I was there with my nine and five-year-old boys. They actually really enjoyed the non-Who pieces (except the Walton, which was a bit powder-puff!). I think the idea is that it works the same way as a normal Prom in that the most popular pieces are accompanied by works that people wouldn't normally listen to, in the hope that they will enjoy something that's new to them and go away wanting to hear more.
This may explain why both my boys spent some of Sunday afternoon with their new BBC Proms batons (their mother is a sucker for merchandise!), conducting their way through a 'Favourite Classics' CD!
Agree that Murray Gold's music worked well (the female soloist was VERY nervous though, bless her) but it would've been good to have other bits not from series 5.
Good review
I was there with my nine and five-year-old boys. They actually really enjoyed the non-Who pieces (except the Walton, which was a bit powder-puff!). I think the idea is that it works the same way as a normal Prom in that the most popular pieces are accompanied by works that people wouldn't normally listen to, in the hope that they will enjoy something that's new to them and go away wanting to hear more.
This may explain why both my boys spent some of Sunday afternoon with their new BBC Proms batons (their mother is a sucker for merchandise!), conducting their way through a 'Favourite Classics' CD!
Agree that Murray Gold's music worked well (the female soloist was VERY nervous though, bless her) but it would've been good to have other bits not from series 5.
In all, though, it was a fantastic evening.
Kevin