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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2016 - One Hundred and Twenty Second Season - Prom 19 - David Bowie Prom
Performance Date29 July 2016
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time22:45
Main PerformersJohn Cale,
Amanda Palmer,
Anna Calvi - vocal, guitar,
Elf Kid - rap,
Philippe Jaroussky,
Laura Mvula,
Paul Buchanon,
Conor O'Brien,
Marc Almond,
Neil Hannon,
Jherek Bischoff - vocals
Secondary PerformersAnna Meredith
Orchestra or Bands t a r g a z e
ChoirsHouse Gospel Choir
ConductorsAndre de Ridder - curator, director
Set List'Warszawa' (s t a r g a z e),
'Station to Station', Bowie (s t a r g a z e, Amanda Palmer, Neil Hannon),
'The Man Who Sold the World',
'This is Not America', Pat Methany Group (s t a r g a z e, Elf Kid, Neil Hannon),
'Life on Mars?' (s t a r g a z e, Marc Almond),
'Lady Grinning Soul' (s t a r g a z e, Anna Clavi),
'Ashes to Ashes' (s t a r g a z e),
'Fame' (s t a r g a z e, Laura Mvula),
'Girl Loves Me' (s t a r g a z e),
'I Can't Give Everything Away' (s t a r g a z e),
'Blackstar' (s t a r g a z e, Anna Calvi, Amanda Palmer),
'Heroes' (s t a r g a z e),
'Always Crashing the Same Car', D Bowie, arr. D Lang (s t a r g a z e, Philippe Jaroussky),
'Starman' (s t a r g a z e),
'Rebel Rebel' (s t a r g a z e),
'Valentine's Day' (s t a r g a z e, John Cale),
'Sorrow', The McCoys (s t a r g a z e, John Cale),
'Space Oddity' (s t a r g a z e, John Cale, House Gospel Choir),
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'After All' (s t a r g a z e, Amanda Palmer),
'Let's Dance' (s t a r g a z e)
Performance NotesA celebration and reinterpretation of the music of David Bowie with the Berlin-based, genre-defying musicians’ collective s t a r g a z e and its Artistic Director André de Ridder. They are joined by guest singers and collaborators – including Jherek Bischoff and Amanda Palmer – to re-imagine the Bowie catalogue with fresh settings of classic works.

Broadcast live on BBC Four.
There was no interval.

Guests at event included the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

Proms debuts of House Gospel Choir, s t a r g a z e, John Cale, Amanda Palmer, Anna Calvi, Paul Buchanon,Conor O'Brien, Marc Almond and Jherek Bischoff.

"As befits a man whose songs spanned so many era, styles and genres, Bowie's own output was given a pretty eclectic makeover. At times the multi-talented ensemble underpinning the whole show - Andre de Ridder's Berlin-based Stargaze collective - verged into industrial noise or Stockhausen-style avant-garde clusters. The height of esoteric whimsy, as well as male falsetto, was reached when the French countertenor Phillippe Jaroussky turned Always Crashing in the Same Care into some sort of latter-day Debussy chanson. Other classics were thunderously reimagined. Along with Marc Almond, 5,000 voices attempted the perilous octave leap in Starman. The Albert Hall oragn added a spine-shuddering blast of Victorian gothic to the stunning Anna Clavi rendition of Lady Grinning Soul."
(The Times, 30 July 2016)

"The most important thing is that this is not a wake. This is an artful celebration of some of the most beautiful music in the world" (Amanda Palmer)

Full house - approx. 300 people turned away.
Standing ovation at the end of the concert.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/68),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45),
Digital Photographs
Ticket Prices£6-£35.00
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/mupmxQxmuDC-Cv
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2016/45BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2016 Mini Guide15 July-10 September 2016
RAHE/1/2016/68BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2016 - One Hundred and Twenty Second Season - Prom 1929 July 2016
RAHE/1/2016/50BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2016 - One Hundred and Twenty Second Season - Proms Guide15 July-10 September 2016
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10540BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2016 - One Hundred and Twenty Second Season75
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1087Ridder; Andre de (fl 2012); German conductor
DS/UK/21285stargaze; fl 2015-; Berlin based music collective
DS/UK/7739Almond; Marc (9 July 1957); OBE; English singer songwriter and musician
DS/UK/2604Calvi; Anna (1982-); English musician
DS/UK/6749Mvula; Laura (1986-); British singer-songwriter
DS/UK/21362Cale; John (1942-); OBE; Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter, record producer
DS/UK/21363Jaroussky; Phillipe (1978-); French countertenor
DS/UK/21364Buchanan; Paul (1956-); Scottish singer-songwriter
DS/UK/21365O'Brien; Conor (fl 2015); Irish singer-songwriter
DS/UK/21366Bischoff; Jherek (11 September 1979); American composer, arranger and producer
DS/UK/22909Hannon; Neil (7 November 1970-); Northern Irish singer-songwriter
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