| Main Performers | Ruth Vincent,
Lily Elsie,
Kirkby Lunn,
Ben Davies,
Millicent Russell
Tita Brand Cammaerts - vocals,
H L Balfour - organ,
F A Sewell - pianoforte |
| Orchestra or Band | Massed Recruiting Bands,
Coldstream Guards' Band,
Fifes and Drums 3rd and 4th Battalion of Grenadier Guards,
Fifes and Drums 3rd Battalion of Scots Guards,
Pipers 3rd Battalion Scots Guard |
| Conductors | Hubert Parry,
Frederick Bridge,
Edward Elgar,
J Mackenzie-Rogan (Coldstream Guards' Band) |
| Set List | 'God Save the King' (The National Anthem),
'March of the Mogul Emperors' from the Suite The Crown of India, E Elgar (Combined Bands, J Mackenzie-Rogan)
Choral Song: 'The Song of the Grey Seas', P E Fletcher (Percy E Fletcher),
Song and Chorus: 'Michael O'Leary', F Bridge (Ben Davies, Frederick Bridge),
Humoresque on the Soldiers' Song: 'Tipperary', S Douglas (Band of The Coldstream Guards),
'Il Bacio', Arditi (Ruth Vincent),
Chorus: 'But When Our Country's Cause Provokes To Arms' (Ode on St Cecilia's Day), Hubert Parry (Hubert Parry),
Carillon: 'Chantons, Belges, Chantons', E Elgar (Tita Brand Cammaerts, Edward Elgar),
A Nautical Overture: 'Britannia', Sir A Mackenzie
INTERVAL
Song and Chorus: 'Your King and Country Want You', P A Rubens (Lily Elsie),
Chorus: 'Viking Song', Coleridge-Taylor,
'Land of Hope and Glory', E Elgar (Kirkby Lunn, Edward Elgar),
'British Army Quadrilles', Jullien (Millicent Russell, All Orchestras, Bands),
Entry of the bands representing the English, Irish and Welsh and Highland Brigades, Indian and Colonila troops |
| Royal Presence | HM King George V,
HM Queen Mary,
HRH Princess Mary,
HM Queen Alexandra,
HRH Princess ,
HRH Prince Henry,
HRH Prince George |
| Performance Notes | "The King and Queen, Princess Mary, Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria, with many ladies of the court, attended a patriotic concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday afternoon in aid of the funds of the Professional Classes War Relief Council and the Lord Mayor's recruiting bands. The huge building was packed, and thousands of people assembled outside to await the arrival of the Royal Party, being entertained for a full hour by one of the pipers' bands which the lord mayor has raised, headed by Pipe Major Lingford and a brass band of the same special unit. At the entrance of the Royal box their Majesties were met by the Lady Mayoress, the Duchess of Marlborough, Lady St Cyres, the Hon Mrs Newman Grosvanor and Mrs Ian Malcolm"
(The Times, 26 April 1915)
"MICHAEL O'LEARY' AS A SONG.
The verses by Mr J McGrath on Michael O'Leary, V.C., which appeared in The Observer a few weeks ago, have been set to an old Irish tune by Sir Frederick Bridge; and they will be sung by Mr Ben Davies at the Albert Hall concert on April 24 in aid of the Recruting Bands and Professional Classes Funds."
(The Observer, 18 April 1915)
"The Queen was presented with a bouquet of pink carnations and lilies of the valley by Miss Alice Buchan, granddaughter of Mrs Norman Grosvenor, and Princess Mary with a box of chcocolates by Master Ian Malcolm."
(The Observer, 25 April 1915)
In attendance were the Hon. Charlotte Knollys, the Hon. Ivy Gordon Lennox and the Hon. John Ward. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1915/17),
Handbills (RAHE/6/1915/7-8),
Digital Poster (IWM) |