Prom 59: The Broadway Sound – review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe title of this Prom was well chosen: the evening was a tribute not just to the composers of Broadway's golden age from the 1920s to the 60s but to the arrangers and orchestrators who made their work possible. And the joy lay in hearing show tunes rendered by the 79-strong John Wilson Orchestra, which, in vibrancy and colour, matched the Hallé's voluptuous version of Wonderful Town at the Lowry, Salford, in April.Wilson, as the evening's prime mover, selected the item...

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