0:00:15 > 0:00:19Hello and welcome to highlights from Proms in the Park 2015
0:00:19 > 0:00:22from the Titanic Slipways in Belfast.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Over the next hour, we feature a fantastic line-up of talent,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28including Barry Douglas,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Riverdance,
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Rebecca Ferguson,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Noah Stewart,
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Charlie Siem,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Lucy O'Byrne,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38and the Belfast Community Gospel Choir.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42We kick things off, though,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45with a performance from the Ulster Orchestra,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48under the baton of conductor David Brophy.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:57 > 0:00:58INSTRUMENTS TUNE
0:01:06 > 0:01:09FANFARE PLAYS
0:07:16 > 0:07:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- ANNOUNCER:- Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your hosts,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Noel Thompson and Claire McCollum.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen
0:07:44 > 0:07:48and a very, very warm welcome indeed to the Titanic Slipways
0:07:48 > 0:07:51for what promises to be an absolutely amazing night.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Thanks to everybody for arriving here this evening,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56to everybody listening and watching at home
0:07:56 > 0:07:59for the 2015 Proms in the Park.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Yeah, well, a special thanks to Belfast City Council
0:08:02 > 0:08:04for their generous support in staging this event.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07We are so lucky to be able to return
0:08:07 > 0:08:09to this magnificent Titanic venue.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10We certainly are indeed.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14We do have an amazing line-up for you here this evening.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Accompanied by, of course, the Ulster Orchestra
0:08:17 > 0:08:20under the esteemed batonship of conductor David Brophy.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Our theme in 2015 is the year of voice.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33And we're featuring some of the finest singers around, including one
0:08:33 > 0:08:36who will give us a tribute to that giant of jazz and blues -
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Billie Holiday.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40We begin this evening, though, with a soprano,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44who first came to our attention during the BBC series The Voice.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49She was mentored by The Black Eyed Peas frontman and judge will.i.am
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- and she became...- I have all his albums.- I bet you do.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56And she became the first classical singer to reach the grand final.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58She's a Dublin lass.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01We are very, very happy to have her in Belfast tonight.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03To sing Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05please welcome Lucy O'Byrne.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:09:27 > 0:09:34# O mio babbino caro
0:09:35 > 0:09:39# Mi piace
0:09:39 > 0:09:44# E bello
0:09:44 > 0:09:52# Voiandare in Porta Rossa
0:09:53 > 0:10:01# A comperar l'anello
0:10:01 > 0:10:04# Si, si
0:10:04 > 0:10:11# Ci voglio andare
0:10:11 > 0:10:19# E se l'amassi indarno
0:10:20 > 0:10:28# Andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
0:10:29 > 0:10:37# Ma per buttarmi in Arno
0:10:37 > 0:10:40# Mi struggo
0:10:40 > 0:10:46# E mi tormento
0:10:46 > 0:10:53# O Dio!
0:10:53 > 0:10:58# Vorrei morir
0:10:58 > 0:11:01ORCHESTRA PLAYS
0:11:06 > 0:11:10# Babbo, pieta
0:11:10 > 0:11:16# Pieta
0:11:20 > 0:11:25# Babbo, pieta
0:11:25 > 0:11:30# Pieta. #
0:11:39 > 0:11:41APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
0:11:55 > 0:11:57nearly 30 years
0:11:57 > 0:11:59since our next performer was launched
0:11:59 > 0:12:01into the musical stratosphere
0:12:01 > 0:12:03when he won a gold medal in the
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10One of only four non-Russians to do that.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13It started him on a fantastic global career.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Ladies and gentlemen,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17a big Titanic welcome for one of our own...
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Mr Barry Douglas!
0:12:19 > 0:12:20APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:12:40 > 0:12:41ORCHESTRA PLAYS
0:21:01 > 0:21:03APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:21:25 > 0:21:29When we ask people who they've most enjoyed performing at the Proms,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32one name keeps coming up time and again.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33So, do you know what?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36We've invited him back to Titanic Slipways.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38The tenor from Harlem has become
0:21:38 > 0:21:40one of the hottest properties in opera.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Three years ago, he became the first black performer
0:21:43 > 0:21:45to top the classical charts.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47We are absolutely thrilled
0:21:47 > 0:21:50to have him here in Belfast with us tonight.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Please give a massive welcome
0:21:52 > 0:21:54to Noah Stewart.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:22:03 > 0:22:05APPLAUSE AND CHEERING CONTINUES
0:22:08 > 0:22:10CHEERING
0:22:10 > 0:22:12CLARINET PLAYS
0:22:37 > 0:22:41# E lucevan le stelle
0:22:51 > 0:22:54# Ed olezzava la terra
0:22:54 > 0:22:59# Stridea l'uscio dell'orto
0:23:03 > 0:23:07# E un passo sfiorava la rena
0:23:12 > 0:23:15# Entrava ella fragrante
0:23:26 > 0:23:32# Mi cadea fra le braccia
0:23:36 > 0:23:42# O, dolci baci
0:23:42 > 0:23:49# O, languide carezze
0:23:49 > 0:23:54# Mentr'io fremente
0:23:54 > 0:23:57# Le belle forme
0:23:57 > 0:24:04# Disciogliea
0:24:04 > 0:24:09# Dai veli!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13# Svani per sempre
0:24:13 > 0:24:19# Il sogno mio d'amore
0:24:20 > 0:24:26# L'ora e fuggita
0:24:26 > 0:24:34# E muoio disperato!
0:24:34 > 0:24:42# E muoio disperato!
0:24:44 > 0:24:51# E non ho amato
0:24:51 > 0:24:56# Mai tanto la vita
0:24:56 > 0:25:00# Tanto
0:25:00 > 0:25:05# La vita. #
0:25:06 > 0:25:08APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Thank you.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING CONTINUES
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Our next artist is simply one of the brightest young stars
0:25:32 > 0:25:33of classical music.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Half Norwegian, half British, he started playing the violin
0:25:36 > 0:25:38at the age of three
0:25:38 > 0:25:41after hearing Yehudi Menuhin play Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Yes, he was schooled at Eton and now based in Nice.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48He's a recording artist who has performed with
0:25:48 > 0:25:50some of the world's leading orchestras.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53He has collaborated also with such artists
0:25:53 > 0:25:56as Jamie Cullum, Bryan Adams and The Who.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58And we have him here with us tonight.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Performing on a violin, which dates back to 1735...
0:26:01 > 0:26:04By the way, the only thing in this show older than me...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- LAUGHTER - ..please welcome Charlie Siem.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:26:20 > 0:26:23ORCHESTRA PLAYS
0:26:27 > 0:26:29CLARINET PLAYS
0:29:36 > 0:29:42HE WHISTLES
0:29:42 > 0:29:43CHEERING
0:30:36 > 0:30:37APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Thank you.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Still to come on Proms in the Park 2015,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56we have performances from Riverdance,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Rebecca Ferguson,
0:30:58 > 0:30:59and more from Noah Stewart.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05So, ladies and gentlemen, it's to time to introduce our next act.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Formed in Belfast just a few years ago,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10they raise a huge smile wherever they perform.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Please put your hands together
0:31:12 > 0:31:14for the Belfast Community Gospel Choir.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- # Are you ready for a miracle? - As ready as I can be
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- # Ooh, are you ready for a miracle? - The spirit will set you free
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- # Are you ready?- Ready - Are you ready?- Ready
0:31:41 > 0:31:42- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- # Are you ready for a miracle? - Are you ready, are you ready for a miracle?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50# Whoo! Are you ready for a miracle?
0:31:50 > 0:31:51# Ready as I can be
0:31:51 > 0:31:54# Ooh, are you ready for a miracle?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56# The spirit will set you free
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- # Are you ready?- Ready - # Are you ready?- Ready
0:32:00 > 0:32:02# Are you ready for a miracle?
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Are you ready, are you ready for a miracle?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10# Jesus went into the well and made the water wine
0:32:10 > 0:32:12# He raised up Lazarus from the dead
0:32:12 > 0:32:15# Restored sight to the blind
0:32:15 > 0:32:17# I said, Jesus, man of Galilee
0:32:17 > 0:32:19# He walked across the sea
0:32:19 > 0:32:22# And greater than this he shall do
0:32:22 > 0:32:23# He gave the power to you and me
0:32:23 > 0:32:26# I want to know, are you ready for a miracle?
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- # As ready as I can be - # Ooh, are you ready for a miracle?
0:32:31 > 0:32:32# The spirit will set you free
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:32:34 > 0:32:35- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- # Are you ready?- Are you ready, are you ready for a miracle?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44# Jesus taught the lame to walk
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- # Destroyed the Devil's plan - Are you ready?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51# Healed a leper, fed five thousand with just one command
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- # Are you ready?- I said, he who has ears let them hear,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56# He told the multitude
0:32:56 > 0:32:58# And blessed be the pure of heart
0:32:58 > 0:33:00# For they shall see the truth
0:33:00 > 0:33:03# I want to know, are you ready for a miracle?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05# As ready as I can be
0:33:05 > 0:33:07# Ooh, are you ready for a miracle?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09# The spirit will set you free
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:33:12 > 0:33:13- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- # Are you ready?- Are you ready, are you ready for a miracle?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21# Blessed be the ones who mourn
0:33:21 > 0:33:23# For they shall find their peace
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- # Oooh... - Blessed be the ones who thirst
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- # And blessed be the meek - Blessed be the meek
0:33:28 > 0:33:30# Blessed be the innocent
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- # For they shall all be free - They'll all be free
0:33:33 > 0:33:35# Blessed be the miracle
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- # That's made for you and me - Whoo!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58# Are you ready for a miracle?
0:33:58 > 0:33:59# As ready as I can be
0:33:59 > 0:34:02# Ooh, are you ready for a miracle?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04# The spirit will set you free
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:34:06 > 0:34:07- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:34:07 > 0:34:08- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:34:08 > 0:34:14- # Are you ready for a miracle? - Are you ready, are you ready for a miracle?
0:34:14 > 0:34:19# Are you ready? Are you ready for a miracle?
0:34:19 > 0:34:26# Are you ready? Are you ready for a miracle?
0:34:29 > 0:34:34- # Are you ready? - Ready, ready
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:34:38 > 0:34:43- # Are you ready?- Ready
0:34:43 > 0:34:48- # Are you ready?- Ready. #
0:34:48 > 0:34:50APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Russian ballet next as we hear from Khachaturian's Spartacus.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15You may recognise the tune as the theme tune from The Onedin Line.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Yes. Actually, staying on the sailing theme,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I had the pleasure of presenting some of the coverage
0:35:20 > 0:35:24of the highlights for the Tall Ships race here in Belfast back in July.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Please, sit back now and enjoy some of the special moments
0:35:27 > 0:35:29of that wonderful event.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37MUSIC: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian
0:39:30 > 0:39:32APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:39:41 > 0:39:432015 marks the centenary of the birth
0:39:43 > 0:39:47of one of the all-time jazz greats, Billie Holiday,
0:39:47 > 0:39:50or Lady Day, as she became known.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Frank Sinatra said she was his greatest single influence.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57To celebrate that remarkable legacy, we're now going to introduce
0:39:57 > 0:40:02a vocalist who has enjoyed success over the past five years.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05She released her own tribute to Billie earlier this year.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Please give a huge Belfast Titanic Proms in the Park welcome
0:40:09 > 0:40:11to Rebecca Ferguson!
0:40:11 > 0:40:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Thank you.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48# Hallelujah
0:40:48 > 0:40:50# Hallelujah
0:40:50 > 0:40:55# All you sinners gather round
0:40:55 > 0:40:58# Hallelujah
0:40:58 > 0:41:00# Hallelujah
0:41:00 > 0:41:03# All you sinners I have found
0:41:05 > 0:41:10# A land where the will forever are free
0:41:10 > 0:41:15# Come you sinner just follow me
0:41:15 > 0:41:17# Forget your troubles come on get happy
0:41:17 > 0:41:19# You gotta chase all your cares away
0:41:19 > 0:41:21# Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy
0:41:21 > 0:41:24# Get ready for the Judgment Day!
0:41:24 > 0:41:26# The sun is shining come on get happy
0:41:26 > 0:41:29# The Lord is waiting to take your hand
0:41:29 > 0:41:31# Hallelujah, come on get happy
0:41:31 > 0:41:33# We're going to the Promised Land!
0:41:33 > 0:41:35# We're heading across the river
0:41:35 > 0:41:38# Wash our sins away in the tide
0:41:38 > 0:41:43# It's all so peaceful on the other side
0:41:43 > 0:41:45# Forget your troubles come on get happy
0:41:45 > 0:41:47# You gotta chase all your cares away
0:41:47 > 0:41:50# Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy
0:41:50 > 0:41:53# Get ready for the Judgment Day
0:42:01 > 0:42:06# We are heading across the river
0:42:06 > 0:42:11# Wash our sins away in the tide
0:42:11 > 0:42:16# It's all so peaceful
0:42:16 > 0:42:20# On the other side
0:42:20 > 0:42:23# Forget your troubles come on get happy
0:42:23 > 0:42:25# You gotta chase all your cares away
0:42:25 > 0:42:27# Hallelujah, come on get happy
0:42:27 > 0:42:30# Get ready for the Judgment Day!
0:42:31 > 0:42:34# Sing Hallelujah
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- # Sing Hallelujah - Oooh...
0:42:36 > 0:42:38# Sing Hallelujah
0:42:38 > 0:42:43# The Lord is waiting to take your hand
0:42:43 > 0:42:46# Come on, come on, come on get happy
0:42:46 > 0:42:48# Come on, come on get happy
0:42:48 > 0:42:50# Sing Hallelujah
0:42:50 > 0:42:53# Sing Hallelujah
0:42:53 > 0:42:57# The Lord is waiting to take your hand
0:42:57 > 0:43:00# Come on, come on, come on get happy
0:43:00 > 0:43:02# Come on, come on get happy
0:43:02 > 0:43:06# Come on, come on, come on, come on get happy
0:43:06 > 0:43:09# Sing Hallelujah! #
0:43:09 > 0:43:11APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Thank you.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30From one treat to another. Major act now, ladies and gentlemen.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33I want you to cast your minds WAY back
0:43:33 > 0:43:37to the Eurovision Song Contest in Cork in 1994.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41It's the interval and on comes a dance troupe
0:43:41 > 0:43:45that starts a worldwide sensation.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49It certainly did. It went on to become a full touring show
0:43:49 > 0:43:54and it has now been seen by an amazing 25 million people.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57And 21 years on, still going strong.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01But tonight, to recreate that thing which set it all in motion,
0:44:01 > 0:44:04and, my goodness, what motion, let's welcome, ladies and gentlemen,
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Riverdance!
0:44:06 > 0:44:08APPLAUSE
0:45:06 > 0:45:07THEY SHOUT
0:45:56 > 0:45:58THEY SHOUT
0:46:15 > 0:46:17ORCHESTRA STARTS PLAYING
0:49:27 > 0:49:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:49:56 > 0:50:00And from one magnificent performance to another
0:50:00 > 0:50:03as we reach the show's climax,
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Noah Stewart is joined by the Belfast Community Gospel Choir
0:50:06 > 0:50:09to perform the Leonard Cohen classic - Hallelujah.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22# I heard there was a secret chord
0:50:22 > 0:50:25# That David played and it pleased the Lord
0:50:25 > 0:50:32# But you don't really care for music, do you?
0:50:32 > 0:50:36# It goes like this - The fourth, the fifth
0:50:36 > 0:50:39# The minor fall and the major lift
0:50:39 > 0:50:45# The baffled king composing Hallelujah
0:50:45 > 0:50:49# Hallelujah
0:50:49 > 0:50:53# Hallelujah
0:50:53 > 0:50:56# Hallelujah
0:50:56 > 0:51:03# Hallelujah...
0:51:07 > 0:51:12# Your faith was strong but you needed proof
0:51:12 > 0:51:14# You saw her bathing on the roof
0:51:14 > 0:51:21# Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
0:51:21 > 0:51:25# She tied you to her kitchen chair
0:51:25 > 0:51:28# She broke your throne and she cut your hair
0:51:28 > 0:51:35# And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
0:51:35 > 0:51:39# Hallelujah
0:51:39 > 0:51:42# Hallelujah
0:51:42 > 0:51:45# Hallelujah
0:51:45 > 0:51:54# Hallelujah...
0:52:04 > 0:52:08# Aah-aa-aah
0:52:08 > 0:52:11# Aah-aa-aah
0:52:11 > 0:52:15# Aah-aa-aah
0:52:15 > 0:52:20# Aah-aa-aah...
0:52:20 > 0:52:24# Maybe there's a God above
0:52:24 > 0:52:27# But all I ever learned from love
0:52:27 > 0:52:34# Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
0:52:34 > 0:52:38# It's not a cry you can hear at night
0:52:38 > 0:52:41# It's not someone who's seen the light
0:52:41 > 0:52:48# It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
0:52:48 > 0:52:51# Hallelujah
0:52:51 > 0:52:55# Hallelujah
0:52:55 > 0:52:58# Hallelujah
0:52:58 > 0:53:02# Hallelujah...
0:53:02 > 0:53:05# Hallelujah
0:53:05 > 0:53:09# Hallelujah
0:53:09 > 0:53:12# Hallelujah
0:53:12 > 0:53:20# Hallelujah
0:53:20 > 0:53:27# Hallelujah! #
0:53:27 > 0:53:29APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:53:44 > 0:53:46Thank you.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah's been covered about 300 times,
0:54:05 > 0:54:08but never better than that by Noah Stewart
0:54:08 > 0:54:11and the Belfast Community Gospel Choir.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14CHEERING
0:54:14 > 0:54:19It brings us, very, very sadly, almost to the end of tonight's show.
0:54:19 > 0:54:20THE CROWD GROAN
0:54:20 > 0:54:24- It flies every year, doesn't it? - Extraordinary.- Too quick, too quick.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26- We hope you've all enjoyed it. - CHEERING
0:54:26 > 0:54:28You've been a fantastic audience, as always.
0:54:32 > 0:54:392015 marks the passing of the last pilot who flew a Lancaster Bomber
0:54:39 > 0:54:43in the Second World War as part of the famous Dam Busters Squadron
0:54:43 > 0:54:46so to close our concert,
0:54:46 > 0:54:51we give you The Dam Busters and we say a very goodnight to you.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54- Thank you. See you next year. - Goodnight!
0:54:54 > 0:54:56CHEERING
0:55:15 > 0:55:17CROWD CLAP ALONG
0:55:23 > 0:55:25CHEERING
0:58:50 > 0:58:53CHEERING