Prom 23

T32492643
Part of the BBC Proms.

Archive :: production:T32492643, concert:S348, venue:V221

Evolution!

Evolution! A Darwin-inspired extravaganza for kids. CBBC presenters Gemma Hunt and Barney Harwood unleash a natural selection of creatures in this child-friendly Prom inspired by the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. We journey from prehistoric Earth to outer space in John Williams's soundtracks to Jurassic Park and Star Wars –and uncover the bird kingdom (with Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring) and insect life (in Arvo Pärt’s If Bach had been a Beekeeper). Britten's 'Storm' interlude from his opera Peter Grimes represents the primal elements before the arrival of animals, while Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man anticipates the collective human spirit. Plus, there’s a new beginning, as DJ and drum-and-bass producer Goldie (runner-up of last year's BBC Two Maestro competition) reveals a specially written, Darwin-inspired work – his first ever for a classical orchestra. There will be one interval. Approx. end time 13:00

Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Other spaces: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	2nd August 2009
To	2nd August 2009
When	11:00
Prices	From £6.00. To £12.00.
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Company

Performer	Barney Harwood (presenter)
Performer	Gemma Hunt (Gemma Hunt (presenter0)
Performer	David Attenborough (special guest)
Company	BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor	Charles Hazlewood

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