Summer Prom at Leeds Met

On Sunday afternoon, the first "Summer Prom Concert" took place on the Acre in the Headingley campus. For two weeks now, there had been construction activities on the Acre for building large tents for the graduation. And the concert on Sunday was the first event in those completed tents.


Construction of the tents for the summer graduation at the Headingley Campus. 


A few days later, the tents are nearing completion. 


These tents will provide sufficient space for the 20,000 guests that are expected during the graduation ceremonies (not all at once of course). 


Lots of space is inside - all air-conditioned. 


From inside the tent - view towards James Graham Building. 

On the Acre, these tents are designed to hold all the visitors and graduates of 2006 who will be present during this week. Behind the tents is an area for getting drinks and some food.


Behind the tents: hospitality suites. 

There came many visitors of the Summer Prom Concert, wearing comfortable summer clothes. As usual at classical music concerts here in the UK, the majority of the audience was older than 50. The tents inside were air-conditioned, providing a very pleasant atmoshpere.


Before the Summer Prom Concert. 

The program of the concert:

Black Dyke Band:
Olympic Fanfare and Theme (John Williams)
Academic Festival Overture (Johannes Brahms)
Czardas (Vittorio Monti), with Tuba solo

Yorkshire Youth Brass Band:
Adventures in Brass (Ray Farr)
Rio (Peter Meechan)

Black Dyle Band:
Jupiter (Gustav Holst)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr. Alan Fernie)

Leeds Met Singers with Black Dyke Band
Zadok the Priest (G.F. Handel)
Speed Your Yourney (Guiseppe Verdi)
Halleluja Chorus (G.F. Handel)

Black Dyke Band:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood), solo singer Bridget Budge
Jerusalem (Hubert Parry)
Pomp and Circumstance No.1 (Sir Edward Elgar)

The concert featured works played by the Black Dyke Band, a partner of Leeds Metropolitan University. The Yorkshire Youth Brass Band gave its inaugural concert at this occasion.

After the concert, there was Strawberry and Cream served, and the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band played tunes in the hospitality area behind the tents.


After the concert "strawberry and cream" on the Acre, accompanied by the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band. 


Gathering in the hospitality suite. 

A nice British summer event, opening the graduation week!