Â鶹Éç Proms 2008
Â鶹Éç Proms In The Park
Saturday 13 September 2008: Hyde Park, London – Belfast – Singleton Park, Swansea – Glasgow Green, Glasgow
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Â鶹Éç Proms In The Park brings the magic of the last night of the Proms to more than a million people across the United Kingdom.
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The four events in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are centred on a live concert, each with its own high-profile artists, Â鶹Éç orchestras and presenters.
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The regional events culminate in a live big-screen link-up to the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional festivities rounding off the world's biggest music festival.
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The expanding programme of Â鶹Éç Big Screens takes Proms In The Park around the country including Birmingham (Chamberlain Square), Bradford (Centenary Square), Derby (Market Place), Hull (Queen Victoria Square), Leeds (Millennium Square), Liverpool (Clayton Square), Manchester (Exchange Square), Rotherham (All Saints Square) and Swindon (Wharf Green) with other new screens currently being commissioned across the UK.
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Â鶹Éç radio and television favourites Sir Terry Wogan, Noel Thompson and Gethin Jones will present the London, Belfast and Swansea events respectively. Operatic legend José Carreras performs at Hyde Park, with other top artists to be announced over the coming months.
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A huge variety of music groups and stars will again be involved around the country, and esteemed conductors, including Martin Yates (Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra), Kenneth Montgomery (Â鶹Éç Ulster Orchestra), David Charles Abell (Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales) and Robert Ziegler (Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra) lead the music festivities around the UK.
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NS&I (National Savings and Investments), the government-backed savings and investments provider, renews its event sponsorship in the second year of a three-year deal covering all four venues.
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Tim Mack, NS&I Head of Marketing and Communications, said: "The NS&I/Â鶹Éç Proms In The Park partnership has been a huge success and we are delighted to be the sole sponsor for the third year. The event brings together a broad range of the best musical talent in an evening that is shared by a wide audience across the UK.
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"NS&I is a long-standing supporter of classical music and we have been delighted to extend that to Â鶹Éç Proms In The Park."
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Broadcast information
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This year's concerts are broadcast live on Â鶹Éç radio and television; Â鶹Éç Radio 2 broadcasts live from London's Hyde Park; Â鶹Éç Radio Ulster, Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland and Â鶹Éç Radio Wales broadcast their national events from Belfast, Glasgow and Swansea.
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Televised highlights of all four Proms In The Park are shown as part of Â鶹Éç One and Â鶹Éç Two's live coverage of the last night of the Proms.
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Digital TV viewers can press the Red button to watch a selection of Proms In The Park coverage from around the UK.
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For full listings of all events please visit bbc.co.uk/proms.
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