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Performance TitleLondon Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus, and Leonard Bernstein - Mahler's 'Symphony No.8'
Performance Date17 April 1966
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time20:00
Main PerformersErna Spoorenberg,
Gwyneth Jones,
Anna Reynolds,
Norma Procter,
Ronald Dowd,
Vladimir Ruzdjak,
Donald McIntyre,
Gwenyth Annear - vocals
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsLeeds Festival Chorus,
Orpington Junior Singers,
Highgate School Boys' Choir,
Finchley Children's Music Group
ConductorsLeonard Bernstein
Set List'Symphony No.8 (The Symphony of A Thousand)', Mahler
Royal PresenceHRH Princess Margaret, The Countess Snowdon,
The Earl of Snowdon
Performance NotesErna Spoorenberg replaced Annette De La Bije.
Ronald Dowd replaced Vilem Pribyl.

The event was broadcast on television at 19:50 to 21:30 on 17 April 1966 on BBC Two with introduction from Richard Baker.

The event was recorded and released by Columbia as a vinyl LP in 1967, which can be listened to in full via the Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/symphonyno8sound00mahl

The Lady Juliet Smith was in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1966/46)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/Iw3IwlxIL9CPQ
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Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1966/46London Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus, Bernstein - Mahler's 'Symphony No. 8'17 April 1966
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Egaxafuk_MoikLondon Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus, and Leonard Bernstein - Mahler's 'Symphony No.8'1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/7654Finchley Children's Music Group (FCMG); 1958-; British childrens' choir
DS/UK/9166Procter; Mary Norma (1928-); British contralto
DS/UK/10348Spoorenberg; Erna (1925-2004); Dutch soprano
DS/UK/14169Jones; Dame; Gwyneth (1936-); DBE; Welsh soprano
DS/UK/11791Reynolds; Anna (1931-2014); English mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/10416Dowd; Ronald (1914-1990); Australian tenor
DS/UK/11834McIntyre; Sir; Donald (1934-); CBE; New Zealand born bass-baritone
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/8486Orpington Junior Singers; 1949-; British choir
DS/UK/13711Highgate School Boys' Choir; fl 1960s; British youth choir
DS/UK/964Bernstein; Leonard (25 August 1918-14 October 1990); American composer, conductor, author, lecturer and pianist
DS/UK/8981HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002); British royal family member
DS/UK/15940Leeds Festival Chorus; 1858-; British choir
DS/UK/15939Annear; Gwenyth (1938); Australian soprano singer
DS/UK/15938Ruždjak; Vladimir (1922-1987); Croatian baritone, opera director, composer
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