Top deck: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes busking on the 25 bus
mainYesterday six members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra boarded a number 25 bus at Tottenham Court Road and amused commuters on their way home to Ilford in Essex.
The stunt was designed to promote a new brand of iced tea, called Fuze Tea.
We think the subliminal message is: you’re never safe from the RPO.
Or: The RPO reaches routes other bands cannot board.
Or: Any more fares please, says the RPO conductor.
Keep your captions coming in.
- You wait ages for an RPO and then 3 come along…
Some of your south coast correspondents might remember the Bournemouth Symphony’s tie-up with Bournemouth ‘s Yellow Buses. Produced such one-liners as “Go Chopin on a yellow”.
As a member of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, I took part in a session in 1983 at which a song – well, advertising jingle – called Rhapsody in Yellow (music & words by Cammegh, Hallam & Lowes) was recorded by the Chorus and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. It was issued as a free advertising flexi-disc (33⅓ rpm) by Bournemouth’s Yellow Buses. It includes a spoken introduction by Ian Cunningham, who, in addition to being CE of the bus company, was also a keen amateur cellist and Chairman of Bournemouth Chamber Music Society. Recorded at the Winter Gardens (BSO) 8 March 1983 and 2CR Studio (BSC), Southcote Rd, Bournemouth.
Photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/6848013335
What an adorable video. All the passengers looked so happy – I wish the RPO played on the buses I go on.
The Royal Philhop-on-it…number 25 Busk route.
I wonder what Beecham would think.
Beecham would have probably not approved of the choice of route No. 25….too vulgar; Oxford Circus (!) to Ilford…. “Pray, Sir…..where would such a place be found… obviously somewhere where honest, decent players could Ill-afford, (sorry!), to be seen, or heard…”
Beecham would have better Handelled any bus route in the Strand!
or…… The RPO is such a strong, well respected, international and world conquering brand that everyone wants to be associated with it?
The version of this one movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is so short, that one begins to have doubts about the orchestra’s artistic planning staff – if this is the way they play classical music, concerts will be very short.