JADE with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Robert Ames
From the Royal Albert Hall in London, to the Glasshouse in Gateshead, all via the wizardry of Radio 3. Unlike the Albert Hall, I have, with much regret, never seen a show at the Glasshouse. But I do of course recognise it's architecture as a staple of the North East.
I am not familiar with any of JADE's repertoire, nor anything of Little Mix. But her cover of Madonna's Frozen is cracking, and her introduction of her own song Plastic Box hits a nerve - I listen to the lyrics intently.
The crowd and the atmosphere (from what I can decipher on the kitchen radio), reminds me much of the old Proms in the Park, which I was fortunate enough to attend back in 2017. I'm getting pleasant flashbacks of watching Steps, Texas, et al, at Hyde Park, with an old mate who has since graduated to the great concert in the sky.
It's a lovely orchestral introduction to Set You Free (N-Trance song), which flashes me back to childhood in the 1990's.
Who knew pop music could evoke such existential reflections?
Thank you, and good night!
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