| Main Performers | Rt. Hon. Lord St.Oswald (Chairman),
V Cami,
P Navaro,
Father J Lang,
Dean Dr J Taul,
Mgr. Bela Ispanki,
Rev. Dean R Muziks,
Rev. A Geryba,
Miss Z Slekyte,
Rt. Rev. Mgr. L Staniszewski,
John Biggs-Davison,
Bishop Teofril Ionescu,
Dr Silviu Craciunas,
N Rytjkov,
Very Rev. S Wiwcharuk,
R Marcetic,
Senor Rafael Garcia Barcena,
Eric Chou,
Venerable Chogyam Trungpa,
Than Trong Nghia,
S H Riyami,
Gabrielle Moss,
Sgt. Macleod |
| Secondary Performers | Gita Denise - vocal,
Arnold Greir,
A Topman - organ,
Bela Simandy,
Mrs Joa Wha Rim - pianos |
| Choirs | Byelorussian Boys' Choir,
Heinrich Schutz Society Choir,
Latvian Mixed Voice Choir,
London Mixed Voice Ukrainian Choir,
Korean Girls' Choir |
| Conductors | Roger Norrington,
A Jerums,
M Solomka,
Mrs Young Hei Choi |
| Set List | 'Almighty God' (Byelorussian Boys' Choir),
'Eternal Memory' (Byelorussian Boys' Choir),
'Biblical Song', Dvorak (Gita Denise),
'Requiem' (A Topman),
'Man That is Born of a Woman', Purcell (Heinrich Schutz Society Choir),
'Ehre Sei Die Christie', H Schutz (Heinrich Schutz Society Choir),
'Hungarian Rhapsody', Liszt (Bela Simandy),
'Warrior's Lament', J Norvilis (Latvian Mixed Voice Choir),
'Mary Save Us' (Miss Z Slekyte),
'Historical Litany', arr. Dr L Kielanowski,
'Boze Cos Polske',
'Prayer for The Departed',
'Pasternak's Poems' (N Rytjkov),
'Cossack Beyond The Danube' (London Mixed Voice Ukrainian Choir),
'O Lord of Heaven and Earth' (London Mixed Voice Ukrainian Choir),
'In Memory of Friends' (Korean Girls' Choir, Mrs Joa Wha Rim),
'Flowers of The Forest' (Sgt. Macleod),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) |
| Performance Notes | The event was an interdenominational service to commemorate all those who had died at the hands of Communism. The organiser of the event , Geoffrey Stewart-Smith, estimated that the total was then approximately 95 million people, which was printed on the back of the programme of service. It was estimated that more than 4,500 refugees from behind the Iron Curtain were in attendance. The event was designed to manifest British support for all those who, remporarily condemned to live under Communist tyranny, strive ceaselessly for the liberty Britons enjoyed. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1967/163) |