Record

Performance TitleGrand Welfare Concert, in aid of the Funds of The Eastern Command and London District Welfare Branch
Performance Date21 September 1941
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time15:00
Main PerformersEva Turner,
John McCormack - vocals,
Eric Gritton - organ,
Cyril Smiths
Harriet Cohens
Eileen Joyce
Denis Matthews - pianos
Secondary PerformersIvor Newton - piano
Orchestra or BandHM Brigade of Guards Massed Bands,
Royal Air Force Orchestra
ConductorsLieutenant T S Chandler,
Wing-Comdr. R P O'Donnell,
Lieutenant G H Willcocks,
Lieutenant-Colonel George Miller,
Lieutenant S Rhodes
Set ListHomage March, 'Sigurd Jorsalfar', Grieg (HM Brigade of Guards Massed Bands),
Overture, 'Cockaigne' (In London Town), Elgar (Royal Air Force Orchestra),
'Where'er You Walk' from Semele, Handel (John McCormack, Royal Air Force Orchestra),
'Symphony No.5, in C Minor, Op.67', Beethoven (Royal Air Force Orchestra),
Nautical Rhapsody, 'The Seafarer', Haydn Wood (HM Brigade of Guards Massed Bands),
'Concerto for Four Pianos', Bach (Cyril Smith, Harriet Cohen, Eileen Joyce, Denis Matthews, Royal Air Force Orchestra),
'Arias, Act II' from Tannhauser, Wagner (Eva Turner, (Royal Air Force Orchestra),
'Ritorna Vincitor' from Aida, Verdi (Eva Turner, Royal Air Force Orchestra),
'To The Children', Rachmaninoff (John McCormack),
'The Gentle Maiden', arr. Somervelle (John McCormack),
'Star of the County Down', arr. Hughes (John McCormack),
'1812 Overture', Tchaikovsky, (HM Brigade of Guards Massed Bands),
Finale, 'Jerusalem', Parry (Eva Turner, HM Brigade of Guards Massed Bands)
Royal PresenceHRH The Princess Royal
Performance NotesEileen Joyce'sdebut Royal Albert Hall performance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1941/43)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1941/43Grand Welfare Concert, in aid of the Funds of the Eastern Command and London District Welfare Branch21 September 1941
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OikobowxevifoohGrand Welfare Concert, in aid of the Funds of The Eastern Command and London District Welfare Branch1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/349McCormack; John Francis (1884-1945); Papal Count; Irish tenor
DS/UK/2381Smith; Cyril James (1909-1974); OBE; English concert pianist
DS/UK/1812Cohen; Harriet (1895-1967); British pianist
DS/UK/1519Joyce; Eileen (1 January 1908-25 March 1991); CMG; Australian pianist
DS/UK/2584Matthews; Denis (1919-1988); English pianist
DS/UK/1208Newton; Ivor (1892-1981); CBE; English pianist
DS/UK/5236Massed Bands of HM Brigade of Guards (fl 1900s-)
DS/UK/2432Royal Air Force; Central Band of the Royal Air Force; 1920-; British military band
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