BBC Introducing artist Lady Nade celebrates the BBC Proms coming to Bristol Beacon this weekend

The BBC Proms return to Bristol Beacon for a residency this weekend, with a range of ticketed and free events, plus £8 promming tickets. 

Simon Wales, Chief Executive of Bristol Beacon, said “We are enormously pleased to be working with the BBC Proms once more as a host venue and to be part of the Proms Across the UK series. We strive to offer world-class classical music to our audience as part of our wider artistic programme and we are proud to be working with the BBC Proms to continue to offer music that is open to all. We look forward to inviting both existing and new audiences into Bristol Beacon this weekend.”

Sam Jackson, Controller, Radio 3 and BBC Proms, said “I’m thrilled the BBC Proms is returning to Bristol for our second residency at Bristol Beacon. This weekend-long series of Proms in the West of England features an exciting array of local and international musicians, from the highly-anticipated return of Paraorchestra in collaboration with folk duo The Breath, to a concert with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble. The Proms was founded in 1895 on the belief that everyone should have access to the very best of classical music, so I am delighted that our concerts across the UK reach audiences on their own doorstep, as well as being broadcast on Radio 3."

BBC Introducing artist Lady Nade with musicians Dan Everett and Shaun Snook at Clifton Observatory, overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge, ahead of this year’s BBC Proms landing at Bristol Beacon.
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST
18:00 | Bristol Beacon, Beacon Hall | Paraorchestra and The Breath [ticketed]
Paraorchestra and conductor Charles Hazlewood return to the BBC Proms Bristol for a collaboration with Rioghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum from The Breath
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/paraorchestra-and-the-breath/
21:00 | Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall | Late Junction with Verity Sharp [ticketed]
BBC Radio 3 present a special Proms edition of Late Junction with Verity Sharp, with guest artists including Sarahsson, Wojciech Rusin and Angel Bat Dawid
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/late-junction/
SATURDAY 23 AUGUST
All day | Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall | BBC Young Composer Workshop [free, ticket required]
Workshop day for young composers aged 15-18
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/bbc-young-composer-workshop-2/
12:30 | Bristol Beacon, Bridgehouse | BBC Proms: Introducing Stage [free entry]
A free event celebrating some of the region’s best up and coming artists creating new folk, jazz and soul music. Artists include boci, Chloe Foy, Firewoodisland, Immi Dash and Lady Nade
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/bbc-proms-introducing-stage/
14:00 | St George’s Bristol | Danish National Vocal Ensemble [ticketed]
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble present a choral dialogue across the centuries with conductor Graham Ross
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/danish-national-vocal-ensemble/
17:30 | Bristol Beacon, Beacon Hall | Britten Sinfonia [ticketed]
Britten Sinfonia and conductor Tess Jackson present works by Sibelius, Arvo Pärt, Gavin Higgins and Mozart
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/mozart-arvo-part-and-gavin-higgins/
19:30 | Bristol Beacon, Stalls Bar | Georgia Mann [free entry]
BBC Radio 3 and BBC Proms presenter Georgia Mann presents a classical DJ set with Radio 3 Sound Engineer Rob Winter
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/georgia-mann/
SUNDAY 24 AUGUST
11:00 | Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall | Sunday Jam: Music workshop for all the family [ticketed]
An interactive music session designed for disabled young people under 25 but open to all families and children
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/sunday-jam-the-musical-garden/
15:00 | Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall | Come and Sing [free, ticket required]
A family-friendly singing workshop open to all
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/come-and-sing-music-of-the-proms-2/
19:00 | Bristol Beacon, Beacon Hall | Welsh National Opera Orchestra [ticketed]
The Orchestra of WNO present a concert with conductor Carlo Rizzi and mezzo-soprano Virginie Verrez
https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/under-the-italian-sun/