Record

Performance Title	Delyse Recording Company Concert - 'A Nation Sings' - Five Thousand Voices at The Royal Albert Hall
Performance Date	3 May 1963
Performance Day	Friday
Main Performers	Emyr Jones - speaker, Cyril Anthony - organ
Conductors	Terry James
Set List	'Diadem', 'Trewen', 'Aberystwyth', 'Llef', 'Calon Lan', 'Sanctus', 'Builth', 'Rachie', 'Mae D'Eisiau Di Bob Awr', 'Cwm Rhondda', 'Bryn Calfaria', 'Rhyd Y Groes', 'Crimond'
Performance Notes	The event was recorded and released on vinyl by Delyse Recording Company as 'A Nation Sings - Five Thousand Voices at the Royal Albert Hall - The World's Greatest Ever Gaymanfa Ganu, Welsh Hymn Singing Festival'. This was a "Gymanfu Ganu" - or "singing together" - a traditional Welsh event attended by Welsh men and women from all parts of Britain. Famous vocalists Geraint Evans and David Hughes were in the audience. Hundreds of singers were guided to "action stations" by placrad announcing sopranos, altos, tenors and basses.

Work

Ref No	Title	No of Performances
_Ponafool_M_M	Delyse Recording Company Concert - 'A Nation Sings' - Five Thousand Voices at The Royal Albert Hall	1

Performers

Code	Name of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9741	Anthony; Cyril (fl.1950s); FRCO ARCM; Welsh organist and conductor
DS/UK/12719	James; Terry (fl 1960s); Dr.; Welsh conductor
DS/UK/16642	Jones; Emyr (fl 1960s); Welsh actor, academic

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