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Friday Night Is Music Might

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recorded last year at the Royal Festival Hall Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra led by MARTIN LOVEDAY
Friday Night's Star Singers Jill Gomez and Ramon Remedios
Band of HM Royal Marines School of Music conducted by Lt Col G. A. C. Hoskins
Principal Director of Music Thomas Trotter (organ) and the John McCarthy Singers Introduced by Robin Boyle This evening's Friday Night features a Viennese pot-pourri: operatic arias, extracts from musical comedy, exhilarating organ music and a Wagner orchestral spectacular. Among the contributions from the Band of the Royal Marines School of Music is Gordon Langford 's
Fantasy on British Sea Songs. Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN (R) (In association with Raymond GubbayLtd)
8.20-8.40* During the interval, John Thompson offers a few thoughts on 'Jazzing Up the Classics'. (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Wordsworth
Unknown:
Martin Loveday
Singers:
Jill Gomez
Introduced By:
Robin Boyle
Unknown:
Gordon Langford
Producer:
David Rayvern Allen
Unknown:
John Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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