BSO Proms in the Park
When? 01 Aug 2019 to 03 Aug 2019
Where? Bournemouth
Join us for a spectacular weekend of music and fireworks in Bournemouth this summer.
Thursday 1st August - Relaxed Family Afternoon, an afternoon of musical fun for the whole family, featuring a matinee concert by the BSO, as well as performances from other BSO ensembles and audience participation!
Friday 2 August - Galactic Classics, a selection of the best classical music in and out of this world! Chosen to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, music includes Also Sprach Zarathustra and as featured in Stanley Kubrik's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as John Williams' iconic scores to Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The concert reaches a climax with a performance of Holst's The Planets in full, accompanied by choreographed lasers, lights, fireworks and the latest NASA images from our solar system!
Saturday 3 August - Symphonic 80s Spectacular, Relive the sounds of the 80s in full symphonic Technicolor with the BSO and another fantastic evening of music and nostalgia.
The 80s saw a huge array of bands and solo artists with a range of styles, from electro-pop to supergroup ballads and this new concerts features classics including Toto's Africa, Ultravox's Vienna, Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler, I'm Still Standing by Elton John, Thriller (of course) and a whole host of hits by Blondie, David Bower, Madonna and George Michael to name just a few!
And not forgetting the stunning "son et lumiere" laser and pyrotechnics show which has wowed audience in previous years!
Venue: Meyrick Park
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