A glorious evening both weather and music-wise awaited the 4,000 music lovers who attended the closing night of this year's Glastonbury Extravaganza on Sunday.

In true Last Night Of The Proms style, they waved their Union Jacks and sang with gusto and cheered and clapped their hearts out as the spectacular performances by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, tenor Andrew Rees and soprano Jo Appleby brought the evening to a magnificent closing crescendo.

The evening began with a performance by the Corelli Quartet.

Compere for the evening, singer, actor, radio and TV presenter Aled Jones, sang If and You Raise Me Up.

Other popular pieces by the orchestra included Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Flowers, by Tchaikovsky, Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice, along with songs from the shows, with You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady, and Tonight from West Side Story.

I was accompanied by a rather reluctant partner, who admitted he had never been to a classical evening before.

He was also somewhat miffed that his 67-year-old mum had managed to secure tickets and shoulder bashed the previous night in the front row with Status Quo – and we hadn't.

But I need not have worried. Maybe it was the fact that we probably had the best seats in the house, up the hill right in front of the stage as guests in the hospitality tent of Gaymer's – who were joint sponsors of the event with the Western Daily Press.

Maybe it was the fine food and smooth amber nectar from the cider barrels. Maybe it was the whole ambience of the evening, with the historic abbey ruins showered in evening sunlight. Or perhaps it was the sight of enthusiastic crowds all swaying, dancing, and waving their flags with fervour and singing Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope And Glory as the night sky filled with glittering fireworks explosions, with the spectacular dancing water fountains erupting both sides of the stage.

But I soon had a firm new classical convert at my side, enraptured by the whole event.

Organiser Michael Eavis brought back the Extravaganza's classical night by popular demand. Thank you, Mr Eavis.

Fran Weelen