Synopsis

Joan Bakewell introduces a segment from one of the concerts showcasing British music that inaugurated this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms. The performance features Henry Purcell's "Hail, bright Cecilia," a song celebrating the patron saint of music, first performed in 1692. Prior to the concert, the composer Sir Michael Tippett, a devoted admirer of Purcell's work and co-editor of the version presented here, speaks with conductor Nicholas Cleobury, who is making his television