'I think it's time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions and about our culture' PM Boris Johnson reacts to BBC's decision to play orchestral versions of Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory at the Proms
In a statement on Monday evening, BBC Proms said it was announcing the concert's programme following recent speculation.
Ivor Novello-winning composer Errollyn Wallen confirmed online on Monday evening that she is making the new arrangement of Proms favourite, Jerusalem,the Belize-born British musician.Trevor Phillips, the former chairman of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, told Times Radio he felt the BBC Proms panics when it came to issues of race.
However, there will be no live audience in the Royal Albert Hall to sing along, and the number of musicians and singers will be reduced and dispersed around the hall because of social distancing. The BBC says the orchestra-only arrangement was how the tunes were first performed at the Proms in 1905, and it's clear the evening's two rousing sing-along tunes would sound odd and perhaps rather bleak with just a handful of singers spread around an empty hall.
"Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory are highlights of the Last Night of the Proms," he tweeted."Share concerns of many about their potential removal and have raised this with BBC.Meanwhile, Tory MP Michael Fabricant said the move was"all very sad", adding:"There's some lovely words to Rule Britannia."
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