BBC Proms at the Bristol Beacon

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The South West’s newly transformed and reopened concert hall, Bristol Beacon, has been announced as the region’s first ever host of full-scale orchestral concerts at the world-renowned BBC Proms.

Part of the recently introduced Proms Across the UK, Proms Bristol will see four concerts taking place over the August bank holiday weekend:

The Virtuous Circle – Paraorchestra recast the traditional orchestral concert as an immersive experience, performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 from memory and on the move. Audiences are invited into the heart of the action to observe the perfect symbiosis of an orchestra, exploring the idea of the orchestra as the perfect embodiment of teamwork. Interspersed with new music from Ivor Novello Award-winner Oliver Vibrans, this world premiere is co-directed by Charles Hazlewood and Kyla Goodey with choreography by Tom Jackson Greaves. (Sat 24 Aug)

BBC Singers at 100 – Celebrating 100 years since its formation, the BBC Singers performs a selection of a cappella masterpieces including Tavener’s Song for Athene and Britten’s A Shepherd’s Carol, led by Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin. (Sun 25 Aug)

Evelyn Glennie plays Jennifer Higdon – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits perform Tchaikovsky’s heart-on-sleeve Symphony No. 5, alongside Jennifer Higdon’s flamboyant Percussion Concerto with soloist Evelyn Glennie (Sun 25 Aug)

CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure – Kwamé Ryan, the Southbank Sinfonia and Andy Day come together for a fun-filled CBeebies musical ocean adventure for all the family (Mon 26 Aug)

The 2024 BBC Proms will run from Friday 19 July to Saturday 14 September. For those unable to get tickets to experience the concerts live,  every note will be broadcast on Radio 3and BBC Sounds, and  24 programmes will be available to watch on TV and BBC iplayer. 

The concerts will be open for booking on Saturday 18 May.