BBC Cymru Wales has revealed a star-studded line-up for BBC Proms In The Park 2013, which takes place on Saturday, September 7th in Caerphilly.
West End singing stars John Owen Jones and Sophie Evans will be joined on stage by trumpet soloist Alison Balsom, all of them accompanied by BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales under the baton of Grant Llewellyn at the open-air event supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Celebrating the Last Night of the Proms along with parks across the UK, the event held at Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields is themes ‘A Night at the Musicals’.
Carmarthenshire-born West End and Broadway actor John Owen Jones, known for his outstanding lead roles in Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera will be joined by Tonypandy’s Sophie Evans, who has moved on from her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz to delight audiences around the country during her national tour. Alison Balsom – recently nominated for Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013 and described as one of the world’s finest trumpeters – will be performing fresh new arrangements for trumpet and orchestra of well-known and much loved songs from stage and screen.
Tim Rhys-Evans and Connie Fisher will co-present this year’s Prom bringing the summer festivities to a close. Music lovers are invited to come with picnics and flags to celebrate at this open-air event culminating in the traditional sing-along featuring the popular You’ll Never Walk Alone this year.
Proms goers can also capture the atmosphere from the comfort of their own home, with live coverage from Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields on BBC Radio Wales or on iPlayer via bbc.co.uk.radiowales.
Advanced tickets are £10.00 per person; children age 12 and under with an accompanying adult are free.
Tickets can be purchased as follows: –
The Visit Caerphilly Centre; Twyn Square, Caerphilly
(Ticket purchases are only in person)
Open every day from 10am – 5.30pm.
Blackwood Miners’ Institute Box Office; 01495 227206* or online at www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com. Box Office opening hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm.
Please note there is a £1 booking fee for online transactions and an additional 65p postage fee should you wish to have your tickets sent to you. Alternatively tickets can be collected from the Box Office.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line; 03700 101051*.
Open Monday – Friday, 9am – 7pm.
*Please note geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply when purchasing tickets via telephone.*
Tickets are £12.00 on the day.
For more information visit the Proms in the park website.