Hayley at Kenwood House

[HWI]

Hi folks,

I have been asked to post this message now that Kenwood House is
getting so close:

HAYLEY WESTENRA will be performing at the KENWOOD SUMMER PROM with
the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Conductor Nick Davies
on Saturday 9th July 2005 at 7.30pm

Sit back and enjoy some of the nation's favourite classical music at
the first Classical Prom of the season. This specially selected
programme will include Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz and the chance to hear Hayley Westenra,
the young New Zealand platinum-selling artist as she performs some
of her favourites, including Pokarekare Ana and Ave Maria. The
perfect way to enjoy the stunning surroundings of Kenwood House on a
summer evening.

For more information or to book tickets, please visit
www.picnicconcerts.com

To book, please call:
See Tickets - 0870 890 0146
24 Hour Hotline, plus 50p booking fee & fixed handling charge.


So, if any of you have not got your tickets yet, this is a last call
to give you a chance to do so.

I hope we can see you there.

Keith.

[kcuteus1]

for anyone that one like to know here is the list of the promage.

Kenwood Summer Prom

Saturday 09 July 2005 7.30pm
Kenwood Concert Bowl, Hampstead
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Sit back and enjoy some of the nation’s favourite classical music. This specially selected programme will include Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz and the chance to hear Hayley Westenra, the young New Zealand platinum-selling artist as she performs some of her favourites, including Pokarekare Ana and Ave Maria. The perfect way to enjoy the stunning surroundings of Kenwood House on a summer evening.

MOZART - The Magic Flute: Overture
TRADITIONAL - Pokare Kare Ana
DVORAK - Symphony No.9: Largo
MAON - Hine e Hine
J STRAUSS I - Blue Danube Waltz
SCHUBERT - Ave Maria
MENDELSSOHN - Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpts)
J STRAUSS II - Die Fledermaus: Overture
VIVALDI - River of Dreams
BUTTERWORTH - The Banks of Green Willow
PUCCINI - Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
HANDEL - Water Music: Bouree, Hornpipe
TCHAIKOVSKY - Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
ENYA - May it be
BIZET - Carmen Suite No.1


Conductor - Nick Davies
Soprano - Hayley Westenra
Concert Promoted by IMG

Ticket prices: £18 (promenade), £22 (standard deckchairs), £26 (premium deckchairs).
Concessions available.

For online booking and further information about the venue, please click here

[HWI]

That looks like a great programme. Thanks for posting it kcuteus1. Personally, I would have liked more Hayley in it but, I suppose six songs is pretty good going.

For those who will be there on Saturday, the long range forecast is currently saying that the weather for the day will be sunny periods. So far, rain is not on the forecast. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I'll keep checking.

Cheers,
Keith.

[roger]

Yes, thanks very much, Kimberly. What a magnificent programme.

I agree with Keith though, it would be nice to see a bit more of Hayley but we probably will. She is bound to give us one or two more songs as an encore.

Roger

[Natasha]

O Mio Babbino Caro?? WOW! I didn't think Hayley would ever sing this song but I think its awesome that she is!

Is it possible that whoever is there tapes this song? If you could I would definately appreciate it because I would love to hear Hayley sing it...

Natasha

P.S Kcuteus1 where did you get this program? Can you get them for other proms programs?

[HWI]

Hi Natasha,

I don't think that recording it would be very effective. Between the stage and the audience, there is a lake. Just how far away that puts us, I don't know. No doubt the sound system will be suitable but, at that range, there is likely to be a lot of ambient sound. Alright when you are listening to it live, but ruins any recordings that could be made.

Anyway, does anyone have such recording equipment they could take with them?

keith.

[roger]

admin said:

Hi Natasha,

I don't think that recording it would be very effective. Between the stage and the audience, there is a lake. Just how far away that puts us, I don't know. No doubt the sound system will be suitable but, at that range, there is likely to be a lot of ambient sound. Alright when you are listening to it live, but ruins any recordings that could be made.

Anyway, does anyone have such recording equipment they could take with them?

keith.

Sorry, I wish I had. As for the lake getting in the way, it shouldn't matter provided Hayley doesn't sing 'The Water Is Wide'!

Roger

[kcuteus1]

O Mio Babbino Caro I wouder if this is going to be put on the UK one of Odyssey.

[Dave]

admin said:

Hi Natasha,
I don't think that recording it would be very effective. Between the stage and the audience, there is a lake. Just how far away that puts us, I don't know. No doubt the sound system will be suitable but, at that range, there is likely to be a lot of ambient sound. Alright when you are listening to it live, but ruins any recordings that could be made.

Anyway, does anyone have such recording equipment they could take with them?
keith.

Hi Natasha, Keith, everyone!

I asked Steve about the lake at Kenwood House and apparently, the front seats there are about the same distance back as the rear seats at Hampton Court and, I guess, many concert halls. I can live with it!

If anyone does have portable recording equipment, it may do OK from the front rows, especially if it has a plug-in microphone and if the sound has a "high quality" or "music" setting. Most camcorders and digital cameras seem to be set to record speech and can easily distort loud music. Unfortunately, the only recorders I have are old ones, too big to use discreetly. The batteries don't last long, either.

Dave

[kcuteus1]

O Mio Babbino Caro I wish I could see her do that.

[stephch]

I hope she put O Mio Babbino Caro on a cd of her's.

[kcuteus1]

I got this from the RPO website.

[Dave]

admin said:

For those who will be there on Saturday, the long range forecast is currently saying that the weather for the day will be sunny periods. So far, rain is not on the forecast. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Keith.

Hi Keith, rain is now a distinct possibility on Saturday according to the latest computer models. But we could be lucky again and miss it, as at Hampton Court... it's too soon to work out the timing and it will hopefully be dying out anyway, as it approaches the South East.

Temperatures look like being around 23 degrees C in the afternoon falling to 15 or 16 during the evening so it will feel quite warm, with fairly light winds.

It will be interesting to see if the forecast for Saturday changes again tomorrow!

Dave

[Dave]

dave said:

admin said:

For those who will be there on Saturday, the long range forecast is currently saying that the weather for the day will be sunny periods. So far, rain is not on the forecast. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Keith.

Hi Keith, rain is now a distinct possibility on Saturday according to the latest computer models. But we could be lucky again and miss it, as at Hampton Court... it's too soon to work out the timing and it will hopefully be dying out anyway, as it approaches the South East.

Temperatures look like being around 23 degrees C in the afternoon falling to 15 or 16 during the evening so it will feel quite warm, with fairly light winds.

It will be interesting to see if the forecast for Saturday changes again tomorrow!
Dave

Well nothing in the computer model weather forecasts has changed, which is a good sign for reliability.

Any rain is likely to be confined to an afternoon shower or two, showers dying out by evening. It looks like a warm pleasant evening for all - and that's *before* Hayley sings! Keith, you were right in the first place! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Belinda]

Re recording the concert if no one has a tape recorder,
i have used a video camera to record when i could not have it visible to video the event and the sound turned out fine.
Belinda