Record

Performance TitleChristmas Festival 1998 - Royal Choral Society Christmas Carols
Performance Date16 December 1998
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersJohn Birch - organ
Orchestra or BandFanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Grenadier Guards,
London Concert Orchestra
ChoirsRoyal Choral Society
ConductorsRichard Cooke
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Sussex Carol', arr. Willcocks,
'Once in Royal David's City', Gauntlett, arr. Mann,
'The Lord at First Did Adam Make', arr. Willcocks,
'A Babe is Born', Mathias,
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', arr. Vaughan Williams,
'In Dulci Jubilo', H. Praetorius,
'Trumpet Voluntary', Purcell, arr. Wood,
'Away in a Manger', arr. Willcocks,
'When Jesus Christ Was Yet a Child', Tchaikovsky,
'Bogoroditse Dyevo, Radulssya', Part,
'Bogoroditse Dyevo, Radulssya', Rachmaninoff,
'Here We Come A-Wassailing', arr. Rutter,
'Torches', John Joubert,
'Cowboy Carol', Broadhurst, arr. Sargent,
'The First Nowell', arr. Willcocks
INTERVAL
'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen', arr. Willcocks,
'The Snow', Elgar,
'Of the Father's Heart Begotten', arr. Willcocks,
'Ave Maria', Ragnarsson,
'Overture' from Hansel and Gretel, Humperdinck,
'Maria Wiegenlied', Reger,
'Masters in This Hall', arr. Willcocks,
'Stille Nacht', arr. Rutter,
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', arr. Willcocks,
'On This Day Earth Shall Ring', Stewart,
'Corpus Christi Carol', Britten,
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1998/153),
Handbill (RAHE/6/1998/36)
Ticket Prices£7.50-£28.50
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1998/153Christmas Festival 199816-24 December 1998
RAHE/6/1998/37Christmas Festival 16-24 December 1998
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Eahorairuk_NopChristmas Festival 199814
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/783London Concert Orchestra; 1972-; English orchestra
DS/UK/562Cooke; Richard (fl 1982-); Dr.; British musical Director of the Royal Choral Society (1995-)
DS/UK/2937Birch; John (9 July 1929-28 April 2012); British organist and choral director
DS/UK/5316Hicks; Malcolm (fl 1980s-2010s); English pianist, conductor
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