BBC Proms - 2008 - Prom 66: Williams, Elgar, Tchaikovsky - Prom 66 - Part 1

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer. A Prom that begins with a nautical theme as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform music by Welsh composer Grace Williams. A pupil of Vaughan Williams and a friend of Britten, her Sea Sketches catch the different moods of the Bristol Channel, as seen from her hometown of Barry. This is followed by Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Christine Rice singing Elgar's ever-popular Sea Pictures. Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Grace Williams: Sea Sketches Elgar: Sea Pictures.