Bristol: Prom on The Close, 7 July 2007

[richnorri]

Hello folks!

According to seetickets.com, All Angels will be appearing with Russell Watson at Clifton College, Bristol on 7th July 2007, and tickets are available online. Click on the link for details.

Roger, can we find out if All Angels' appearance is confirmed, please?

Edit: This event has its own website: www.promontheclose.com

It says the girls are looking for a fifth Angel to perform with them on the night!

Best Wishes,

Richard

[admin]

I have asked for confirmation, Richard.

Roger

[admin]

This event has now been confirmed by Bedlam Management.

Roger

[Joe]

richnorri said:

It says the girls are looking for a fifth Angel to perform with them on the night!

Oh, it's a competition! According to the notice HERE, the winner will be chosen by ITV West viewers!

[admin]

This just in from Bedlam Management:

Prom on The Close – Saturday 7 July, 2007

All Angels are appearing at this fantastic evening of music and fun in Bristol, also featuring world-renowned tenor Russell Watson and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a spectacular RAF flypast and some amazing pyrotechnics, all of which takes place in the stunning surroundings of Clifton College. Bring your friends, bring a picnic and enjoy the most fabulous social event of the year!

Tickets are selling fast, so for more information, please go to www.promontheclose.com or call 0870 774 0577 now.

Roger

[richnorri]

Hello everybody!

I haven't seen any reports or reviews of this concert, but I've found a very short clip of All Angels meeting a fan on YouTube...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRFPJpGd710&NR=1

Well, they met him at the concert, not on YouTube!

Richard :jester:

[richnorri]

I've looked at Russell Watson's official forum and found a few press reports.

From [url=http://www.thisisbristol.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144936&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144919&contentPK=17779621&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch]This is Bristol[/url]...

PROM DELIVERS ROUSING FINALE

BY JULIE HARDING

10:40 - 09 July 2007

Thousands basked in the sun to watch world-renowned tenor Russell Watson at the sixth annual open-air concert held at Clifton College.After all the bad weather in recent weeks, it was feared the Prom on the Close would be a washout but the sun finally came out on Saturday morning.

It was a very special evening for Red Maids' School pupil Rebecca Hutter, who was chosen to sing alongside classical quartet All Angels in a competition run in conjunction with the Evening Post.

The 17-year-old from Westbury-on-Trym had just one rehearsal before performing in front of the biggest audience of her life - more than 6,000 flag-waving classical music fans. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Clifton College Choir also performed at the concert.

Rebecca's family and friends were moved to tears as she sang Robbie Williams' Angels with the classical quartet.

"It was amazing, really good fun," she said. "Russell Watson was excellent and it was great to sing with him at the end. The Prom was a great experience."

In a stirring and patriotic finale to the evening, the performers all returned to the stage to sing Land Of Hope And Glory and Jerusalem.

And a Battle of Britain memorial fly-past was a touching and spectacular part of the evening's proceedings.

Mike Innes, managing director of Clifton College Services, said: "It was absolutely outstanding.

"We've built on the event year on year and I think that for the quality of performances it was the very best."

Richard

[richnorri]

Also from [url=http://www.thisisbristol.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144936&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144919&contentPK=17779622&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch]This is Bristol[/url]...

WAIT FOR RUSSELL WAS WORTH IT

10:40 - 09 July 2007

Prom on the Close: Clifton College, Bristol

Russell Watson may have been the jewel in the crown as far as this concert was concerned but there were several other nice musical gems on view.

Three of these were "in house" performers. Ha-Young Jung gave a virtuoso double bass performance of Bottesini's La Somnambula, 11-year-old violinist Julia Hwang captivated the audience with her playing of the Ladies in Lavender theme and the chapel choir of Clifton College showed their love of singing in every number they were involved in whether backing others or in their own right.

Before Russell could stamp his charm and authority on proceedings, All Angels took centre stage with 17-year-old Rebecca Hutter from Red Maids' School, who saw off competition from 50 other candidates to join the four teenagers on stage. Together they brought to classical music the uninhibited enthusiasm you associate more often with the world of pop.

Add to all that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perfectly timing the Dambusters March as the veteran aircraft of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flew overhead and you can see there was a great deal to live up to.

The wait as far as Russell Watson's fans were concerned was well worth it as he mixed popular classics like O Sole Mio and Grenada with Volare and, accompanied by the choir, a beautiful arrangement of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

The fans' only complaint would have been that several encores were not on offer.

Mine would be that this concert, which in six years has established itself as a premier open-air music event, did not have the strong hand of an overall producer on it. Some of the presentation and staging lacked a distinctive touch.

For all of that, with its rousing traditional "last night of the proms" finale performed in a wonderful setting which all but defies the audience not to join in, it was once again an evening to savour.

GERRY PARKER

Richard

[richnorri]

Finally, from the [url=http://www.westpress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145809&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145792&contentPK=17778713&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch]Western Daily Press[/url]...

PROM THRILLS FLAG-WAVING MUSIC LOVERS

08:00 - 09 July 2007

This year's Prom On The Close has been hailed as the best ever with world-class performances and rousing, patriotic support from concert-goers. Flags were waving and smiles beaming as around 6,000 people went to the sixth annual classical music event at Clifton College on Saturday.

Among the memorable performances was one from the world-renowned tenor Russell Watson and another from classical quartet All Angels, accompanied by Bristol teenage singer Rebecca Hutter, who won a competition supported by the Western Daily Press to sing onstage.

Rebecca, 17, from Westbury-on-Trym, had family and friends in tears as she sang Angels with the classical quartet.

"It was amazing, really good fun," said the Red Maids' School pupil. "I think our voices blended really well. They all made me feel at ease and were very friendly."

Rebecca added: "Russell Watson was excellent and it was great to sing with him at the end."

In a stirring and patriotic finale, the performers returned to the stage to sing Land of Hope And Glory and Jerusalem. And the Battle of Britain memorial flypast added another spectacular moment to the evening's proceedings.

Mike Innes, managing director of Clifton College Services, said: "It was absolutely outstanding. We've built on the event year on year and I think for the quality of performances it was the very best, fantastic."

Richard

[jarnet1021]

does anyone know where I can find videos and such of them singing at POTC??

it would be great =]