Prom 32 (6.8.12): Bernstein – Mass

[Anna]

I absolutely loved it, I'd never heard it before and am looking forward to the television broadcast on September 6th - it was totally bonkers in places but such fun. Whether I'll ever listen again after watching on tv is doubtful, but one of the most enjoyable proms so far for me.

[amateur51]

Generally the charity shout is the most common now, and also a welcome to any new performing groups. Both were attempted before the Bernstein (not having an interval didn't help - the automated mobile phone announcement makes the timing more difficult), with childrens' choirs being greeted by "croeso y neuadd Albert"

How lovely - diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb

[VodkaDilc]

I absolutely loved it, I'd never heard it before and am looking forward to the television broadcast on September 6th - it was totally bonkers in places but such fun. Whether I'll ever listen again after watching on tv is doubtful, but one of the most enjoyable proms so far for me.

Just a reminder for anyone else who is as hooked on this work (and the performance) as I am.

[Barbirollians]

I am with ferret fancy - toe curlingly awful piece .

[teamsaint]

Just watched on iplayer...first time I have seen or heard it.

First impressions were that it is an exciting, original, and very classy piece of work. I was hooked. Didn't strike me as being at all pretentious, and had lots to say.

Look forward to hearing it again sometime....and maybe seeing it live.
Surely just the sort of things that the proms are good at....although its clearly not a work for everybody.
Has made my day after a long Friday at work.