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Performance TitleA Gala Concert for Organ and Orchestra, in aid of Special Projects at the Royal College of Organists and the Royal College of Music
Performance Date21 May 1986
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSimon Preston,
Stephen Cleobury,
Thomas Trotter,
Andrew Armstrong,
Francis Jackson,
David Liddle,
Gillian Weir - organ
Orchestra or BandRoyal College of Music Symphony Orchestra
ConductorsSir David Willcocks
Set List'Studio Sinfonico', Bossi (Simon Preston),
'Brook Green Suite for String Orchestra', Holst (Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra),
'War March of the Priests' from Athalie, Mendelssohn, arr. W T Best (Thomas Trotter),
'Concerto for Organ, Strings, Timpani and Celesta, Op.64', Jackson (Francis Jackson, Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra)
INTERVAL
'Concerto in G Minor for Organ, String Orchestra, Two Trumpets, Two Horns and Timpani, Op.177', Rheinberger (Stephen Cleobury, Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra),
'Paean', Leighton (Andrew Armstrong),
'Scherzetto from Sonata in C Minor', Whitlcock (David Liddle),
'Concerto in G Minor for Organ, String Orchestra, and Timpani', Poulenc (Gillian Weir, Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra)
Royal PresenceHRH The Duchess of Kent
Performance NotesLondon premiere of 'Concerto for Organ, Strings, Timpani and Celesta, Op.64', Jackson.

Organist Walford Taylor in The Times (25 January 2022) wrote that he recalled, '...a concert to celebrate the centenary of the Royal College of Organists held in the Royal Albert Hall when, to the amazment of the audience, Francis Jackson, dressed in City suit with umbrella, descended on a rope from the height of the auditorium ceiling and proceeded to the great organ to participate with otehr well-known organists in a hilarious programme of misinterpreted classical organ works.'

Mrs Peter Wilmot-Sitwell was in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1986/53),
Event Schedule (RAHE/4/4/28)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/w2dw2cow27gbKM
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1986/53A Gala Concert for Organ and Orchestra, in aid of Special Projects at the Royal College of Organists and the Royal College of Music21 May 1986
RAHE/4/4/28Arrangements for the Royal Attendence at a Gala Concert for Organ and Orchestra21 May 1986
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Uxanilowf_GugA Gala Concert for Organ and Orchestra, in aid of Special Projects at the Royal College of Organists and the Royal College of Music1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/150Weir; Dame; Gillian (1941-); DBE; New Zealand organist
DS/UK/2937Birch; John (9 July 1929-28 April 2012); British organist and choral director
DS/UK/5616Preston; Simon (1938-2022); CBE; English organist, conductor, composer
DS/UK/7703Trotter; Thomas (fl 1990s-); British concert organist
DS/UK/3538Cleobury; Stephen (1948-); English organist, conductor
DS/UK/10004Jackson CBE; Francis Alan (1917-2022); British organist, composer
DS/UK/14167Armstrong; Andrew (1945); English organist
DS/UK/5468Willcocks; Sir; David (30 December 1919-17 September 2015); CBE MC; British conductor, organist and composer
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