THERE was a full house at Horsforth Golf Club for Aireborough Rotary Club’s Proms Night interpretation.

This first time event was the brainchild of Barry Bootland’s Community Committee, celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday.

The choice of programme was in the reliable hands of the interchanging performers Joanne Dexter, soprano with Opera North and the Olicanian Brass quintet which saw the audience right royally entertained by the eclectic selection of music.

Joanne’s versatile and vibrant contribution began with Puccini’s aria O Mio Caro followed by Rossini’s La Pastorella with helpful introductory insights. She later moved on to operetta in the form of Carl Zeller’s Der Obersteiger taking the opportunity to act out the role as she interacted with the audience and Velia from Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. She ended with contrasting songs from three relatively modern musicals My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera and the rousing Oklahoma, high on the Queen’s list of favourites, she added.

Olicanian Brass comprising two cornets, a tenor horn, a trombone and a euphonium also enjoyed presenting a varied repertoire beginning with Hogwart’s March, music from a film the audience failed to name. This was followed by an American Shaker version of Amazing Grace and Ivor Bosanko’s Share my Yoke.The quintet moved smoothly into New Orleans jazz mode for Just a closer walk with thee, before entertaining versions of Drunken Sailor and the Monty Python theme tune Liberty Bell.

The evening ended in time honoured Last Night of the Proms fashion with Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory – tuneful singing, flags and Union Jack hats an optional extra.

The Club was pleased to welcome Japanese Rotary Global Scholar Kayono Nakajima, studying Public Health at Leeds University, to the evening’s entertainment adding to her already growing knowledge of British life and tradition.