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The County Borough of Swansea Police Band

on Regional Programme Western

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(By kind permission of the Chief Constable, F. J. May)
Conducted by William Gumbley
Ina Souez (soprano), Roy Henderson (baritone)
Relayed from the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
The Swansea Borough Police Band was formed in 1878 by Captain Colquhoun who was then the Chief Constable. As opportunity has offered, instrumentalists have been recruited from the Guards and Line Regiments.

Band:
Overture, Orpheus in the Underworld ...... Offenbach, arr. Hibbert

Ina Souez:
Ernani, involami (Ernani, fly with me) (Ernani) ...... Verdi

Roy Henderson:
Largo al Factotum (Way for the town's factotum) (The Barber of Seville) ...... Rossini

Band (Constable E. A. Lodge):
Oboe solo, The Swan ...... Saint-Saens

Ina Souez:
Love Everlasting ...... Friml
Dawn ...... Curran

Roy Henderson:
Thou hast left me ever, Jeannie ...... Scottish traditional song
Had a horse ...... Hungarian melody, arr. Korbay

Band:
A Pastoral Fantasy, The Smithy ...... Alford

Contributors

Musicians:
The County Borough of Swansea Police Band
Conductor:
William Gumbley
Soprano:
Ina Souez
Baritone:
Roy Henderson
Oboe:
E. A. Lodge

Regional Programme Western

About Regional Programme

Regional Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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