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Performance TitleHarrow School Presents Churchill Songs - Fiftieth Anniversary
Performance Date22 November 1990
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19.30
Main PerformersSir Robin Butler,
Ian Beer,
The Lady Soames,
H O P Escott,
A B Webb,
M J Nilsson

C Elgood - vocal
A J Walker - organ
Orchestra or BandHarrow School Pipers,
The School XII,
School Orchestra Concert Band
ChoirsHarrow School Choir
ConductorsRichard Walker,
Philip Cartledge
Set List'Traditional Scottish Marches and Airs' (Harrow School Pipers),
'The Dambusters' March', Coates (The Concert Band),
'Suite in E Flat', Holst (The Concert Band),
'Chaconne, Intermezza, March, In Town Tonight', Coates (The Concert Band),
'Carillon de Westminster', Vierne (A J Walker),
Arrival of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother,
'Spitfire Prelude', Walton (The School Orchestra),
Welcome (Sir Robin Butler),
'Stet Fortuna Domus',
'Here Sir!',
'Five Hundred Faces', H O P Escott,
'Queen Elizabeth',
'June and the Scholar',
'You?', A B Webb,
'Ducker',
'Donorum Dei',
'Three Yards',
'Byron Lay' (The School XII),
'Boy!' (M J Nilsson),
'October',
'St. Joles',
Welcome to the Guest of Honour (Ian Beer),
Reply - (The Lady Soames),
'When Raleigh Rose',
'Giants',
'The Vision Splendid' (C Elgood),
'The Silver Arrow',
'Good Night' (The School XII),
'Forty Years On',
'Auld Lang Syne',
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Royal PresenceHM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Performance NotesThe actor Benedict Cumberbatch was a member of the school choir.

Harrow School's second Churchill Songs concert at the Royal Albert Hall, commemorating the life of old Harrovian Winston Churchill.
In 1940, at a point during the Second World War that was unpromising, Sir Jock Colville (The Head Master's 1928), Sir Winston Churchill (The Head Master's 1888)'s Private Secretary, overheard his Prime Minister singing Harrow song .St. Joles' in the bath,. Thinking he would be cheered by returning to their old School to sing Harrow Songs, Colville contacted the Head Master and arranged for Churchill to return to the Hill on 18 December 1940. The event was repeated every year for much of the rest of his life. There began the tradition of Churchill Songs.

Lady Soames, Denis Thatcher and Edward Hearg were seated in the Royal Box.
The Lady Angela Oswald and Sir Martin Gilliat were in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1990/170)
Ticket Prices£20.00-£75.00
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1990/170Churchill Songs - 50th Anniversary Harrow School22 November 1990
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iofovcxoom_LaitHarrow School Presents Churchill Songs - Fiftieth Anniversary1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3157Harrow School; 1572-; British independent boys school
DS/UK/1368Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002); HM; British Queen consort of King George VI
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