On Saturday 6 July the spectacular Battle Proms Picnic Concert brings a summer celebration of uplifting music from the New English Concert Orchestra, plus breath-taking aerial and pyrotechnic displays for their nineteenth annual performance at Blenheim Palace.

The musical delights start in the afternoon with the harmonies of the Battle Proms Belles warming up the crowd with their live band, and culminate in a sing-along finale with all the traditional ‘last night of the proms’ favourites under a sky of dazzling fireworks.

This year, the orchestral programme includes iconic modern pieces such as the Dam Busters March, the Downton Abbey Theme, and Gershwin’s Summertime (performed by star soprano Denise Leigh), complementing beautiful classical favourites like Elgar’s Nimrod, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with live cannon fire and fireworks.

Concert goers will also enjoy a horseback ‘Cavalry through the Ages’ show, plus breath-taking displays from the British Army’s world-famous Red Devils parachutists, and a legendary Spitfire.