American Public Media Presents Live Broadcast of "The Last Night of the Proms"

American Public Media Presents Live Broadcast of ’ÄúThe Last Night of the Proms’Äù from the BBC Proms on September 13

(St. Paul, Minn.) September 9, 2008’ÄîAmerican Public Media’Ñ¢, creator of distinctive, signature programs for public radio and one of media’Äôs most active champions of classical music, today announced a special live broadcast of ’ÄúThe Last Night of the Proms’Äù from the BBC Proms on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at 2 p.m. CT 3 p.m. ET. The BBC Proms is the world’Äôs largest and best known classical music festival, drawing exceptional orchestras and soloists for performances in London’Äôs historic Royal Albert Hall.

’ÄúTHE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS’Äù HIGHLIGHTS:

BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Singers
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone

BEETHOVEN: Creatures of Prometheus (Overture)

WAGNER: ’ÄúO du, mein holder Abendstern’Äù from Tannhauser

PUCCINI: ’ÄúTre sbirrii, un carozza’Äù from Tosca

BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasy (for piano, choir and orchestra)

VERDI: ’ÄúEhi! Paggio!’Äù from Falstaff

DENZA: ’ÄúFuniculi, funicula"

ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

HENRY WOOD: Fantasia on British Sea Songs

PARRY: Jerusalem

HENRY WOOD: National Anthem (UK)

Brian Newhouse, host of American Public Media’Äôs SymphonyCast’Ñ¢ and a renowned classical music producer, will be in London to present "The Last Night of the Proms’Äù and provide context for the performances.

’ÄúSince 2003, American Public Media has been proud to bring concerts from the BBC Proms to classical music listeners worldwide,’Äù said Newhouse. ’ÄúThe Proms is one of classical music's magnificent international events. We are delighted once again to share these grand performances.’Äù

TUNE IN: "The Last Night of the Proms" will broadcast on public radio stations nationwide on Saturday, September 13 at 2 p.m. CT 3 p.m. ET. Check local listings for availability.

This year, other concerts from the BBC Proms are featured on broadcasts of SymphonyCast, American Public Media’Äôs two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a national or international symphony orchestra. To hear these performances, visit www.symphonycast.org. The BBC Proms has also been integrated into broadcasts of Performance Today¬Æ, American Public Media’Äôs two-hour daily radio program featuring performances recorded in American Public Media studios and at sites across the nation and around the world. Performance Today is on the Web at www.performancetoday.org.

Through global partnerships with leading music organizations, the European Broadcasting Union, the BBC, orchestras, festivals, vocal ensembles, and artists, American Public Media’Äôs classical music service delivers performances from around the world to its listeners. With the largest broadcast audience reach of any classical music radio producer in the United States and streaming audiences around the globe, American Public Media sets the standard for connecting audiences with the best in classical music.