I thought some of the forum might be interested in this... should be good The BBC Proms will blast into hyperspace this summer, with a series of interstellar concerts marking the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings. Alongside classics like Holst's The Planets, the season will include a Sci-Fi Prom, featuring scores from films such as Gravity and Alien: Covenant. The season opens in July with a new piece inspired by the first moon walk. Zosha Di Castri's Long Is The Journey, Short Is The Memory will be premiered on Friday 19 July, under the baton of Karina Canellakis - the first female conductor to oversee the First Night of the Proms. Meanwhile, art-rock band Public Service Broadcasting will play their concept album Race For Space in a special late night Prom.The record, which combines sparse electronic beats with archive audio recordings from the US-Soviet space race, will be presented in a new arrangement with the Multi-Story Orchestra. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47946687 https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms
We were very fortunate to hear the London Symphony Orchestra perform The Planets, under the direction of Simon Rattle, at the Barbican in 2017 - phenomenal! Public Service Broadcasting’s Race for Space is also epic! Adding proms 4 and 10 to the “try to get good tickets without bankruptcy” list.
Interesting as I'll be in London on a few occasions talking about spacefarers' wristwatches and related findings
If you have any formal/informal events in London or UK full stop do let me know and I would try to make that. I have seen the Biel Museum thread and would love to attend but I visited the current Museum relatively recently and budgets/ logistics make that trip unlikely this year, having said that things can change for me in short order.
Time4aPint in London is a great initiative, meeting wristwatch guys & girls in a nice setting with good drinks
