The whole place was dressed up red, white and blue and the classical music in the Cafe Bar before the concert started really set the mood for a night of celebrating being British with great music!
However right from the start audiences were in for a shock. 15 year old performers Elliot Crouch (trombone) and Emma Brown (oboe and cor anglais) played two short sets each and completely wowed the crowd with their talent! It was great to see young musicians up on stage promoting classical music.
After a short break (and a technical hitch) we were ready for the traditional Last Night line up, live from the BBC! Particularly outstanding were violinist Nicola Benedetti and tenor Joseph Calleja...
And then the old favourites You'll Never Walk Alone, Jerusalem, Pomp and Circumstance/Land of Hope and Glory, The Hornpipe and Rule Britannia! (featuring the Olympic athletes of course!)
There was no doubt that absolutely everyone in the room loved it and from the back all I could see was a sea of red, white and blue.
Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves, Britain's never never shall be slaves! :)
-Hilary Shepherd, Marketing Officer
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