Record

Performance TitleFestival of Britain Concert - National Brass Band Club
Performance Date12 May 1951
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersJan Van Der Gucht,
Maurice Bevan - vocals
Orchestra or BandBlack Dyke Mills,
Cory Workmen's Silver,
The Fairey Aviation Works,
Morris Motors,
Munn and Felton's Works,
Scottish CWS
ChoirsThe London Songmen,
Barrow Working Men's Club and Institute Male Voice Choir,
Birkenhead Male Voice Choir,
Bury St. Edmunds Bach Choir,
Exonian Singers, Oxford,
High Wycombe Orpheus Male Voice Choir,
Ipswich Male Voice Choir,
Metropolitan Police Athletic Association Choral Society Consisting of the Male Voice Choirs of individual Police Divisions
Oxford Welsh Glee Singers,
Sudbury and District Musical Society,
Tonbridge School Choir,
Treorchy Male Choir,
Warrington Males Choral Union
ConductorsSir Adrian Boult,
Harry Mortimer,
Dr Denis Wright
Set ListPART 1
'Festival March', William Alwyn (Commisioned for the Festival of Britain, Massed Bands),
'The Severn Suite', Elgar (Massed Bands),
'Introduction to Act 3' from Lohengrin, Wagner (Massed Bands)
PART 2:
The London Songmen as 'The Watch Below' (Massed Bands, Choirs, Van Der Gucht, Bevan),
'The Rainbow', arr. Frank Wright (Massed Bands, Choirs, Van Der Gucht, Bevan)
PART 3
Symphonic Prelude - 'Promethus Unbound', Bantock (Massed Bands),
'Prelude to Revelry', Gordan Jacob (Massed Bands),
First Suite in Eb - 'Chaconne', 'Intermezzo', 'March', Holst (Massed Bands),
Grande March - 'Spirit of Pageantry', Percy Fletcher (Massed Bands)
Performance NotesPart 1 was conducted by Dr Denis Wright, Part 2 by Sir Adrian Boult and Part 3 by Harry Mortimer.

Premiere of 'The Rainbow', arr. Frank Wright, which was specially commissioned for the Festival of Britain.

Premiere of 'Festival March', William Alwyn, which was specially commisioned for the Festival of Britain.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1951/110)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1951/110The National Brass Band Club present a Festival of Britain concert 12 May 1951
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OofahiepegiveadA Festival of Britain Concert - The National Brass Band Club1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6402Gucht; Jan Van Der (fl 1939-); Belgian tenor
DS/UK/7006Bevan; Maurice (1921-2006); British bass-baritone, composer
DS/UK/358Boult; Sir; Adrian (8 April 1889-22 February 1983); CH; English conductor
DS/UK/6335Mortimer; Harry (1902-1992); OBE; British composer, conductor, brass band specialist
DS/UK/7007Wright; Denis (1895-1967); British composer, conductor
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