Record

Performance TitleThe 1980 Festival of Carols with the London Choral Society - Children's Carol Concert
Performance Date13 December 1980
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time15:00
Main PerformersMargaret Phillips - organ,
Fiona Hibbert - harp
Orchestra or BandEnglish Brass Ensemble (Philip Jones, John Miller, Paul Archibald, James Watson -trumpets, John Iveson, Roger Brenner, Raymond Premru - trombones, John Fletcher - tuba, Tristan Fry - percussion)
ChoirsHaberdashers' Boys' Choir,
The King's Singers (Jeremy Jackman, Alastair Hume, Bill Ives, Anthony Holt, Simon Carrington, Brian Kay),
London Choral Society
ConductorsNicholas Cleobury
Set List'The First Nowell', arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'The Twelve Days of Christmas', arr. Rutter, Austin (London Choral Society),
'The Three Kings', Peter Cornelius,arr.Ivor Atkins (Richard Stilgoe, London Choral Society),
'Resonemus Laudibus' (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'Adam Lay Y Bounden', Michael Hurd (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'To Bethlehem', W H Parry (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear', adpt. Sullivan, arr. Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'The Cuckoo', arr. Elgar Howarth (English Brass Ensemble),
'In the Bleak Mid-Winter', Harold Darke (Richard Stilgoe, London Choral Society),
'Ding Dong! Merrily on high', harm. Charles Wood (London Choral Society),
'Jingle Bells', arr. Gordon Langford (The King's Singers),
'The Little Drummer Boy', arr. John McCarthy (The King's Singers),
'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', arr. Geoffrey Keating (The King's Singers),
'Mary's Boy Child', arr.Gordon Langford (The King's Singers),
'Mary Had a Baby', arr.Malcolm Sargent (The King's Singers),
'Carol Medley', arr.Nicholas Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'Past Three O'Clock',
'We Wish You A Merry Christmas',
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn, arr .Willcocks (London Choral Society)
INTERVAL
'Once in Royal David's City', H J Gauntlett, harm. A H Mann, Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Bethlehem Down', Peter Warlock (London Choral Society),
'A Little Seasoning', arr. Paul Hughes (London Choral Society),
'Christmas is Coming'
'White Christmas'
'Jingle Bells'
'Blues March' (Divertimento for Brass), Raymond Premru (English Brass Ensemble),
'Unto Us Is Born a Son', arr. Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'In Dulci Jubilo', arr. R L Pearsall (London Choral Society),
'The Holly and the Ivy', arr. John Gardner (London Choral Society),
'The Christmas Song', arr. Peter Knight (The King's Singers),
'De Virgin Mary', arr. Brian Kay (The King's Singers),
'Il Est Ne', arr. Willcocks (The King's Singers),
'O Du Frohliche', arr. Gordon Langford (The King's Singers),
'Deck the Hall', arr. Gordon Langford (The King's Singers),
'Spiritual Medley', arr. Nicholas Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'Mary Had A Baby'
'Listen to the Lambs'
'He's Got The Whole World in His Hands'
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', F Wade, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society)
Performance NotesThe event was filmed for BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1980/181)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1980/181London Choral Society, The 1980 Festival of Carols - Children's Carol Concert 13 December 1980
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
_Mobytowz_XuhThe 1980 Festival of Carols with the London Choral Society2
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/5191The King's Singers (1968-)
DS/UK/2271Stilgoe; Sir; Richard (28 March 1943); OBE DL; British songwriter, lyricist and musician
DS/UK/9126Cleobury; Nicholas (1950-); English conductor
DS/UK/9127Phillips; Margaret (fl 1980s-); English organist, teacher
DS/UK/9128Hibbert; Fiona (fl 1980s-); English organ player
DS/UK/1868Central London Choral Society; fl 1920-1926; English choir
DS/UK/10275The English Brass Ensemble; 1974-; English brass group
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