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First Night of the Proms: Part 1

Conductor Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra kick off a six-week season with Vaughan Williams’s ravishing Serenade to Music and Poulenc’s dazzling Organ Concerto. They’re joined by the BBC Singers and a cast of soloists, including soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, tenor Allan Clayton and organist Daniel Hyde, for a celebration of the power of music to comfort and lift your spirits. Katie Derham presents from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

English
  • Originally Aired July 30, 2021
  • Runtime 58 minutes
  • Production Code m000y9vb
  • Network BBC Two
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  • Created October 3, 2021 by
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  • Modified October 3, 2021 by
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Name Type Role
Katie Derham Writer Presenter
Ralph Vaughan Williams Writer Composer
Francis Poulenc Writer Composer
Serena Cross Producer
Allan Clayton Musical Guest Singer
Dalia Stasevska Musical Guest Conductor
Michael Mofidian Musical Guest Singer
Daniel Hyde Musical Guest Organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra Musical Guest
Elizabeth Llewellyn Musical Guest Singer
BBC Singers Musical Guest Choir
Jess Dandy Musical Guest Singer
John Williams Director
Katie Derham Actor Presenter