Prom 20 ( 29.7.12): The Wallace & Gromit Prom: Musical Marvels!

[PJPJ]

Yes - very entertaining and amusing first half, presented impeccably by Ian MacMillan and the conductor Nicholas Collon, Tasmin Little excellent in the Monti and in My Concerto in Ee, Lad. I think you had to be there for the second half so that you could watch A Matter of Loaf & Death as well as see it.

[somename]

Seems a bit of a waste of time unless you watch it televised to see the animation. Presumably the BBC are going to give it top billing once the Olympics are out of the way.

[justmusic]

I was there with my nearly 7-year-old son and we both thought it was great. It was his first experience of an orchestral concert - and my first as an audience member for about eight years. It was well presented by Nicholas Collon (with a bit of help from Wallace) and the playing was excellent. There was a lot of visual material though (including a few adult gags) - and I was thinking as it went along that it may not work as well on radio as it did live or will do when it's shown on television.

In the second half I did lose focus on the orchestra while watching the film, which I'd seen once before, but largely forgotten the details. I suppose this is the point of good film music. But that's surely a minor gripe. It was clearly a family event; the place was full (it was the first concert to sell out when tickets went on sale) and the audience loved it. Technically very fine sound balance within the hall as well. I haven't stopped smiling yet!

[amac4165]

Seems a bit of a waste of time unless you watch it televised to see the animation. Presumably the BBC are going to give it top billing once the Olympics are out of the way.

Brilliant in the hall - but mostly visual gags ! worth watching when it comes on TV

[Caliban]

Grommit has reportedly gone into a sulk because the programme doesn't contain any Camembertlioz. (That's for those who missed it on another thread).

You're all heart...

[amateur51]

I was there with my nearly 7-year-old son and we both thought it was great. It was his first experience of an orchestral concert - and my first as an audience member for about eight years. It was well presented by Nicholas Collon (with a bit of help from Wallace) and the playing was excellent. There was a lot of visual material though (including a few adult gags) - and I was thinking as it went along that it may not work as well on radio as it did live or will do when it's shown on television.

In the second half I did lose focus on the orchestra while watching the film, which I'd seen once before, but largely forgotten the details. I suppose this is the point of good film music. But that's surely a minor gripe. It was clearly a family event; the place was full (it was the first concert to sell out when tickets went on sale) and the audience loved it. Technically very fine sound balance within the hall as well. I haven't stopped smiling yet!

Lovely review justme - welcome aboard!

Does you seven year old undertake consultancy work during the hols, helping 50+ years olds with their Tablets, Smartphones, Ipads etc?!

[ahinton]

Knock it if you like, but it could be much worse.

It could be Michael Ball.

That's abit of a gratuitous insult to the composer of that name, n'est-ce pas?...