Record

Performance TitleThe 1981 Festival of Carols - London Choral Society, Nicholas Cleobury, Richard Stilgoe
Performance Date12 December 1981
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time15:00
Main PerformersJulia Dewhurst - vocal,
Fiona Hibbert - harp,
Margaret Phillips - organ
Orchestra or BandEnglish Brass Ensemble
ChoirsThe King's Singers (Jeremy Jackman, Anthony Holt, Alastair Hume, Simon Carrington, Bill Ives and Brian Kay),
Haberdashers' Boys' Choir,
London Choral Society
ConductorsAlan Taylor,
Nicholas Cleobury,
Paul Hughes
Set List'The First Nowell', trad. arr. Willcocks, (London Choral Society),
'Good King Wenceslas', arr. Malcolm Williamson (Julia Dewhurst, Richard Stilgoe, London Choral Society),
'The Holly and the Ivy', arr. John Gardner (Richard Stilgoe, London Choral Society),
'Away in a Manger', W J Kirkpatrick, arr.Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Musick for Ye King's Sagbutts and Cornets', Matthew Locke (English Brass Ensemble),
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', arr. Vaughan Williams, desc. Thomas Armstrong (London Choral Society),
'Sister Mary', arr. Havelock Nelson (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'Pattapan', arr. Colin Hand (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head', arr. John Jacob Niles (London Choral Society),
'Christmas is Coming', arr. Paul Hughes (London Choral Society),
'White Christmas', Berlin, arr. Paul Hughes (London Choral Society)
'Jingle Bells', arr. Paul Hughes (London Choral Society),
'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, organ Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Ding Dong! Merrily on High', arr.Williamson (London Choral Society),
'Maria Wiegenlied', Max Reger (Julia Dewhurst),
'Rocking Carol', arr.Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Mary Had a Baby', arr.Sargent (The King's Singers),
'The Twelve Days of Christmas', arr.Geoffrey Keating (The King's Singers),
'Il est ne', arr.Willcocks (The King's Singers),
'The Little Drummer Boy', arr. John McCarthy (The King's Singers),
'Deck the Hall', arr. Gordon Langford (The King's Singers),
'Unto Us is Born a Son', arr. Nicholas Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'Infant Holy, Infant Lowly' (London Choral Society),
'All in the Morning', W H Parry (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'We've Been awhile', arr. Osian Ellis (Haberdashers' Boys' Choir),
'Listen to the Lambs', arr. Nicholas Cleobury, (London Choral Society),
'He's Got The Whole World in His Hands', arr. Nicholas Cleobury (London Choral Society),
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', J F Wade, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society)
Performance NotesThe event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1981/189)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1981/189London Choral Society, Nicholas Cleobury, Richard Stilgoe - The 1981 Festival of Carols12 December 1981
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Aihamadaiv_GisThe 1981 Festival of Carols - London Choral Society, Nicholas Cleobury, Richard Stilgoe2
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/9128Hibbert; Fiona (fl 1980s-); English organ player
DS/UK/9127Phillips; Margaret (fl 1980s-); English organist, teacher
DS/UK/9126Cleobury; Nicholas (1950-); English conductor
DS/UK/10275The English Brass Ensemble; 1974-; English brass group
DS/UK/3553The London Chorus (London Choral Society); 1903-; English choir
DS/UK/10276Dewhurst; Julia (fl 1980s-2010s); English soprano
DS/UK/1868Central London Choral Society; fl 1920-1926; English choir
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