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Performance TitleImperial College of Science and Technology Commemoration Day 1955 [Private]
Performance Date25 October 1955
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time15:00
Main PerformersCaptain A M Holbein,
D W Logan,
Percy Dunsheath,
Rt. Hon. Lord Adrian,
R P Linstead,
Rt. Hon. Viscount Falmouth - speakers,
Hubert Dawkes - organ
Orchestra or BandJacques Orchestra
ChoirsImperial College Musical Society Choir
ConductorsAntony Hopkins
Set List'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men', Vaughan Williams,
'The Fountain', A Hopkins,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Performance NotesThe Celebrations commemorate the visit made to the College by their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the occassion of the Centenary in 1845 of the Royal College of Chemistry the oldest forerunner of the Imperial College.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1955/136)
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Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1955/136Imperial College of Science and Technology Commemoration Day 195525 October 1955
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Chalypok_SanImperial College of Science and Technology Commemoration Day 1955 [Private]1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6599Dawkes; Hubert Arthur (1916-2012); English pianist, organist, harpsichordist, academic
DS/UK/737Imperial College London; 1907-; British university
DS/UK/9240Hopkins; Antony (1921-2014); CBE; English composer, pianist, conductor, radio broadcaster, writer
DS/UK/2709Jacques Orchestra; 1936-; British orchestra
DS/UK/10055Imperial College Union Choir; 1949-; British choir
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