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14 Aug 1962, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Tue 14 Aug 1962
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Proms 1962 Prom 21
Prom 21
19:30 Tue 14 Aug 1962 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
John Ireland
A London Overture
Frederick Delius
Sea Drift
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
William Walton
Gloria
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
John Shirley‐Quirk
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
ѿý Singers
ѿý Symphony Chorus
Jacqueline du Pré
cello
cello
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
John Ireland
Frederick Delius
Edward Elgar
Benjamin Britten
William Walton
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Proms 1962
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