| Main Performers | Sophie Bevan,
Toby Spence - vocals |
| Set List | 'Keep The Home Fires Burning',
'Overture' from Glamorous Night, I Novello,
'Fold Your Wings' from Glamorous Night, I Novello,
'Why Isn't It You' from 'Crest of The Wave', I Novello,
'I Can Give You The Starlight' from The Dancing Years, I Novello,
'My Life Belongs To You' from The Dancing Years, I Novello,
'Muranian Rhapsody' from Muranian Rhapsody, I Novello,
'My Dearest Dear' from The Dancing Years, I Novello,
'Someday My Heart Will Awake' from King's Rhapsody, I Novello,
'The Violin Began To Play' from King's Rhapsody, I Novello,
'Shine Through My Dreams' from Shine Through My Dreams, I Novello,
'Pray For Me', I Novello,
'Love Made The Song' from Crest of the Wave, I Novello
ENCORE
'We'll Gather Lilacs', I Novello |
| Performance Notes | Remember such time-honoured favourites as Well gather lilacs? Tonight we acknowledge that patriotic First World War plea to keep the home fires burning in a tribute to a silent-movie actor, West End playwright, composer and star of a string of stage musicals hugely popular in their day.
Ivor Novello, the most consistently successful composer of British musicals before the advent of Andrew Lloyd Webber, nowadays tends to be unjustly neglected. Sir Mark Elder is a committed advocate, as is tonights master of ceremonies, Simon Callow.
There was no interval.
Concert sequence and narration by Paul Ibell. The appearance of the Halle Orchestra was supported by Manchester Airport, Brother, PZ Cussons plc, Siemens plc.
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and filmed for BBC Two television. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2012/58),
Programme (RAHE/1/2012/94),
Handbills (RAHE/6/2012/39, 44),
Poster (RAHE/2/2012/24) |