Every weekday at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.
You can hear the 2017 Last Night of the Proms concert this Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. on SymphonyCast. In preparation, we're featuring works and orchestras that have been parts of the BBC Proms' history all week on Morning Glories.
Monday
Note: No Morning Glories this day
Tuesday
Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra — featured orchestra on the Last Night of the Proms
Wednesday
Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
From the BBC's website: "The Thirty-Second Season of the Promenade Concerts was the first to be broadcast and supported by the BBC… The concerts came from the Queen's Hall, London with Sir Henry Wood appearing with his Symphony Orchestra. The first item was Elgar's Cockaigne Overture."
Thursday
Edward Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
BBC Symphony Orchestra
This piece has traditionlly been sung as the first song amidst flag-waving at the climax of the Last Night of the Proms.
Friday
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5
Premiered at the BBC Proms in 1943
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