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Performance TitleRoyal Choral Society (Ninety-Fifth Season 1964-1965) - Special Concert - Sir Malcolm Sargent's Seventieth Birthday
Performance Date29 April 1965
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersElizabeth Harwood,
Marjorie Thomas,
John Shirley-Quirk - vocals,
Arnold Greir - organ,
Eric Chadwick - organ
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsRoyal Choral Society,
Huddersfield Choral Society,
Leeds Philharmonic Society
ConductorsSir Malcolm Sargent
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. Elgar,
'Te Deum', Verdi (Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, John Shirley-Quirk, Royal Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Society, Arnold Greir, Eric Chadwick, London Symphony Orchestra),
'The Music Makers', Elgar (Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, John Shirley-Quirk, Royal Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Society, Arnold Greir, Eric Chadwick, London Symphony Orchestra),
'Te Deum', Walton (Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, John Shirley-Quirk, Royal Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Society, Arnold Greir, Eric Chadwick, London Symphony Orchestra),
'Te Deum', Dvorak (Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, John Shirley-Quirk, Royal Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Society, Arnold Greir, Eric Chadwick, London Symphony Orchestra)
Royal PresenceHRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent,
HRH The Duchess of Kent Princess Alexandra,
The Hon. Angus Ogilvy
Performance NotesThe event was recorded by BBC Sound.
The Countess of Pembroke was in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1965/59)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1965/59Special Concert - Sir Malcolm Sargent's Seventieth Birthday - Royal Choral Society29 April 1965
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ubon_Dub_MietRoyal Choral Society (Ninety-Fifth Season 1964-1965)10
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1586Greir; Robert Arnold (fl 1914-1967); English organist
DS/UK/67Sargent; Sir; Malcolm (29 April 1895-3 October 1967); English conductor and organist
DS/UK/10684Harwood; Elizabeth (1938-1990); English soprano
DS/UK/6445Thomas; Marjorie (1923-2008); English opera and oratorio singer
DS/UK/9334Quirk; John Shirley- (1931-2014); CBE; English bass-baritone
DS/UK/9828Chadwick; Eric (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/1024Huddersfield Choral Society; 1836-; English choir
DS/UK/11757Leeds Philharmonic Chorus; 1870-; English choir
DS/UK/13277HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968); British royal family member
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