New arrangements by Errollyn Wallen and Anne Dudley to be performed at this year's Last Night of the Proms

The two new arrangements will be joined by a new orchestral work by Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi, as well as the more familiar Last Night of the Proms tunes

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performace in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Freya Parr

Published: August 26, 2020 at 10:35 am

After much debate around this year's Last Night of the Proms, the BBC has announced that 'Rule, Britannia!' and the British national anthem will be performed as usual. These pieces will be accompanied by new arrangements of Parry's 'Jerusalem' and Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Errollyn Wallen and Anne Dudley respectively. 'You'll Never Walk Alone' from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel is also on this year's programme.

Wallen announced on Twitter that she is dedicating her arrangement of Jerusalem to the Windrush generation.

The world premiere of a new work by Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi, Solus, will accompany the more familiar works.

These works will be performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, as is the usual Last Night tradition, joined by their principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. South African soprano Golda Schultz makes her Last Night debut as this year's soloist, while violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins the orchestra in Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending.

See the full programme below:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Marriage of Figaro – overture; ‘Deh vieni, non tardar’ Richard Strauss Morgen! Andrea Tarrodi Solus (BBC commission: world premiere) Stephen Sondheim A Little Night Music – Night Waltz; ‘The Glamorous Life’ Jean Sibelius Impromptu for strings Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Trad. Romanian, arr. Stephan Koncz The Skylark Trad., arr. Henry Wood Fantasia on British Sea-Songs i.. The Saucy Arethusa ii. Tom Bowling iii. Jack’s the Lad iv. Sequence of sea songs from around the UK v. See, the conqu’ring hero comes vi. Rule, Britannia! Edward Elgar, arr. Anne Dudley Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’) Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II Carousel – ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ Hubert Parry, arr. Errollyn Wallen Jerusalem arr. Benjamin Britten The National Anthem

This year's Last Night of the Proms will take place in the Royal Albert Hall without an audience, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC One.

Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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