| Main Performers | Charlie Chester,
Hannah Gordon,
Roly Jefferson,
Rev. Kenneth Ward,
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CBE,
Lt. Walter Marshall RN,
Wing Commander Buster Briggs DFC Royal Air Force (RAF),
Major John Howard DSO,
Colonel Tod Sweeney MC,
Colonel David Wood MBE,
Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC
Dame Vera Lynn - vocal,
Bill Millin - pipes,
David Vaughan-Williams - organ |
| Set List | 'Organ Selection' (David Vaughan Williams)
Arrival of the Royal Party,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. Jacob,
The Parade of Standards led by the National Standard carried by Roly Jefferson BEM,
'The Longest Day', Anka
'Overlord', Chester
'Hearts of Oak', Trad.
'A Life on the Ocean Wave', trad.
'British Grenadiers', trad.
'Royal Air Force March Past', Davies, Dyson,
The Parade of Support Services,
'Normandy Veterans', North,
'Arromanches', Kelly,
'The Parade of our Allies', Sousa,
'Hands Across the Sea',
Introduction (General Sir John Mogg, Vice Patron of the Association),
''Let Us Now Praise Famous Men'' - Ecclesiasticus XLIV Verses 1-15 (pupil from the Duke of York's Royal Military School),
'The Story So Far', Archive Film
'The Invasion of Poland', Battle of Poltava, Tchaikovsky,
'War is Declared', The Battle of Trafalgar, Elms,
'France is Invaded', Spitfire Fugue, Walton,
'Dunkirk', 5th Symphony - 1st Movt., Beethoven,
'The Battle of Britain', The Battle of Britain, Walton,
'The Blitz', Gotterdammerung, Wagner,
'Pearl Harbour', Flying Dutchman, Wagner,
'US Troops Arrive', Over There, Cohan,
'Dieppe Raid', March of the English Speaking People, Walton,
French Resistance, Under the Bridges of Paris, Schotto, arr. Mossford,
Supreme Allied Commander Appointed, Victory Drum Beats,
'The Preparation', Finale from Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich,
A Shipboard Service (Led by the Reverend Kenneth Ward now Chaplain to the Association),
General Montgomery's Message to the Troops (Rt. Hon. Viscount Montgomery of Alamein CBE),
A Personal Memory - (Lt. Walter Marshall RN - Crew of an X-Craft before D-Day),
A Personal Memory - (Wing Commander Buster Briggs DFC, RAF - O.C. 294 Squadron),
June 2nd - '4th Symphony', Tchaikovsky,
June 6th - INVASION - ''Mars'' from ''Planet Suite'', Holst,
'Battle of Victoria', Beethoven,
The Pipes and Drums
Lord Lovat's personal piper: Bill Millin, Hielan Laddie,
1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment),
'Dermot O'Rourke' (March), GM MacIntyre,
'The Friars Britches' (Jig), trad.,
'The House of St. Peters', (Slow Air), Iain MacDonald,
'Highland Harry', (Strathspey), trad.,
'The Strathspey King', (Strathspey), G S McLennan,
'William Glen's Favourite', Reel, trad.,
'Snug in the Blanket', Reel, trad.,
'Maggies Pancakes', Hornpipe, trad.,
'Maggies Pancakes', Jig, trad.,
'Lord Lovat's Lament', March, trad.,
'Wings', March, trad.,
'Flett From Flotta', March, PM Donald Macleod,
Finale for Choir, Massed Bands and Pipe Band
'The Road to the Isles', arr. Hingley,
'March Off'
'Scotland the Brave', trad.,
'Black Bear', trad,
Songs That Saw Us Through:-
Led by Charlie Chester MBE, arr. Hingley,
'Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer',
'We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing',
'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square',
'Run Rabbit Run',
'I've Got Sixpence',
'Love's Old Sweet Song',
'Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major',
'Lilli Marlene',
'Bless 'em All'
INTERVAL
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadronaires,
The Glen Miller Years, arr. Brown,
A Personal Memory (Major John Howard DSO, with Colonel Tod Sweeney MC, Colonel David Wood MBE),
Choir Medley - 'Music from the Home Front' (The Morriston Orpheus Choir),
Remembrance (Rev. Kenneth Ward),
Hymn: 'O God, Our Help in Ages Past'
'The Last Post' (Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force),
'A Letter Home' (Hannah Gordon, Pollicitti Meliora, Frank Thompson),
'Reveille',
Prayers,
Hymn: 'Fight the Good Fight', Duke Street (Hatton),
'The Breakout' (Archive Film),
A Personal Memory (Field Marshal The Lord Bramall),
The Finale (Dame Vera Lynn),
'The White Cliffs of Dover', Kent, Burton,
'We'll Meet Again', Parker, Charles,
'Pomp and Circumstance No.1' (Land of Hope and Glory), Elgar,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Auld Lang Syne' |