you stay still 50 years ago, Walt Disney released a

film about a certain nanny with magical qualities. Since then the

film Mary Poppins, and the music, composed by the Sherman brothers,

have become popular around the world. I certainly grew up singing

the songs! I?ve been warming up my vocal chords in preparation for this

sing-a-long! # Even though the sound of it is

something quite atrocious # If you say it loud enough, you?ll

always sound precocious. # Um diddle-diddle-diddle um

diddle-ay! What a Macical end the a terrific

night of music making across the UK, a night to remind us of the power of

music, the joy of music and that the BBC Proms throws a musical party

like no other. Until next year. Good night.

# Land of hope and glory, mother of the free

# How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee

# Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set

# God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. #