BBC Proms 2019 Prom 11, 1969 - The Sound of a Summer (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Stephen Bell, with singers Vanessa Haynes and Tony Momrelle, and the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble.

01. Joni Mitchell - Woodstock
01a. General introduction to BBC Proms 2019 Prom 11
01b. Outro to ‘Woodstock.’
02. Walton - Battle of Britain Suite
03. Bacharach/David - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
03a. Introduction to Raindrops
04. Fred Neil - Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me
04a. Introduction to Fred Neil
05. John Barry - Midnight Cowboy
06. John Barry - Ski Chase from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
06a. Introduction to Barry’s ‘Chase’
07. Lennon-McCartney - Get Back
07a. Introduction to Get Back
08. George Harrison - Something
09. George Harrison - Here Comes The Sun
10. Bach, J.S. - Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (1st movt)
10a. Introduction to Brandenburg 3
11. Legrand - What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life
11a. Introduction to Legrand and Jones
12. Quincy Jones - On Days Like This
13. Will Gregory - Journey to the Sky
13a. Introduction to Journey to the Sky
14. Whitfield-Strong - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
14a. Introduction to Grapevine
15. Bacharach-David - I Say A Little Prayer
16. David Bowie - Space Oddity
16a. Introduction to Space Oddity


17. Proms 2019 Prom 11, Proms Plus Talk
Poets Jacob Polley and Rachael Allen read their poetry and respond to themes in the music of tonight’s concert. If the summer of 1969 was a time of hedonism and optimistic exploration of space does that echo down the decades? Hosted by New Generation Thinker and author Preti Taneja. Produced by Zahid Warley.

Singers Vanessa Haynes and Tony Momrelle
Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Stephen Bell

Woodstock, the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, the ongoing Vietnam War, The Beatles’ final album (Abbey Road) – 1969 was a pivotal year.

This Prom explores the film and popular music of 1969 to revive the soundtrack of a special summer.

The BBC Concert Orchestra under Stephen Bell presents a typically wide-angled view, taking in music inspired by the era-defining Woodstock festival, excerpts from the films Battle of Britain, The Italian Job, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy, and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ from The Beatles’ final album Abbey Road.

As the USA’s victory in the space race inspired new music to match the emerging digital era, the Moog synthesizer broke into the mainstream with the album Switched-on Bach. A concert evoking the end of the Swinging Sixties, with a cross-generational appeal that offers both a sunburst of nostalgia and iconic revivals.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Lemn Sissay
Broadcast: 26 July 2019