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Performance TitleFestival of English Church Music - London Music Festival 1939
Performance Date16 May 1939
Performance DayTuesday
Main PerformersSir Walford Davies,
Rev. G H Salter,
Rev. J O Hannay - speakers,
Dr. Ernest Bullock - organ
ChoirsMassed Choir of 1,000 voices:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
St. Paul's Cathedral Choir,
Bangor Choir,
Birmingham Choir,
Bury St. Edmunds Choir,
Canterbury Choir,
Carlisle Choir,
Chelmsford Choir,
Derby Choir,
Durham Choir,
Exeter Choir,
Gloucester Choir,
Hereford Choir,
Leicester Choir,
Llandaff Choir,
Manchester Choir,
Newcastle Choir,
Norwich Choir,
Oxford Choir,
Peterborough Choir,
Portsmouth Choir,
Southwark Choir,
Southwell Choir,
Wakefield Choir,
Worcester Choir,
Westminster Abbey Special Choir,
College of St. Nicolas,Chislehurst Choir,
Canterbury, King's School Choir,
Chailey and Tidemills, Heritage Craft Schools Choir,
Denstone College Choir,
Epsom College Choir,
Eton College Choir,
Faringdon Church Farm School Choir,
Felsted Choir,
Lancing College Choir,
Radley College Choir,
Rugby School Choir,
Tenbury, St. Michael's College Choir,
Tiverton, Blundell's School Choir,
Windson, Imperial Service College Choir,
Worksop College Choir,
Uppingham School Choir,
Ashford (Kent) Parish Church Choir,
Barnham (Sussex) St. Mary Choir,
Beckenham, Holy Trinity Choir,
Bedminster (Bristol) Parish Church Choir,
Bemerton (Salisbury) St. John Choir,
Bradford, St. Jude Choir,
Bridlington, Christ Church Choir,
Brighton, Parish Church Choir,
Brighton, St. Mary Choir,
Bromley (Kent) St. Mark Choir,
Broughton (Lancs) St. John Choir,
Camberley, St. Paul Choir,
Carlisle, St. Cuthbert Choir,
Chatham, Parish Church Choir,
Chatham, St. Paul Choir,
Cheltenham, All Saints' Choir,
Croydon, St. Peter Choir,
Dover Parish Church Choir,
Dursley (Glos) St. James Choir,
Eastbourne, St. Michael Choir,
Enfield, St. Andrew Choir,
Feniton (Devon) Parish Church Choir,
Gillingham (Kent) Parish Church Choir,
Greenwich Parish Church Choir,
Heaton (Bradford) St. Barnabas Choir,
Hove Parish Church Choir,
Ilkley Parish Church Choir,
Kilndown (Kent) Parish Church Choir,
Liss (Hants) St. Mary Choir,
Aldersgate, St. Botolph Choir,
Bermondsey, St. James Choir,
Eaton Square, St. Peter Choir,
Crofton Park, St. Hilda Choir,
Lancaster Gate, Christ Church Choir,
Queen's Gate, St. Augustine Choir,
Turnham Green, Christ Church Choir,
West Norwood, St.Luke Choir,
Lymington (Hants) Parish Church Choir,
Newbury, Parish Church Choir,
Norton (Yorks) St. Peter Choir,
Perivale, Parish Church Choir,
Prittlewell, Parish Church Choir,
Prittlewell, St. Peter Choir,
Richmond (Yorks) Parish Church Choir,
Seal Parish Church Choir,
Sheffield, Holy Trinity Millhouses Choir,
Shifnal, Parish Church Choir,
South Beddington, St. Michael Choir,
Southend Village (Catford ), St. John Choir,
Tovil (Kent ) Parish Church Choir,
Upper St. Leonard's,St.John Choir,
Windsor Parish Church Choir,
Windsor, Holy Trinity Choir,
Woodbridge (Suffolk) Parish Church Choir,
Yiewsley, St. Matthew Choir,
Yokohama (Japan) Christ Church Choir,
York, St. Luke Choir
ConductorsSir Sydney Nicholson
Set ListHymn: 'Oh, What The Joy and The Glory Must Be',
Hymn: 'Light's Abode, Celestial Salem',
Hymn: 'All People That On Earth Do Dwell',
'God Save the King' (The National Anthem),
Hymn: 'Fast Sinks The Sun To Rest',
'Magnificat in F' (C V Stanford),
'Nunc Dimittis in F' (C V Stanford),
Anthem: 'I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me', Parry,
Anthem: 'How Dear are Thy Counsels To Me', Crotch,
Anthem: 'Cantanibus Organis', Peter Philips,
Anthem: 'The Lord is King', William Boyce,
Anthem: 'Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row' from Samson, Handel,
Hymn: 'O Praise Ye The Lord!', Parry,
Hymn: 'Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go', O.Gibbons
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1939/53)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1939/53Festival of English Church Music organised by the The Scool of English Church Music (SECM)16 May 1939
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
IosafakoohifookFestival of English Church Music - London Music Festival 19391
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2404Davies; Sir; Henry 'Walford' (1869-1941); KCVO, OBE; British composer, conductor
DS/UK/1551School of English Church Music (SECM); 1927-; English training college for church musicians
DS/UK/3763Nicholson; Sir; Sydney Hugo (1875-1947); MVO; English choir director, organist, composer
DS/UK/2203Bullock; Ernest (1890-1979); CVO; English organist, composer, educator
DS/UK/7145Eton College; 1440-; English independent boarding school
DS/UK/17071Westminster Abbey Choir; 1560-; English choir
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