BBC Proms Season 2016 Episode 14 - Gershwin Gala with the John Wilson Orchestra

Airdate: 2016-Aug-13

Episode summary:

Proms favourites the John Wilson Orchestra and their eponymous conductor celebrate the music and lyrics of one of the greatest song-writing partnerships in American history, George and Ira Gershwin. Expect hit after hit as singers Julian Ovenden, Louise Dearman and Matthew Ford perform crowd pleasers like Fascinatin' Rhythm, They All Laughed and many more. Classic orchestral numbers, including An American in Paris and a Rhapsody In Blue Overture, complete the line-up in a concert that features a bumper crop of the brothers' best-known tunes.

About BBC Proms series:

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.