Ride of the Valkyries and Silver Machine - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - BBC Proms

Get the full concert from http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com ! Ride of the Valkyries and Silver Machine, together at last. 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."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ukulele
• ukelele
• ukulele orchestra
• valkyries
• ride of the valkyries
• silver machine
• hawkwind
• bbc
• proms
• royal albert hall

[edwardianeccentric]

I thought Music had reached its zenith with UOGBs Wuthering Heights, Life on Mars and Good Bad and Ugly...apparently not!

[artofox]

incredible...

[smilelaughnlovemusic]

i think docotr who should use this as their theme music except make it "i just took a ride in a blue police box"

i <3 the ukulele orchestra of great britain

[83WC]

Fucking class.

[kreciszcze]

Another great piece of music by UOGB. But oh my, they look so tired...

[johnsoncraig1]

Finally managed to listen to this with quality headphones. The bass at the beginning is brilliant.

[danmusic96]

4:05 what a place to stop

[chhopsky]

7 people must be nickelback fans

[44pattern]

Love to have from 2:09-2:31 as my mobile ring tone

[jacklagriffe]

This makes me want to air strike a nazi stronghold.

[rainbowkeys711]

raise your hand if you were half expecting them to sing.

"Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da WABBIT!!................"

[ISN1P3DI]

@Bebe12232 dont you mean they have a talent?, please practise the phrase "would you like fries with that?"