PROGRAMMEBeside the Harbour at Carrickfergus Castle

Saturday, 8 September, 2007

peter johnstoncontroller bbc northern ireland

WELCOME

I’m delighted that our 2007 Prom in the Park is being held in Carrickfergus and within a trumpet call of the town’s historic castle walls. This concert is one part of our commitment to providing large-scale events for local BBC audiences. Our Prom will include performances from internationally acclaimed musicians and will be ledby the Ulster Orchestra with support from the Carrickfergus Community Schools’ Choir.

All of this evening’s excitements will be shared with a wider audience on BBC Radio Ulster and through live programming across the UK on the BBC’s interactive digital television service. Concert-goers in Carrickfergus

will also have an opportunity to join with audiences in Glasgow, Swansea, Tees Valley, Hyde Park and the Royal Albert Hall as Last Night Proms’ festivities reach their climax in a fanfare of music and technological wizardry.

We’re grateful to NS&I and Carrickfergus Borough Council for their assistance and encouragement and hope that you have an enjoyable evening. Ultimately, events like this are only possible because of your support and the income which the BBC receives from the licence fee. Tonight’s spectacle, and everything that we do, couldn’t happen without you. Have a great time and I look forward to seeing you again sometime soon at other BBC recordings and events.

alderman david w hilditch mlamayor of carrickfergusOn behalf of Carrickfergus Borough Council, I’m pleased to welcome the BBC and all of you to Proms in the Park 2007. It’s one of the largest musical events that we’ve hosted in our area and the Council has worked hard to make it a success. This evening will involve local and internationally acclaimed musicians and will showcase their skills and our Borough before a huge BBC radio and television audience at home and around the rest of the UK.

We’re delighted to have brought an event of this scale and popularity to Carrickfergus and hope that you have an entertaining and memorable evening.

Our thanks are due to the BBC and other partner organisations for making it possible and to you, the Prom audience, for all your support. Enjoy the music-making and the beautiful setting of Carrickfergus Castle and harbour and don’t let it be too long before your next visit.

Presented by BBC Northern Ireland’s Noel Thompson on stage

ulster orchestra

David Adams (Leader)

Kenneth Montgomery (Conductor)

Alfie Boe (Tenor)

Alison Balsom (Trumpet)

Giselle Allen (Soprano)

Dermot Dunne (Classical Accordion)

Beoga

Paul Young and Patrick McCarthy (Fanfare Trumpeters)

Carrickfergus Community Schools’ Choir directed

by Glenn Campbell and the Ulster Orchestra

This event will be transmitted live on BBC Radio Ulster 92-95FM & 1341MW, DAB Radio, Freeview Ch719, Satellite Ch0118 and for digital viewers on BBC Interactive Television (through the red button on your remote control). A special highlights programme will be broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland Television at a later date.

bbc proms in the park, carrickfergussaturday, 8th september, 2007

BBC Radio Ulster‘s live broadcast coverage of this event will be presented by Marie Louise Muir

INTRODUCTION

PERFORMERS

Alfie Boe grew up in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He studied at the Royal College of Music, the National Opera Studio and at the Royal Opera House as part of its Villar Young Artists Programme. He has enjoyed both critical and popular success and won a Tony Award for his Broadway appearance in La Bohéme. Alfie has performed at a number of venues including Glyndebourne and The Royal Albert Hall and has a developing career as a recording artist.

alfie boetenor

Alison Balsom was born in Hertfordshire and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Paris Conservatoire. Alison has been described as “one of classical music’s great ambassadors”. She has won several awards and is a recording artist with a broadly based repertoire which includes performances on both modern and baroque trumpets. She works regularly with leading orchestras and conductors and has a busy schedule of recitals, including performances with her own ‘Balsom Ensemble’.

alison balsomtrumpet

Giselle Allen was born in Belfast. She studied at University of Wales before progressing to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. She has won several awards and has a successful international career which has included performances with the English National Opera and the Canadian Opera Company alongside appearances at Castleward, Co. Down. She has performed on numerous occasions with the Ulster Orchestra and is in popular demand as a recitalist.

giselle allensoprano

Dermot Dunne was born in Dublin. He won RTÉ’s Musician of the Future Award in 1996 and later graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine. He performs regularly at venues throughout Europe and has worked with several leading orchestras as both soloist and conductor. He combines a wide ranging performing career with his role as a lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Education.

dermot dunneclassical accordion

Beoga is a five-piece traditional band based in Co. Antrim which was formed following a “jamming session” at the All-Ireland Fleadh in 2002. Their distinctive sound combines the music of accordions, bodhrans and piano. The band has a busy recording and performing schedule and has been the headline act at several international festivals. Their repertoire includes several pieces written by band members.

beoga

Kenneth Montgomery was born in Belfast and studied at the Royal College of Music in London. His extensive international career has included work with orchestras in Europe, north America and New Zealand. He was appointed artistic and musical director of Opera Northern Ireland in 1985 and was the first director of The Hague and Amsterdam Conservatories. He combines his role as principal conductor of the Ulster Ocrhestra with master class sessions at The Hague Royal Conservatories.

kenneth montgomeryconductor

PERFORMERS

paul young andpatrick mccarthyfanfare trumpeters

‘Danny Boy’ will be performed by members of local primary schools under the direction of Glenn Campbell, Principal of Carrickfergus Central Primary School.

carrickfergus community schools’ choir directed by glenn campbell & ulster orchestra

Since its formation in 1966 the Ulster Orchestra has established itself as “one of the major symphony orchestras in the UK and Ireland”. In addition to its concert season in Belfast’s Ulster and Waterfront Halls, the Orchestra’s varied home-based activities include participation in the Belfast Festival at Queen’s, the BBC’s Proms in the Park, providing the accompaniment to opera and ballet productions, as well as a programme of educational work and concerts throughout Northern Ireland.

The Ulster Orchestra plays a major ambassadorial role for Northern Ireland through its many BBC broadcasts, its CDs, its successful and developing Dublin season, and its tours of Europe, Asia and America -all contributing to a growing international reputation.

A free copy of the Ulster Orchestra’s new season brochure is available from the UO Box Office (Tel: 028 9066 8798) and further information plus news and reviews can be found at the Orchestra’s website:www.ulster-orchestra.org.uk

event guidelines

Ticket holder is responsible for care of ticket. Lost or damaged tickets cannot be replaced. This ticket admits one person only and is complimentary.

Entry to the event will be from 6.30pm onwards. The concert will begin at 8.00pm, with an interval from 8.50 - 9.15pm. It is anticipated that the concert will conclude at 10.45pm*. To ensure full capacity we may have to reallocate tickets after 8.00pm.

This is a free event and admission will be on a first come, first served basis.

As this is an outdoor concert, please dress for the weather. For health and safety reasons, the BBC reserves the right to cancel the concert in the event of extreme weather conditions.

This event will take place on a tarmac surface and the site will be split into two areas, one for front stage promenaders and another for people with folding chairs (access to these areas will depend on capacity). Please be considerate with the placement of folding chairs to avoid obstructing the view of others.

No garden furniture, other than folding chairs will be permitted on site. In the interests of safety please do not bring umbrellas, glass items, tins, fireworks, barbecues or flaming torches.

Alcohol cannot be purchased at this event. Alcohol may be brought on site only if it is in plastic containers. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic.

The Event Organisers reserve the right to refuse admission or remove a ticket holder for behaviour which is likely to cause damage, injury, nuisance or annoyance.

Ticket holder assumes all risk of injury and all responsibility for property loss, destruction or theft and releases organisers, performers, sponsors, venue and their employees from any liability thereafter.

No dogs allowed other than guide dogs.

Children under 16 are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult.

All ticket holders consent to the filming and sound recording of themselves as members of the audience.

Smoke effects, strobe lighting, lasers, pyrotechnics and loud noises may be used at the event.

The BBC reserves the right to make any alteration to the advertised details for this performance.

In the interests of audience security, it may be necessary to conduct a number of bag searches on entering the site.

Please be aware that a fireworks display may proceed the concert.

If you leave the site, you may not be able to re-enter, but this will be at the discretion of the stewards on the night of the event.

Please contact the BBC Ticket Unit on telephone 028 9033 8237 or textphone 028 9033 8100, if you have any access requirements, or are unable to use the ticket(s).

Please visit bbc.co.uk/ni/tickets or www.carrickfergus.org/site/whatson for information and additional event guidelines.

*All timings are subject to alteration

travel by railCarrickfergus Train Station is located in Victoria Street - a 10 minute walk from the event. Tel: (028) 9335 1286or +44 (0)28 9066 6630Seven days 7am to 8pm for timetable information.

travel by busJoymount stop is a 5 minute walk from the event.Tel: +44 (0)28 9066 6630Seven Days 7am to 8pm for timetable information.

from belfastCarrickfergus is 10 miles north of Belfast City Centre, a straight run on the M5.

travel by carfrom dublin & the southFrom Dublin, head for the

airport until you see signs for Belfast and ‘The North’. Follow signs for M2 then take the M5. Carrickfergus is a straight run on the M5.

from derry & the north From Derry, head towards Belfast along the M2 motorway. Follow signs for M2 then take the M5. Carrickfergus is a straight run on the M5.

from newry & the southTake the A1 to Lisburn, join the M1. At Broadway join the Westlink then the M2 and M5. Carrickfergus is a straight run on the M5.

from strabane in the westFollow the A5 and A4 to the M1 destined for Belfast. Leave the M1 for the M2 and then join the

M5. Carrickfergus is a straight run on the M5.

parkingThere are 6 car parks to include blue badge holders’ area within walking distance of the event shown on the map. Car parking is free.

nearest airportsBelfast International Airportat Aldergrovewww.belfastairport.comGeorge Best Belfast City Airport www.belfastcityairport.com

accessibility platformThere is a designated area for audience members with a disability. There will be disabled toilet facilities.

BBC PROMS IN THE PARK 2007in association with NS&I and Carrickfergus Borough Council.

travel and transport information

Belfast Road

Marine Highway

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North Street

Market Place

Irish Quarter West

Irish Quarter South

From Belfast To Larne

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Joymount

BBC Northern IrelandBroadcasting HouseOrmeau AvenueBelfast BT2 8HQ

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