Record

Performance TitleConcert in Honour of the Eightieth Birthday of the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill KG, in aid of Federal Jewish Relief Organisations
Performance Date30 November 1954
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersMarianne Juer ,
Peter Piccaver,
David Keren - vocals,
Julian Bream - guitar
Orchestra or BandRoyal Artillery Orchestra,
Royal Artillery Herald Trumpeters
ConductorsLt.-Colonel Owen Geary
Set List'God Save the Queen', (National Anthem)
'Fanfare for a Jubilant Occasion', Bliss (Royal Artillery Herald Trumpeters),
'Trumpet Voluntary for Organ and Orchestra', Purcell, arr. Geary (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Overture' from Barbiere Di Siviglia, Rossini (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Quando M'En Vo' from La Boheme, Puccini (Juer, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Romeo and Juliet', Tchaikovsky (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Farewell to Mother', from Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni (Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
Ballet Suite - 'Pineapple Poll', Sullivan-Mackerras (Bream, Royal Artillery Orchestra)
ENCORE
'Spanish Dance', Tarrega (Bream),
'Fairdank' (Bream),
'Forty Years On', John Farmer (Keren),
'Yeomen of England' (Keren)
INTERVAL
'Overture' from The Gypsy Baron, J Strauss (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Laughing Song' from Die Fledermaus, J Strauss (Juer, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Vilia' from Merry Widow, F Lehar (Juer, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Tales from The Vienna Woods', J Strauss (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Girls Were Made To Love' from Paganini, F Lehar (Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'You Are My Heart's Delight' from Land of Smiles, F Lehar (Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra)
ENCORE
'Grand Old Man' (Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
Duets - 'Who Tied The Knot' from Gypsy Baron, J Strauss (Juer, Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra), 'My Hero', from The Chocolate Soldier, Oscar Strauss (Juer, Piccaver, Royal Artillery Orchestra),
Waltz - 'Der Rosenkavalier', R Strauss (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'London Fantasia', Clive Richardson (Royal Artillery Orchestra),
'Royal Artillery Slow March'
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1954/168)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1954/168Concert in Honour of the 80th Birthday of the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill KG30 November 1954
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ilaxowvoim_BukConcert in Honour of the Eightieth Birthday of the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill KG, in aid of Federal Jewish Relief Organisations1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9996Bream; Julian (1933-2020); English classical guitarist, lutenist
DS/UK/2640British Army; Royal Artillery Band; 1762-; British military band
DS/UK/18547Geary; Owen William (1895-1955); MBE; British bandmaster
DS/UK/18546Juer; Marianne (fl 1954); British soprano
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