Will and Gareth lined up for Prom In The Park
03/09/02
Will
Young and Gareth Gates are to perform at the CBBC Prom In The Park.
The
Pop Idols will play with the BBC Philharmonic and together they will sing their
cover of the Beatles' Long And Winding Road.
Will
is set to perform Summertime, from Gershwin's Porgy And Bess, and Gareth will
sing Beat Out That Rhythm On A Drum.
The
concert takes place in London's Hyde Park on September 15, with a programme of
popular classical tunes which will be familiar to youngsters.
Proms
director Nicholas Kenyon said Will and Gareth help youngsters identify with the
music and introduce a new generation to the concerts.
"We
have to recognise there is no longer a dividing line between the classical and
pop worlds. They're not in completely separate camps - there's an overlap,"
he said.
"We
have to respond to what the audience listens to, and the audience's tastes are
wider and more volatile than ever. They are just as happy with the Buena Vista
Social Club as they are with the classical masterpieces."
But
he added: "The Proms will always be a festival based on the great
classical repertory."
He
said this year the programme includes "world music, musicals and Flamenco,
and they can coexist with Mahler, Bruckner and Boulez - that's what's happening
on Radio 3."
In
the past the Tweenies and Steps have made appearances at the CBBC event, which
is held the day after the Last Night of the Proms.