Record

Performance TitleConcert of Christmas Music - London Senior Orchestra - Ernest Read
Performance Date16 December 1958
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersHeather Harper,
Maureen Guy,
Eric Greene,
John Carol Case - vocals,
Eric Thiman - organ,
Dorothy Hamilton - piano
Orchestra or BandLondon Senior Orchestra
ChoirsChoir of 500 Voices
ConductorsErnest Read
Set List'Fanfare for Christmas Day', Martin Shaw,
'O Come All Ye Faithful' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'Christmas Music' from Messiah, Handel (Eric Greene, Maureen Guy, Choir of 500 Voices, London Senior Orchestra),
'Pastoral Symphony' from Messiah, Handel (Heather Harper, Maureen Guy, Choir of 500 Voices, London Senior Orchestra),
'While Shepherds Watched' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'The First Nowell' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'Fantasia On Christmas Carols', Vaughan Williams (John Carol Case, Choir of 500 Voices, London Senior Orchestra),
'The Holly and The Ivy' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'A Babe is Born' (Four Old English Carols), Holst (Choir of 500 Voices),
'Jesu, Thou The Virgin-Born' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'The Saviour of The World Is Born' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'I Saw Three Ships' (Choir of 500 Voices),
'Jesu, Sweete Sone Dear', Frederick Durrant (Choir of 500 Voices),
'A Merry Christmas', arr. Arthur Warrell (Choir of 500 Voices),
'There Was A Pig Went Out To Dig', arr. Arnold Foster (Choir of 500 Voices),
'Hallelujah Chorus', from Messiah, Handel (Choir of 500 Voices)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1958/180)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1958/180Concert of Christmas Music - London Senior Orchestra - Ernest Read16 December 1958
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Cxogaiziet_SowhConcert of Christmas Music - London Senior Orchestra - Ernest Read1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9860Harper; Heather (1930-); Northern Irish-born British operatic soprano
DS/UK/9736Guy; Maureen (fl 1950s-1980s); British mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/3281Greene; Eric (1903-1966); British tenor
DS/UK/9413Case; John Carol (1923-2012); OBE; English baritone
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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