Friday Night is Music Night
29 February 2012 - Audio, Concerts, Radio - 2 comments
On 20 April 2012, Kerry Ellis takes part in her own Friday Night is Music Night special on BBC Radio 2.
You can listen to BBC Radio 2 on:
- DAB – Listed as “BBC Radio 2″, “BBC R2″, or “Radio 2″
- FM – 88 – 91 FM
- Freeview – Channel 702
- Freesat – Channel 702
- Sky TV – Channel 0102
- Virgin – Channel 902
Source: Cole Kitchenn on Twitter
Update : 16 March 2012
Tickets are now on sale to see Kerry Ellis in Concert at the Watford Colosseum, which is being broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 as part of “Friday Night is Music Night”.
Tickets cost from £27.50 and are available from the Watford Colosseum website
The concert will feature special guests:
- Brian May (Queen)
- Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera)
- Jonathan Ansell (G4)
- BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Steve Sidwell
Source: Watford Colliseum website
Update: 30 March 2012
Check out this new audio trailer for Kerry’s upcoming Friday Night is Music Night:
Friday Night is Music Night trailer for Kerry Ellis in Concert
Duration: 00:00:44. Recorded from BBC Radio 2 – 30 March 2012
Update: 20 April 2012
If you missed it on BBC Radio 2 earlier, you can listen to Kerry Ellis in Concert on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC iPlayer (available for 7 days): www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01fhp8t/
Or you can listen below (please note that these files are large and may take a few minutes to load):
Kerry Ellis in Concert – Friday Night is Music Night (part 1)
Duration: 00:45:36. Recorded from BBC Radio 2 – 20 April 2012
Tom Saunders talks about how the concert was put together
Duration: 00:16:38. Recorded from BBC Radio 2 – 20 April 2012
Kerry Ellis in Concert – Friday Night is Music Night (part 2)
Duration: 00:56:31. Recorded from BBC Radio 2 – 20 April 2012
Set list
Part 1
- Overture
- Don’t Rain On My Parade
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- The Way We Were
- Broken Home – Ramin Karimloo
- Somewhere – duet with Ramin Karimloo
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Funiculi, Funicula – Jonathan Ansell
- You Have To Be There
- Rockabye My Baby
Part 2
- 9 to 5
- Don’t Cry Out Loud
- Come What May – duet with Jonathan Ansell
- Anthem – Johanthan Ansell
- Cabaret
- Cathedrals – Ramin Karimloo
- Love Of My Life – with Brian May
- Born Free – with Brian May
- Save Me- with Brian May
- Defying Gravity
- No-one But You (Only The Good Die Young)
Check out these photos from the night:
© Kerry Ellis. Source
Brian May, Kerry Ellis and Steve Sidwell. © Kerry Ellis. Source
© BBC. Source
Kerry Ellis and Jonathan Ansell do some last minute rehearsing, guided by the capable hands of conductor Steve Sidwell. © BBC. Source
Brian May and Kerry Ellis wow the Friday Night audience. © BBC. Source
Update: 20 May 2012
Read what Kerry thought about the night:
“I was honoured to perform my very own ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ special. Over the years I have been part of many of these shows so this was a real privilege. Anthony Cherry the producer has been very supportive to me over the years and this was the icing on the cake. I was live on stage at the Watford Colosseum with the fantastic BBC concert orchestra, conductor Steve Sidwell, Capital Voices and my special guest Ramin Karimloo and Jonathan Ansel, Brian also played a little section with me which was very emotional.
I had some amazing new arrangements from Craig Adams as well as performing a couple of tracks from Anthems. The show was packed with songs I have performed before and some big band classics with a few new songs too.
I loved the whole thing and hope to do it again some day.”
Source: Official Kerry Ellis website
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How refreshing to listen to Kerry Ellis on FNIMN,some great songs and guests. Nice to hear the little fluffs during her introductions and the laughter.Bought the Musicals Album in Feb and played it in the car, my 10 yr old g/son said ,its the scary lady from Wicked.I confess had never heard of it but it has become our top song to play. I am now completely bowled over by Kerry’s voice and have caught up on u.tube. So sorry i never made it to The Watford Col but replaying Royal Command performance with Brian May makes up for it.Great stuff, wish you well.
Wow! This was amazing! Kerry’s new version of ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ was so amazing. Completely changed the feel of the song and made something new, intimate and something that worked so well as if it was always meant to be. Same story for her new version of ‘Defying Gravity’! Thanks to all who made this concert possible, it was amazing!!!
P.S. If Kerry gets to see this please, please, please record these 2 versions of your next album!