Record

Performance TitleLondon Choral Society - The 1976 Festival of Carols
Performance Date11 December 1976
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSidonie Goossens - harp,
Alan Harverson - organ,
Tristan Fry - percussion
Orchestra or BandEnglish Brass Ensemble (Philip Jones, Howard Snell, Stanley Woods, John Miller, John Iveson, Roger Brenner, Raymond Premru, John Fletcher),
The Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls,
The Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree
ChoirsLondon Choral Society
ConductorsLeon Lovett
Set List'O Come, All Ye Faithful', J F Wade, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Torches', John Joubert (London Choral Society),
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', arr. Vaughan Williams; desc. Thomas Armstrong (London Choral Society),
'Shepherd's Pipe Carol'', John Rutter (London Choral Society),
Three Carols from Abroad for Boys' Choir - Bethlehem-Spanish Dance Carol', 'Travellers-Swedish Carol', 'Men Rejoice-Rumanian Carol' (The Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree),
'Cowboy Carol', Cecil Broadhurst, arr. Sargent, Leon Lovett (London Choral Society),
'I Saw Three Chips', arr. Leon Lovett (London Choral Society),
'Unto Us is Born a Son', arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Sans Day Carol', arr. Carter (London Choral Society),
'Personent Hodie', arr. Gustav Holst (London Choral Society),
'Rocking Carol', arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'The First Nowell', arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society)
INTERVAL
'Once in Royal David's City', H J Gauntlett, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
Two Carols from Abroad for Boys' Choir - 'Go Now to Bethlehem - Spanish', arr. Treacher, 'When Christmas Comes - Swedish', arr. Taylor (The Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree),
'Angelus Ad Pastores Ait', Gabrieli (London Choral Society),
'Away in a Manger', W J Kirkpatrick, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Zither Carol', arr. Sargent (London Choral Society),
'Past Three a Clock', harm. Charles Wood (London Choral Society),
'See Amid the Winter's Snow', John Goss, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society),
'Star Carol, John Rutter' (London Choral Society),
'Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht', Franz Gruber, arr. Leon Lovett (London Choral Society),
'We Wish You a Merry Christmas', arr. Arthur Warrell (London Choral Society),
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks (London Choral Society)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1976/210)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1976/210London Choral Society - The 1976 Festival of Carols11 December 1976
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ezaraidiog_XoodLondon Choral Society - The 1976 Festival of Carols1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6410Goossens; Sidonie (1899-2004); OBE; British harpist
DS/UK/11270Harverson; Alan (1922-2006); English organist, pianist and teacher
DS/UK/11774Fry; Tristan (fl 1960s-); English drummer, percussionist
DS/UK/10275The English Brass Ensemble; 1974-; English brass group
DS/UK/16520Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls; 1875-; English public girls' school
DS/UK/15628Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School; 1690-; British indipendent boys school
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