Record

Performance TitleGrand Centenary Organ Festival, in aid of the Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal
Performance Date16 April 1971
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersNicolas Kynaston,
George Blackmore,
Marcel Dupre,
Jackie Brown,
Reginald Foort - organ
Orchestra or BandState Trumpeters of HM Life Guards
Set List'Fanfare' (State Trumpeters of HM Life Guards),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Toccata and Fugue on B.A.C.H.', Bach, arr. W T Best (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Adagion', Albinoni (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Carillon De Westminster', Vierne (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Melodies of Franz Lehar', arr. Blackmore (George Blackmore),
'Footprints on The Moon', Johnny Harris (George Blackmore),
'Music of Russia', arr. Blackmore (George Blackmore),
'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor', J S Bach (Marcel Dupre),
'Cortege and Litany', Marcel Dupre (Marcel Dupre),
'Improvisation on Two Submitted Themes' (Marcel Dupre),
'Variations On ''America'', Ives (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Etude De Concert', Bennet (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Toccata in D Flat', Jongen (Nicolas Kynaston),
'Great Day.....etc', Vincent Youmans (Jackie Brown),
'Sarcee Sunset', Harold Ramsey (Jackie Brown),
'Southwick Square', Jackie Brown (Jackie Brown),
'Maria', Bernstein (Jackie Brown),
'Signature Tune - Keep Smiling', Reginald Foort (Reginald Foort),
'Slavonic Rhapsody', Friedmann (Reginald Foort),
'Prelude in C Minor', Chopin (Reginald Foort),
'Overture', Raymond Thomas (Reginald Foort),
'Reminiscences of Handel', arr. Foort (Reginald Foort),
'Festival Finale', Robert Farnon, (State Trumpeters of HM Life Guards)
Performance NotesThe event was recorded by BBC Sound.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1971/50),
Handbill (RAHE/6/1971/1)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1971/50Grand Centenary Organ Festival in aid of The Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal16 April 1971
RAHE/6/1971/1Grand Centenary Organ Festival, in aid of the Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal16 April 1971
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iovageakies_RylGrand Centenary Organ Festival, in aid of the Royal Albert Hall Centenary Appeal1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/11228Kynaston; Nicolas (fl 1960s-1970s); English organist
DS/UK/11154Blackmore; George (24 January 1921-21 February 1994); English organist
DS/UK/1863Dupre; Marcel (1886-1971); French organist, pianist, composer, pedagogue
DS/UK/9571Brown; Jackie (fl 1950s-1970s); British organist, conductor
DS/UK/3863Foort; Reginald (fl 1920s-1930s); British organist
DS/UK/11233Richmond; Robin (1912-1998); English organist
DS/UK/1885British Army; HM Band of the Life Guards; 1795-; British Army Band
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