Record

Performance Title	Filming - Happy Birthday Dear Albert, in aid of the Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal Fund [Private]
Performance Date	8 August 1971
Performance Day	Sunday
Performance Time	20:00
Main Performers	Sir John Gielgud, Sir John Betjeman, John Snagge
Secondary Performers	Gillian Weir - organ
Orchestra or Band	London Philharmonic Orchestra The Scaffold (Mike McGear aka Peter Michael McCartney, Roger McGough, John Gorman)
Choirs	Royal Choral Society
Conductors	Bryan Kelly
Performance Notes	This pre-recording was before an invited audience and the Transmission was broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 12 September 1971 from 22:15-23:10 as part of the Omnibus series. The event consisted of concert and choral music together with projections of film taken at events at the Hall in the past. It was produced by Herbert Chappell. The audience was before an invited audience and members of staff from the Hall.

Work

Ref No	Title	No of Performances
Work10113	Filming - Happy Birthday Dear Albert, in aid of the Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal Fund [Private]	1

Performers

Code	Name of Performer(s)
DS/UK/150	Weir; Dame; Gillian (1941-); DBE; New Zealand organist
DS/UK/12172	McGough; Roger (9 November 1937); CBE FRSL; English poet, poet, broadcaster and playwright
DS/UK/16884	The Scaffold (1964-1977)
DS/UK/1129	London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO); 1932-; British orchestra
DS/UK/49	Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/3760	Gielgud; Sir; Arthur John (14 April 1904-21 May 2000); English actor, director, producer
DS/UK/18226	Betjeman; Sir; John (28 August 1906-19 May 1984); CBE; English poet, writer and broadcaster
DS/UK/6747	Snagge; John Derrick Mordaunt (1904-1996); OBE; British newsreader, commentator

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