Record

Performance TitleNational Brass Band Championship of Great Britain Festival Concert
Performance Date29 October 1955
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time17:00
Secondary PerformersSir Seymour Howard - prize giver
Orchestra or BandMassed Bands:
Fairey Aviation Works Band,
Black Dyke Mills Band,
CWS (Manchester) Band,
Easington Public Band,
Falmouth Town Band,
Forfar Instrumental Band,
Morris Motors Band,
Munn and Felton's Works Band,
Park and Dare Workmen's Band,
Dagenham Girl Pipers
ConductorsSir Malcolm Sargent
Set List'God Save the Queen', (National Anthem)
'Overture' from Orpheus in The Underworld, offenbach-Frank Wright (Massed Bands),
'Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso', J B Senaille - Denis Wright (Massed Bands),
'Second Rhapsody On Spirituals', Eric Ball (Massed Bands),
'Fantasia, Sailors' Songs', Frank Wright (First Concert Performance) (Massed Bands),
'Overture' from The Yeomen of The Guard, Sullivan-Sargent (Massed Bands),
'Vorspiel' from Fidelio, Beethoven-Frank Wright (Massed Bands),
'Carmen Suite', Bizet-Denis Wright (Massed Bands),
'Fantasia', Mozart-Sargent (Black Dyke Mills Band, CWS (Manchester) Band, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Morris Motors Band, Munn and Felton's Works Band),
'Prelude No.15', Chopin-Sargent (Black Dyke Mills Band, CWS (Manchester) Band, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Munn and Felton's Works Band),
'1812 Overture', Tchaikovsky-Denis Wright (Massed Bands)
Performance NotesThe performance was broadcast on BBC Light and the BBC Home Service.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1955/138)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1955/138National Brass Band Championship - Contest and Grand Festival Concert29 October 1955
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Eanorokal_SanNational Brass Band Championship of Great Britain - Contest and Grand Festival Concert2
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/67Sargent; Sir; Malcolm (29 April 1895-3 October 1967); English conductor and organist
DS/UK/7932Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster
DS/UK/6899The Fairey Band; 1937-; English brass band
DS/UK/6506Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band
DS/UK/12624City of Manchester brass band; 1900-1993; English brass band
DS/UK/18921Easington Colliery Band; fl 1950s-; English brass band
DS/UK/18922Falmouth Town; fl 1920-1982; English brass band
DS/UK/9113Forfar Instrumental; 1874-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/8257Morris Motors Band; 1924-1998; English brass band
DS/UK/8352Virtuosi GUS Band; 1933-; English brass band
DS/UK/9120Parc and Dare Band; 1893-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/2818The Dagenham Girl Pipers; 1930-; English female bagpipe band
DS/UK/18925Howard; Sir; Harold Walter Seymour (1886-1967); 1st Baronet; English stockbroker, Liberal Party politician
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