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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2022 - One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Season - Prom 53: Earth Prom
Performance Date27 August 2022
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time14:00
Orchestra or BandBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
ConductorsBen Palmer
Set List'Overture', M Gold, arr. J Holland-Smith; from Life Story,
'Giraffe Fight', S Class, arr. E Purnell; from Africa,
'David Attenborough Story', B Salisbury, arr. E Purnell; from Life of Mammals,
'Sardine Run', G Fenton, from Blue Planet I,
'Wonders of the Monsoon', N Sawhney, arr. B Palmer; from Wonders of the Monsoon,
'Snow Geese', G Fenton, from Planet Earth I,
'Our Changing Planet', B Taylor, arr. E Watkins; from Nature's Great Events,
'Puffer Fish', M Gold, arr. J Holland-Smith; from Life Story
INTERVAL
'Earth Symphony', H Zimmer, I Farrington, J Shea, D Fleming; dev., arr., orch., add. comps I Farrington
Performance NotesAcross seas and mountains, rivers, glaciers and deserts … in the centenary year of the BBC the Proms brings a musical celebration of the world-famous BBC Studios Natural History Unit through the ages – from David Attenborough’s early adventures to the present.

This spectacular audio-visual journey features soaring scores by composers including Hans Zimmer and George Fenton, and music from around the globe, as well as the sounds of nature, breath-taking imagery and spoken word.

2pm performance audio-described by Timna Fibert. British Sign Language-interpreted by Angie Newman.

BBC commission and world premiere of 'Earth Symphony', H Zimmer, I Farrington, J Shea, D Fleming; dev., arr., orch., add. comps I Farrington.

Ice scupltures of the Frozen Planet logo, two penguins, and two polar bears were displayed on the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee South Steps before the concert.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2022/26),
Programme (RAHE/1/2022/ ),
Digital Photographs
URLhttps://rah.chorus.thirdlight.com/link/nlmzyh4nsi23-aivi2p
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2022/79BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2022 - One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Season - Prom 53 and Prom 54: Earth Prom27 August 2022
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12629BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2022 - One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Season69
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/944British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; 1935-; British broadcasting organisation
DS/UK/22021Palmer; Ben (fl 2003-); British conductor
DS/UK/23887Packham; Chris (1961-); CBE; English naturalist, presenterm photographer, author, activist
DS/UK/23888McCubbin; Megan (1995-); English zoologist, conservationist, photographer, presenter
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