BBC Proms 2010 - Sondheim at 80 - Our Time from Merrily We Roll Along video free download

Emma Norman

Wow! So many perfect singers and officionados of vocal technique commenting on here.......These young performers had the task of closing a HUGE televised performance in the Royal Albert Hall, no wonder there were nerves. What an opportunity, one many of you won't have. Celebrate their achievement, don't disembowel their performances. I thought all involved were excellent x 

Waylon Holloway

Thanks Caroline, very kind of you. As if I've just noticed these comments lol. I'll be honest no it's not the best I've sang but I'm only human and we're all allowed our off days, it was a long and emotional week plus the added pressure of sharing the stage with some legends in the Royal Albert Hall, that always takes its toll but obviously these experts wouldn't know that, it's just a shame people feel they need to try and put down others to make themselves feel better. I guess all of them know the industry inside and out as well, as they seem to have been sat in the rehearsals with us and know the musical and stage direction that we were given well enough to comment on how we were performing it too. These are the kind of people that probably comment on all performances that they deem bad instead of seeing how wonderful it is that all the students on stage have been helped through drama school thanks to the BBCs wonderful charity and are a step closer to living their dreams.I don't get the white comment at all, why someone felt that was even necessary to bring up? Comments like that create a divide.I'm proud of my c.v. and the work that I've done in the west end, sorry if this displeases many of you but yea I've worked and am working in the west end its been a damn hard slog to get where I am and have overcome a lot to do so. I don't normally respond to posts like this good or bad the nature of this business is draining enough but after seeing a colleague comment and saw that it upset her a little well I felt I had too. So before I log out just think about what you're writing before you do so, would you like those things said about you? Try and be a bit more tactile. I'm not saying you have to like every performance ever taste is individual but try when commenting about something to make it an educated statement and not an attack because you don't like something.Many well wishes,x X WJ X x 

Caroline Sabiston

The students performing were from a range of drama schools in the UK. They were all recipients of a BBC Bursary, which was money towards their fees or towards private singing lessons. The comment about there being so many whited skinned people is ridiculous. Not everyone who was attending a drama school at the time was awarded funding or even applied. It was a choice. I applied, auditioned but didn't get anything.I did a musical with Waylon (the main soloist) in 2009. He was a pleasure to work with. He has gone on to play Simba and is currently 1st cover Britney in We Will Rock You in the west end. There was no claim that these were 'the best' the UK drama schools had to offer. There were many reasons why people were chosen for the bursary. This was just a great opportunity for them all. 

Sam Pryce

They're all a bit drama school-y, isn't he? They are nothing like the characters. 

gramule

lol to quote the bard '...the lady doth protest too much, methinks...' or is it a case of WAY too much "protesting". you do suit the shade of green that you are wearing on behalf of your dear, obviously über talented daughter. :)

vita ariztegui

#sondheim plus choir

perfectprincessxo

this is so wonderful im sobbing

Kathleen Costa

too bad it wasn't as fantastic as it could have been... nice voices... but the guy in the purple couldn't really hit "Me and You"...

gramule

lol. we do so appreciate your comments. we do so wish that your daughter does well '...sing up june...' if you get my drift. lol

gramule

lol. we do things very differently in england. understated quality tends to trump overly inflated brash delivery. i do so wish your daughter gods speed on her quest to become a singer, maybe a hands off approach might help. may i suggest that you watch/listen to gypsy :)

pruneauxyz

It's a catastrophe !!!

TheMattBolden

I liked blue shirt guy.

Betsy H

also, WAY too much "eyebrow acting".

Betsy H

are these three (and the rest of the VERY young chorus) from some British music and drama school? if so, i'm not confident about the future of music theater. the young woman soloist is VERY flat!! and the two guys' voices are thin and strident. and my daughter with perfect pitch and an amazing vocal range can't get accepted to a music school. ridiculous!!

Tucker Weinmann

Yeah.. This is a great song, but not a great performance.

Stephen Whitaker

@MrAlltheworldsastage Not a very PC point of view....in fact UK drama and music colleges try very hard to be multi-ethnic.

MrBarsty

I was pretty glad when shockwave crashed during that guys opening solo, not gonna lie

Nick Angus

This performance is not good. The guy who opens the number struggles to hit the notes, his tone isn't pleasant to listen to; his vowel sounds especially 'meeEEEEE' ARGH! The girl is drama school annoying and the other guy passable, but forgettable. Let's hope they are not the future of musicals in the West End.

William Clarke

@andy20912 Because white skinned people at the prodomenent race in the UK - duh, so the student performers reflect that?

Andrew Potterfield

First thought: Sondheim for the next generation -- how great is that? But on second thought: so many white-skinned people on the stage -- why??

BBC Proms 2010

BBC Proms 2010 - Sondheim at 80 - Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music