Keith Emerson and ELP Prom petition

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   A Keith Emerson fan group has started a petition to have a Keith Emerson and ELP Prom at the UK Proms 2025. A good idea, though whether the BBC/Proms will be on board with it is another matter. You can sign via this link, though I think it may only be for those in the UK:
https://www.change.org/p/bbc-proms-let-s-have-an-evening-of-keith-emerson-and-elp-at-proms-2025?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=a478d600-7dbe-0130-ed36-00221964dac8

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Cactus Choir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2008 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1038	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cactus Choir Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Keith Emerson and ELP Prom petition Posted: November 19 2024 at 03:10
	A Keith Emerson fan group has started a petition to have a Keith Emerson and ELP Prom at the UK Proms 2025. A good idea, though whether the BBC/Proms will be on board with it is another matter. You can sign via this link, though I think it may only be for those in the UK: https://www.change.org/p/bbc-proms-let-s-have-an-evening-of-keith-emerson-and-elp-at-proms-2025?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=a478d600-7dbe-0130-ed36-00221964dac8
	"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub"

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27948	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: November 19 2024 at 21:03
	I have signed it (i think). Not sure I'm that bothered. It would make more sense to celebrate progressive rock in a broader sense and have an evening of prog classics such as Tarkus, Suppers Ready and A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers. The BBC could do this but there is a certain snobbery in the UK from the classical world towards this genre that persists. Keith Emerson's and Tony Banks issues with trying to record with the London Philly are well documented, Both had much more joy with foreign orchestras in the end and decided not to bother 'going English'. I'm not holding my breath on the petition...

presdoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8614	Post Options Post Reply Quote presdoug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 20 2024 at 16:53
	I am a member of the facebook site that started the petition, and I signed it.....though I am a big classical music fan/collector/listener, I do concur with Richard that they can be snobby when it comes to accepting progressive rock as a legit form of music....will it make it to the Proms, it is a difficult row to hoe.....

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65239	Post Options Post Reply Quote Atavachron Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: November 20 2024 at 18:02
	I had to look up 'UK Proms'. In the U.S., proms are parties thrown at the end of the school year.
	"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27948	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: November 20 2024 at 23:32
	The UK 'proms' is mainly a bunch of upper class twits congregating at the Royal Albert Hall. You won't see them swigging back their cans of lager (more Pimms!)

Cactus Choir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2008 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1038	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cactus Choir Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 01:43
	Yes I'd be surprised if the BBC/Proms 'bite' on this as Emerson is not a cool name to drop, despite his huge historical importance in fusing rock with classical which should theoretically be an excellent fit for the Proms traditional ethos of popularising classical music. If it was done properly my view is that an Emerson Prom could be excellent. They'd need a top quality arranger like Godfrey Salmon who worked with Emerson on Works, plus the best soloist available to interpret Emerson's very individual style - Rachel Flowers would be the obvious choice.
	"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub"

presdoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8614	Post Options Post Reply Quote presdoug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 hours 48 minutes ago at 12:20
	And proggers should be wary of "reverse snobbishness" about classical music! People like Keith Emerson would not approve of that! And lets remember that "The Proms" is a music institution that existed for decades before the advent of rock music and we shouldn't pass judgement on it or make generalisations about it. In the 1960s as the Beatles were making music history, there were great conductors like Sir Malcolm Sargent making history at the Proms....I would encourage more progressive rock listeners to investigate classical music... I have been as long as I have listened to prog rock, and not a wasted minute...

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27948	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 hours 22 minutes ago at 22:46
	I've never got that far with classical music, there is just too much out there. I feel the same about Jazz as well. I would love to see a live performance of Stravinsky - Firebird and especially Holst - Planets. Elgar would also be nice. In the UK the National Symphony Hall is located in the second city Birmingham. I've been there many times to see bands but they did also host the Keith Emerson Tribute Concert which featured the Birmingham Symphony orchestra playing Abaddon Bolero with a guest appearance by Rick Wakeman.