{"id":129,"date":"2017-07-30T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T16:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philemery.com\/?p=129"},"modified":"2017-07-30T18:41:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T16:41:15","slug":"prom-8-celebrating-john-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philemery.com\/?p=129","title":{"rendered":"Prom 8 – Celebrating John Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never thought I would get to use my tickets for prom 8 – but the flight gods smiled at the right time and I got a “reasonable” ticket price over for a quick 23hr jaunt to London.<\/p>\n

Prom 8 was a celebration of the work of John Williams. We didnt get a chance to grab a programme on the way in – so were guessing as the lights went down what the running order would be. What we be a good opener, what would end the show well.<\/p>\n

Nobody was disappointed. Starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark, ending with three pieces from Star Wars, and filled out with lesser known works in the middle from The Terminal, Catch Me if you Can & The Witches of Eastwick.<\/p>\n

The soloists during the evening all came from the various BBC young talent programmes. There were great soloists – but some of their body movements were slightly off putting…..<\/p>\n

The encore was a fantastic surprise, after finishing off the concert with the three star wars tracks, the crowd wanted more and more – so out came the Cantina Theme from the first star wars movie. A great big busting number to end the night.<\/p>\n

The prom is on the BBC Iplayer if you have access here<\/a><\/p>\n

The full programme :<\/p>\n

John Williams<\/strong>
\nRaider\u2019s March from \u2018Raiders of the Lost Ark\u2019 (5 mins)
\nOverture to \u2018Goodbye, Mr. Chips\u2019 (4 mins)
\nMain Theme from \u2018Jaws\u2019 (3 mins)
\nMarch from \u2018Superman\u2019 (4 mins)
\nSuite for Cello and Orchestra from Memoirs of a Geisha: No. 1 Sayuri\u2019s Theme (5 mins)
\nThe Tale of Viktor Navorski from \u2018The Terminal\u2019 (4 mins)
\nDartmoor, 1912 from \u2018War Horse\u2019 (7 mins)
\n\u2018Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone\u2019 \u2013 Hedwig\u2019s Theme (5 mins)
\nA Child\u2019s Tale: Suite from the BFG (5 mins)
\nFlying Theme from \u2018E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial\u2019 (4 mins)<\/p>\n

INTERVAL<\/p>\n

John Williams<\/strong>
\nSuite from J.F.K., 1st mvt: Theme from J.F.K (4 mins)
\nPrayer for Peace from \u2018Munich\u2019 (4 mins)
\nDry Your Tears, Afrika from \u2018Amistad\u2019 (4 mins)
\nDevil\u2019s Dance from \u2018The Witches of Eastwick\u2019 (5 mins)
\nEscapades (No. 3) for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from \u2018Catch me if you Can\u2019 (5 mins)
\nMarch of the Resistance from \u2018Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u2019 (2 mins)
\nRey\u2019s Theme from \u2018Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u2019 (3 mins)
\nMain Title from \u2018Star Wars: A New Hope\u2019 (4 mins)<\/p>\n

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I never thought I would get to use my tickets for prom 8 – but the flight gods smiled at the right time and I got a “reasonable” ticket price over for a quick 23hr jaunt to London. Prom 8 was a celebration of the work of John Williams. We didnt get a chance to … <\/p>\n

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