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Performance TitleHandel's 'Messiah' - Special Concert to Commemorate the Two Hundred and Eleventh Anniversary of the First Performance in England
Performance Date23 March 1954
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersEna Mitchell,
Norma Procter,
Leslie Fyson,
Norman Walker - vocals,
Hubert Dawkes - organ
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsUnited Hospitals Festival Choir:
Acton Hospital Choir,
Arthur Stanley Institute Choir,
Brompton Chest Hospital Choir,
Brook Hospital Choir,
Brook General Hospital Choir,
Cane Hill Hospital Choir,
Central Middlesex Hospital Choir,
Charing Cross Hospital Choir,
Children's Hospital, Paddington Green Hospital Choir,
Dulwich Hospital Choir,
Eastman Dental Clinic Hospital Choir,
Edgware General Hospital Choir,
Farnborough, Kent Hospital Choir,
Guy's Hospital Choir,
Hammersmith Hospital Choir,
Hampstead General Hospital Choir,
Kings College Hospital Choir,
Kingston Hospital Choir,
Lambeth Hospital Choir,
Lewisham Hospital Choir,
The London Hospital Choir,
Maudsley Hospital Choir,
Middlesex Hospital Choir,
Moorfields,Westminster and Central Eye Hospital Choir,
Park Hospital Choir,
Plaistow Maternity Hospital Choir,
Postgraduate Medical School of London Hospital Choir,
Royal Cancer Hospital Choir,
Royal Dental Hospital Choir,
Royal Free Hospital Choir,
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Choir,
Royal Richmond Hospital Choir,
Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital Choir,
St. Bartholomew's Hospital Choir,
St. Francis, Dulwich Hospital Choir,
St. George's Hospital Choir,
St. Helier, Carshalton Hospital Choir,
St. James', Balham Hospital Choir,
St. John For Diseases of The Skin Hospital Choir,
St. Margaret's, Epping Hospital Choir,
St. Mark's Hospital Choir,
St. Mary Abbot Hospital Choir,
St. Mary's, Paddington Hospital Choir,
St. Olave's Hospital Choir,
St. Stephen's Hospital Choir,
St. Thomas's Hospital Choir,
Seamen's Hospital Choir,
Stanmore Cottage Hospital Choir,
South London Hospital Choir,
Swiss Cottage Hospital Choir,
Hospital For Sick Children Hospital Choir,
University College Hospital Choir,
Victoria Hospital For Children Hospital Choir,
West London Hospital Choir,
Western Hospital Choir,
Westminster Hospital Choir,
Whittington Hospital Choir
ConductorsColin Ratcliffe
Set List'God Save the Queen', (National Anthem)
'Messiah', Handel
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1954/27)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1954/27United Hospitals Festival Choir - Handel's 'Messiah'23 March 1954
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Aipabioseg_BainHandel's 'Messiah' - Special Concert to Commemorate the Two Hundred and Eleventh Anniversary of the First Performance in England1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3285Walker; Norman (1907-1963); English bass singer
DS/UK/6599Dawkes; Hubert Arthur (1916-2012); English pianist, organist, harpsichordist, academic
DS/UK/6433Mitchell; Ena (c1900s-1979); English soprano
DS/UK/9166Procter; Mary Norma (1928-); British contralto
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/8823Ratcliffe; Colin (fl 1953-1954); British conductor
DS/UK/9262Fyson; Leslie (fl 1950s-1960s); British bass-baritone
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