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Performance TitleRoyal Albert Hall Choral Society (First Series 1872) - Fourth Concert
Performance Date10 July 1872
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time20:00
Main PerformersDr Stainer - organ
ChoirsRoyal Albert Hall Choral Society (Royal Choral Society)
ConductorsCharles Gounod
Set List'Flags of Our Ancestors', F Clay,
'The Praise of Music', Dr S S Wesley,
'Amidst the Myrtles', Battishill,
'Come Again, Sweet Love', Dowland,
'Kyrie' and 'Agnes Dei', M Gounod,
'O Jesus, My Lord', Bach,
'First Organ Sonata', Mendelssohn (Dr Stainer),
'Passacaglia', Bach (Dr Satiner)
Performance NotesSet list taken from The Daily Telegraph, 18 July 1872.

The Hall sold 587 tickets.

In 1888 the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society was re-named the Royal Choral Society by HM Queen Victoria in recognition of their outstanding performances.
This was the first concert of the Series of Grand Subscription Concerts, organised by the Royal Albert Hall.
Related Archival MaterialEvent Schedule (RAHE/4/4/4),
Concert Agreement Contract (RAHE/4/3/1)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/4/3/1Contract agreement between Charles Gounod and Major HYD Scott4 March 1872
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8115Royal Albert Hall Choral Society Concerts (First Series 1872)4
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/6695Stainer; John (1840-1901); English composer, organist
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