Record

Performance TitleArmy Benevolent Fund Concert
Performance Date24 June 1962
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersCharles Craig,
Ian Wallace - vocals,
Arnold Greir - organ
Orchestra or BandRoyal Opera House Orchestra,
Kneller Hall Band and Trumpeters
ConductorsLt.-Colonel Basil H Brown,
Eric Robinson,
Robert H Spencer
Set List'A Fanfare for Heroes', Bliss (The Kneller Hall Band and Trumpeters),
March - 'Crown Imperial', Walton (The Kneller Hall Band, Royal Opera House Orchestra),
'Bright Eyes', Finlayson (Cornets),
'Tricky Trombones', Helyer (Trombones),
'Overture' from Le Roi D'Ys, Lalo (The Kneller Hall Band),
'Now Your Days of Philandering Are Over' from The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart (Ian Wallace),
'Song of The Flea', Moussorgsky (Ian Wallace),
'Finlandia', Sibelius (The Kneller Hall Band, Royal Opera House Orchestra),
'A Jubilant Fanfare', Bliss (The Kneller Hall Band and Trumpeters),
'Overture' from The Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan (Royal Opera House Orchestra),
Ballet Suite - 'Swan Lake', Tchaikovsky (Royal Opera House Orchestra),
'La Donna E Mobile' from Rigoletto, Verdi (Charles Craig),
'Nessun Dorma' from Turandot, Puccini (Charles Craig),
Grand Finale - '1812 Overture', Tchaikovsky (The Kneller Hall Band and Trumpeters, Royal Opera House Orchestra),
'Land of Hope and Glory',
'God Save the Queen', (National Anthem)
Performance NotesCharles Craig replaced Harry Secombe.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1962/73)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1962/73Army Benevolent Fund Concert - The Kneller Hall Band and Trumpeters24 June 1962
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Oorahusox_MohArmy Benevolent Fund Concert1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1586Greir; Robert Arnold (fl 1914-1967); English organist
DS/UK/10062Craig; Charles James (1919-1997); English operatic tenor
DS/UK/9425Wallace; Ian Bryce (1919-2009); OBE; English bass-baritone opera and concert singer, actor, broadcaster
DS/UK/1008Royal Opera House; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; 1946-; British operatic orchestra
DS/UK/7023Robinson; Eric (1908-1974); British conductor
DS/UK/13398Brown; Basil H (fl 1960s); MBE; British conductor
DS/UK/13399Spencer; Robert H (fl 1962); British conductor
DS/UK/4050Kneller Hall; Kneller Hall Band; fl 1920s-1970s; British Army band
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