BBC Proms Season 2026 Episode 22 - Celebrating Disney at the Proms: The Music of Menken

Airdate: 2026-Sep-05

Episode summary:

Nick Mohammed presents a concert from the Royal Albert Hall with Sarah Hicks conducting the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert featuring Alan Menken's music for Disney films. The American composer's acclaimed catalogue of shows, songs and scores includes many of Disney's greatest hits, and conductor Hicks and the BBC Philharmonic are joined by singers Marisha Wallace, Lucie Jones and other West End stars, as well as performers from the National Youth Music Theatre, in a celebration of this classic songwriter, including excerpts from the scores for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Enchanted.

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