To hear the Promcasts, go to www.promcast.co.uk

There are 10 new commissions at the Proms this year; I decided to hand out a few more. The brief? Write a piece of music of no more than three minutes’ duration that takes a classic piece of Proms repertoire and ‘rewrites’ it.

I wanted to hear what Beethoven, Brahms and Elgar could sound like in a new set of hands. I also wanted to hear a wide range of responses. That’s what I got; Graham Ross’s astounding blend of Ravel’s Bolero and Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte; Gabriel Prokofiev (grandson of the great Sergei) reimagining Tchaikovksy’s Sleeping Beauty; a team of London Symphony Orchestra composers each reworking Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance.

The composers have provided their scores and programme notes for those who want to dig a bit deeper and illustrator David Saleh has delivered lovingly-tended caricatures of the original composers.

If this piques your curiosity, tempts you to have a go at writing your own piece of music, then it’s worked.

This week you can hear first year Guildhall School composer Sara Woo-Sam's tribute to Dr Who, Edward Nesbit's In Restless Flight, inspired by Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Michael Small's Cardinal Elegy, inspired by Proms anniversary composer Messiaen.

To hear the Promcasts, go to www.promcast.co.uk

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