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Proms 1975 Events

Sat 20 Sep 1975
- 19:30
  Prom 57 - Last Night of the Proms 1975
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
  Frederick Delius
  Eventyr (Once Upon a Time)
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Five Tudor Portraits
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Lord Berners
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 16 Harlequinade Act 2
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 2 Schottische Act 1
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 13 Intermezzo: Sunday Morning Act 2
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 15 Dance of the Fairy Princess Act 2
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 3 Cloudland Act 1
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 12 The Sailor's Return: Polka Act 2
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 19 Apotheosis Act 2
  The Triumph of NeptuneNo. 18 Hornpipe Act 2
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Edward Elgar)
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  Anne Howells
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
  Frederick Delius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
  Lord Berners
  Henry Wood
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown
Fri 19 Sep 1975
- 19:30
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Iain Hamilton
  Epitaph for this World and Time Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Gordon Kember
  conductor
  conductor
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  Kerry Woodward
  conductor
  conductor
  Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
  organ
  organ
  Frederick Rimmer
  organ
  organ
  Timothy Farrell
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Bernadette Greevy
  contralto
  contralto
  Norman Bailey
  bass
  bass
  Jill Gomez
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Iain Hamilton
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 18 Sep 1975
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Hector Berlioz
  Harold in Italy
  Performers
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  Csaba Erdélyi
  viola
  viola
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Hector Berlioz
Wed 17 Sep 1975
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Frank Bridge
  Three Tagore SongsNo. 1 Day after day Proms premiere
  Three Tagore SongsNo. 2 Speak to me, my love Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op 90 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Performers
  Manoug Parikian
  violin
  violin
  Cecil Aronowitz
  viola
  viola
  Jane Manning
  soprano
  soprano
  Steuart Bedford
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frank Bridge
  Benjamin Britten
Tue 16 Sep 1975
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overtureOverture Proms premiere
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  PortalsProms premiere
  Charles Ives
  Symphony 'New England Holidays'No. 2 Decoration Day
  Aaron Copland
  Piano ConcertoProms premiere
  Roy Harris
  Symphony No. 3Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Rodeo – Four Dance Episodes
  Performers
  Craig Sheppard
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Aaron Copland
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Charles Ives
  Aaron Copland
  Roy Harris