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Performance TitleChristmas Carol Concert, in aid of The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children
Performance Date21 December 1977
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19.30
Main PerformersJohn Birch - organ,
James Blades,
Charles Fullbrook,
Richard Fullbrook - percussion
Orchestra or BandThe Alan Civil Horn Quartet (Alan Civil, James Brown, Shirley Hopkins, Michael Baines)
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Corps of Signals,
Herald Trumpeters of the Royal Artillery
ChoirsVoices of 26 Choirs:
Bolton Area Health Authority Choir
Cheshire Area Health Authority Choir
Guy's Hospital Choir
King's College Hospital Choir
Lancashire Area Health Authority Choir
Manchester Area Health Authority Choir
St. George's Hospital Choir
St. Mary's Hospital Choir
St. Thomas' Hospital Choir
Stockport Area Health Authority Choir
Tameside Area Health Authority Choir
Charing Cross Group of Hospitals Choir
Hospitals for Sick Children Choir
London Hospital Choir
Middlesex Hospital Choir
Nottingham Hospitals Choir
Royal Free Hospital Choir
Royal Hospital of St.Bartholomew Choir
Trafford Area Health Authority Choir
University College Hospital Choir
Westminster Hospital Choir
Wigan Area Health Authority Choir
ConductorsCharles Farncombe
Set List'Fanfare' and 'God Save The Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. Charles Farncombe,
'O Come All Ye Faithful', arr. John Birch (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'The Boar's Head Carol', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Carol 'To A Baby', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Earth's Joy', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'The Huntsmen's Chorus' (Der Freischutz), Weber (Alan Civil Horn Quartet),
'Le Rendezvous de Chasse', Rossini (Alan Civil Horn Quartet),
'Notturno, Rimsky-Korsakov' (Alan Civil Horn Quartet),
'Fripperies', Lowell Shaw (Alan Civil Horn Quartet),
'Good King Wenceslas' (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'O Jesu Most Kind', J S Bach, (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'De Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Mary Had A Baby', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Toccata' (Symphony No.5), Widor (John Birch),
'Chorale - Zion Hears Her Watchmen's Voices' (Sleepers wake!), arr. John Birch (John Birch, Men's Voices, Bass Trumpets),
'Twelve Days of Christmas', arr.Frederic Austin (Voices of 26 Choirs)
INTERVAL
'Fanfare - A Christmas Carillon', Keith Boulding,
'Christians,Awake', J Wainwright, arr.John (Birch, Voices of 26 Choirs),
'The Nightingale Carol', arr. Charles Farncombe (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Silent Night', arr. Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Hawaiian Lullaby', Malcolm Sargent (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'A Selection of Christmas Melodies', arr. Alan Civil (Alan Civil Horn Quartet),
'Hark,The Herald Angels Sing', arr. John Birch (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'To Us A Child Has Been Born Today', arr. Anders Ohrwall (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'Ring Out, Wild Bells', Percy E Fletcher (Voices of 26 Choirs),
'A Merry Christmas', arr. Arthur Warrell (Voices of 26 Choirs)
Royal PresenceHRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1977/229)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1977/229Christmas Carol Concert, in aid of The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children21 December 1977
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ioxafiezioz_XownChristmas Carol Concert, in aid of The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2937Birch; John (9 July 1929-28 April 2012); British organist and choral director
DS/UK/4987The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals (1938)
DS/UK/10535Civil; Alan (1929-1989); OBE; British horn player
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