Last Night of the Proms

The Last Night of the Proms is the traditional closing of the Proms, an extensive series of classical concerts in the Royal Albert Hall in London , England .

During the evening, a large number of "light classical" pieces were performed. The public is festively attired and wearing flags and horns along with it. The Last Night of the Proms usually takes place on the second Saturday of September.

The program changes every year there is a number of fixed components. For example, every year the statue of the first Proms director Sir Henry Wood, honored. Also at the end of the concert played some definite pieces like the Mars Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 by Edward Elgar (where the famous Land of Hope and Glory by the audience loudly is sung), theFantasia on British Sea Songs (from Henry Wood itself) and Jerusalem, a composition by Charles Hubert Parry on the poem And did those feet in ancient time by William Blake . The evening traditionally ends with God Save the Queen . Today, during the broadcast of the Last Night of the BBC "connected" with a number of parks in the country, such as Hyde Parkin London, where large crowds gather.