Customer Reviews

Excellent guide. 2008 promises to be one of the best Prom seasons ever - By: Bernard Davis, 13 Apr 2008
Here is the guide to the 2008 Proms concert season running from July 18th to the `Last Night' on September 13th.

This year's Proms season promises to be one of the best ever.

There are five featured composers. Ralph Vaughan Williams - on the 50th anniversary of his death. Messiaen on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Stockhausen, who died last year but would have been 80 this year. Rachmaninov - no anniversary - but he is being featured. Elliot Carter - the 100 year old American composer who is still composing!

There is still plenty of room for a wide selection of other music from the middle ages to today. As well as the standard concerts there are special events like a Folk Music Day & a Dr Who Prom including 40 minutes of music from the series.

The Guide has all the details & articles introducing the featured composers. It is well worth getting whether you will be going to the Albert Hall to hear the concerts, listening on Radio 3 , or listening on the web (all concerts can be listened to for 7 days after live broadcast).

The book version of the guide is attractively presented on good paperin colour. It is a lot nicer to navigate around than the Proms website. Get your copy & start planning your summer listening now.