80th anniversary of VE Day
The 成人快手 Concert Orchestra and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, in concert at Alexandra Palace Theatre.
The 成人快手 Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Balcombe, the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, conductor Wing Commander Richard Murray and soloists commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with music, readings and a first hand account from Joyce Terry, who entertained the troops as part of the Ivy Benson Band - the first civilians in Berlin in 1945.
Recorded at Alexandra Palace Theatre in March.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Squadron Leader Amy Casey.
Coates: Calling all Workers
Goodwin arr MacTaggert: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Mitch Leigh: The Impossible Dream
Medley arr. Wiffin/Stubbs: Medley of Second World War songs
John Williams: Saving Private Ryan - Hymn to the Fallen
Amanda McBroom: The Rose
Abreu: Tico Tico
Kenneth Alwyn: Fighter Command March
INTERVAL
Vaughan WIlliams: Shining Sword
Walton: Battle of Britain - March and Siegfried Music
Jimmy McHugh: Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer
Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Duke, arr Charlie Parker: April in Paris
Arlen/Rodgers & Hart, arr Laidler and Hunt: The Other Side of the Rainbow
Peter Hope: Speedbird Salutes the Allied Armed Forces
Darewski/Lockton The Army, the Navy and the Air Force
Singers: Corporal Philippa Hartley and Sergeant Matthew Walker
Flute: Air Specialist (Class 1) Ross Houston
Saxophone: Corporal Jonny Faull
Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray
成人快手 Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Balcombe
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Eric Coates
Calling All Workers
Performer: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. -
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Ron Goodwin
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. -
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Mitch Leigh
The Impossible Dream
Performer: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Singer: Matthew Walker. -
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John Williams
Hymn to the Fallen
Performer: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. -
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Amanda McBroom
The Rose
Performer: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Singer: Philippa Hartley. -
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Zequinha de Abreu
Tico Tico
Performer: Ross Houston. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. -
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Kenneth Alwyn
Fighter Command March
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. -
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Jimmy McHugh
I'm in the Mood for Love
Ensemble: Ivy Benson Band. -
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James Kendis
If I Had My Way
Composer: Lou Klein. Ensemble: Ivy Benson Band. -
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Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade
Ensemble: Ivy Benson Band. -
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Kennedy
There's a Ship Rollin' 成人快手
Ensemble: Ivy Benson Band. -
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Kennedy
Strike Up the Band
Composer: George Gershwin. Ensemble: Ivy Benson Band. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Shining Sword
Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. -
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William Walton
March and Siegfried Music (Battle of Britain Suite)
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. -
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Jimmy McHugh
Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Matthew Walker. -
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Edward Elgar
Nimrod
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. -
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Vernon Duke
April in Paris
Performer: Jonny Faull. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. -
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Peter Hope
Speedbird Salutes the Allied Armed Forces
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. -
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Darewski and Lockton
The Army, the Navy and the Air Force
Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Conductor: Wing Commander Richard Murray. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Matthew Walker. Singer: Philippa Hartley. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Variations (12) on "Ein M盲dchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Ensemble: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Decca.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Cello Sonata in G minor Op.19 (4th mvt)
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Decca.
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- Fri 9 May 2025 19:30成人快手 Radio 3
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