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Performance TitleConcert of Christmas Music
Performance Date18 December 1951
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersEna Mitchell,
Gladys Ripley,
William Herbert,
John Camburn - vocals,
Eric Thiman - organ
Orchestra or BandLondon Senior Orchestra
ChoirsSpecial Choir of 500 Voices
ConductorsErnest Read
Set ListFanfare for Christmas Day - 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo', Martin Shaw,
'O Come All Ye Faithful',
'Messaih Part I', Handel,
'Christmas Day', Holst,
'Hark! the Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn,
'Fantasia on Alleluia Hymn', Gordon Jacob,
'Once in Royal David's City', Gauntlett,
'Before the Paling of the Stars', Dale,
'Three Carols', Peter Warlock,
'Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling', Berlioz,
'When Christ Was Born', Brown,
'Ring Out Wild Bells', Percy Fletcher
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1951/250)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1951/250The London Junior Orchestra (LJO) and the London Senior Orchestra (LSO) - Concert of Christmas Music18 December 1951
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ctozonookiv_LConcert of Christmas Music1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6433Mitchell; Ena (c1900s-1979); English soprano
DS/UK/1247Ripley; Gladys (1908-1955); English contralto
DS/UK/3165Herbert; William Scott (1920-1975); Australian tenor
DS/UK/7189Camburn; John Joseph (1925-); English baritone, teacher, conductor
DS/UK/3630Thiman; Eric Harding (1900-1975); English composer, organist
DS/UK/2501London Senior Orchestra (LSO); 1926-c 1969; British based orchestra
DS/UK/3230Read; Ernest (1879-1965); CBE; English conductor, organist, music educator
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