Afternoon on 3 - 03/09/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008 With a Prom marking 50 years since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1958, in a programme with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis. The magical soundworld of the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for string orchestra is followed by the narrative ballet Job and Serenade to Music, with words by Shakespeare and, according to tradition, featuring 16 leading British singers. The programme ends with Vaughan Williams's last symphony - the Ninth - which was completed when he was 85 years old. Introduced by Rob Cowan. Sarah Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton, Sophie Bevan, Rachel Nicholls (soprano) Allison Cook, Louise Poole, Julia Riley, Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano) Ed Lyon, Joshua Ellicott, Peter Wedd, Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, George von Bergen, Tim Mirfin (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Job - A Masque for Dancing; Serenade to Music; Symphony No 9.