BBC Proms 2012 Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Delius Walton

Prom 23: Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Delius Walton 7. 00pm, Royal Albert Hall An allBritish Prom including Vaughan Williamss spacious Tallis Fantasia and Waltons riotous choral Belshazzars Feast. Programme Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (16 mins) John Ireland These Things Shall Be (22 mins) Frederick Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden (10 mins) William Walton Belshazzar s Feast (36 mins) Performers Jonathan Lemalu baritone, bassbaritone London Brass BBC Symphony Chorus BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka conductor About this event Tadaaki Otaka, a notable enthusiast of British music, opens with Vaughan Williamss much loved classic before revisiting a BBC commission that has fallen into neglect in the halfcentury since its composers death: Irelands These Things Shall Be is a minioratorio with a utopian text. The massed choirs and the commanding bass baritone of former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Jonathan