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Strictly Prom

First transmitted in 2016. Possibly the glitziest Prom ever, celebrating the music of dance, watch a host of Strictly Come Dancing professionals and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Could this be the glitziest Prom ever? Get your dancing shoes on and join Katie Derham and a whole host of your favourite Strictly Come Dancing professionals as they celebrate the music of dance.

The BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Sutherland, embarks on a musical journey from foxtrot and waltz, to paso doble and tango, taking in a wonderful panorama of dancing and some stunning orchestral interludes on the way.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Jule Styne

    Gypsy Overture

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Carousel Waltz

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopedie No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Georges Bizet

    Farandole, L'Arlésienne Suite No 2

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Paul Hart

    Roaring Twenties Medley

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Overture: Die Fledermaus

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Walter Earl Brown

    If I Can Dream

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Murder on the Orient Express Overture and Waltz

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Alberto Ginastera

    Malambo (Estancia)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Harry Warren

    42nd Street

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Aram Khachaturian

    Masquerade Suite: Mazurka and Waltz

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • John Barry

    Somewhere in Time

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • George Antheil

    Archipelago (Rhumba)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Libertango

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Grand pas de deux (Nutcracker)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Ary Barroso

    Acquarelo do Brasil

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Irving Berlin

    Top Hat selection

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
  • Irving Berlin

    Let's Face the Music and Dance

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Katie Derham
Producer Joe McCulloch
Director Bridget Caldwell
Conductor Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra

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