Record

Performance TitleChristmas Festival 1996 - Royal Choral Society Christmas Carols
Performance Date20 December 1996
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersJohn Birch - organ
Orchestra or BandFanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Irish Guards,
London Concert Orchestra
ChoirsRoyal Choral Society
ConductorsRichard Cooke
Set List'The Boar's Head', arr. Sargent,
'The First Nowell', arr. Willcocks,
'Myn Lyking', Terry,
'Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day', John Gardiner,
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', arr. Vaughan Williams,
'Trumpet Voluntary', Purcell, Wood,
'Ding Dong! Merrily on High', arr. Wood,
'On This Day', C Hilton Stewart,
'Away in a Manger', arr. Willcocks,
'Bogoroditse', Arvo Part,
'Bogoroditse', Rachmaninoff,
'Once in Royal David's City', Gauntlett, Mann, arr. Willcocks
INTERVAL
'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen', arr. Willcocks,
'The Snow', Elgar,
'Mary Had a Baby', Sargent,
'See Amid the Winter's Snow', Goss, arr. Willcocks,
'Echo Carol', Anon. 17th Century,
'Claire de Lune', Debussy, arr. Rutter,
'Stille Nacht', Gruber, arr, Rutter,
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', arr. Willcocks,
'We need a little Christmas', Herman, arr. J McCarthy,
'White Christmas', Berlin, arr. J McCarthy,
'Jesus Christ the Apple Tree', Poston,
'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1996/165),
Handbill (RAHE/6/1996/44),
Poster (RAHE/2/1996/)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1996/165Christmas Festival 199618-24 December 1996
RAHE/6/1996/44Christmas Festival18-24 December 1996
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ookarorus_VygChristmas Festival 199610
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2937Birch; John (9 July 1929-28 April 2012); British organist and choral director
DS/UK/783London Concert Orchestra; 1972-; English orchestra
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/562Cooke; Richard (fl 1982-); Dr.; British musical Director of the Royal Choral Society (1995-)
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