Main Performers | John Birch - organ, James Blades, Charles Fullbrook, Richard Fullbrook - percussion |
Orchestra or Band | The 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 |
Choirs | Voices 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 |
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 Presence | HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1977/229) |