Live at the BBC Proms 2009 - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Get the full concert from http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com !
On Tuesday 18th August 2009, with every seat and all standing room occupied, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain played to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall in London, with over 6000 audience members, and well over 1000 of them bringing ukuleles to join in with Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". 

This clip is taken from their DVD "Prom Night", The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Live at the Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms 2009, made from filming on the night, which the Ukulele Orchestra has managed to get access to. The DVD is available only from www.ukuleleorchestra.com and has never been broadcast, signed, licenced or sold elsewhere. 

The music played is: 

Puffin Billy (Edmund White, Great British Light Music Classic)
Anarchy in the UK (The Sex Pistols)
Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)
Silver Machine (Hawkwind)
Life on Mars (David Bowie)
Thunderball (James Bond / John Barry)
Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
Danse Macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Jerusalem (William Blake and Hubert Parry)
Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
Ode to Joy (A fragment of Beethoven arranged for 1008 ukuleles)
Pinball Wizard (The Who)
The Dambusters March (Eric Coates)
Melange (which reveals how all the key rock songs are variants of one theme)
Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)

This DVD cover notes say it "is a complete record of the Ukulele Orchestras Proms debut, with footage of the full concert. Extras include interterviews and atmospheric scenes of impromptu music-making from ukulele-playing audience members, backstage footage of the Ukulele Orchestra prior to the concert, 5.1 Surround Sound and ukulele sheet music for the participation pieceOde to Joy."

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[jetranger47]

Please, please, please come to Canada!

[UkuleleOrchestra]

It is rumoured that the Ukes will be playing in Toronto by the end of the year, keep your eyes on the UOGB website for details.

[4Thelowerbass]

These folk continue to make me believe in magic!

[spauley2]

Confirmation that humanity is essentially gentle, humane, and fun loving! We just need more chances like this to prove it.

Terrific! Thank You!. Keep us going!

[nextlifearotti]

that must have been amazing!!!!

can you imagine some of today's band saying "hey, bring your guitars and join in!!"

yeh, right.

I am soooooo envious... would have loved to have been there.

pls come to Australia!!

[TheZhengmeister]

so epic...

[PuppyZwolle]

@jlaci The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain's version of this song:

/watch?v=cBojbjoMttI

The Sex Pistols - Anarchy

[norbertobreda]

An old musical instrument from Madeira, Portugal named "Cavaquinho".

[MrMax2102]

please come to poland !!!!! :D

[mc85eu]

Not sure why the audience are claped - they're doing most of the work... ;-)

[pezhope]

all these people are my friends, lol. ukulele for life

[jlaci]

what's the song from 2: 57?

[enpanaspert]

please...come to Malaysia!!!

[Amzizizooza]

This was the most awesome evening - and the guy in the pink shirt has the same ukulele as me!