Record

Performance TitleWestminster Festival of Music 1982
Performance Date20 November 1982
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersClive Biggs - speaker
Orchestra or BandThe Trumpeters of the Life Guards,
The Band of the Coldstream Guards,
The Band of the Irish Guards,
The Band of the Welsh Guards,
The Corps of Drums 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards,
Bugles of the Light Division,
The Pipes and Drums of the 51st Highland Volunteers
ChoirsMassed Chorus of Voices:
The Basingstoke Male Voice Choir,
The Bulmershe College Girls Choir,
The Fernhill Singers,
The Reading Male Voice Choir,
The Southwark Singers of London,
The Teddington Choral Society,
The Watford Philharmonic Society,
The Wembley Philharmonic Society
ConductorsLt.-Colonel Richard A Ridings
Set List'Fanfare Team', 'A Fanfare for Heroes', Bliss,
Chorus, Organ and Trumpets - 'Sursum Corda', Darke,
'Fanfare Emblazoned', Richards (Trumpeters of the Life Guards),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
Full Band - 'Spitfire Prelude', Walton,
'Overture' from William Tell, Rossini,
Chorus and Ensemble - 'An Die Musik', Schubert,
The 5st Highland Volunteers - 'Pipe Band Display',
Chorus, Band and Organ - 'Glory', arr. Jaeger,
Display by Buglers of the Light Division - 'Light Division Assembly and Advance',
'March On-Silver Bugles',
'Post Horn and Echo',
'High on a Hill',
'March Off - Light Division',
Band, Organ and Piano - 'Symphony No.3 in C Minor' (Last Movt.), Saint-Saens, arr. Sharpe,
Full Band, Chorus and Great Organ - 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'
INTERVAL
Chorus, Band, Trumpets and Organ - 'Edwardus Rex', Kimberley,
Band and Pipers - 'Chariots of Fire', Vangelis,
Chorus - 'Two Spirituals: 'Steal Away', 'Swing Low',
Full Bands, Chorus and Organ - Dramatised Musical Portrayal of The Battle of Waterloo,
Festival Hymn for Full Band,Trumpeters, Massed Chorus, Audience and Great Organ - 'All People That On Earth do Dwell', arr. Vaughan Williams
Performance NotesThe event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1982/170)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1982/170Westminster Festival of Music 198220 November 1982
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iogaxclol_G_DWestminster Festival of Music, in aid of the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association Appeal for The Royal Homes for Officers' Widows and Daughters)1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6651Watford Philharmonic Society; 1935-; English amateur choral societies
DS/UK/8921Wembley Philharmonic Society; fl 1940s-1960s; English choral society
DS/UK/2429British Army; The Band of the Coldstream Guards; 1785-; British army band
DS/UK/2813British Army; The Band of the Irish Guards; 1900-; British military band
DS/UK/5859Harris; Andrew (fl 1910s-1931); Captain; British band master of the Welsh Guards
DS/UK/9922Kendall; Kenneth (1924-2012); British broadcaster
DS/UK/17394Band and bugles of the Light Division; 1803-2007; British Army unit band
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