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Elgar 'THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS'

on BBC Home Service Basic

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(Words by Cardinal Newman). Janet Howe (mezzo-soprano) ; Parry Jones (tenor) ; George Pizzey (baritone). Luton Choral Society (conductor, Arthur E. Davies ). BBC Chorus (chorus-master, Leslie Woodgate ). BBC
Symphony Orchestra (leader, Paul Beard ), conducted by .Sir Henry J. Wood
7.0 Part 1
7.45 app. ' Interval
7.55 Part 2
Chorus of Demons, Angelicals, and Souls
During the interval : reading of a selection from the work of John Henry Newman

Contributors

Mezzo-Soprano:
Janet Howe
Tenor:
Parry Jones
Tenor:
George Pizzey
Conductor:
Arthur E. Davies
Chorus Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
Paul Beard
Conducted By:
Sir Henry J. Wood
Unknown:
John Henry Newman
Gerontius:
Parry Jones
The Priest:
George Pizzey
Assistants:
Chorua
The Soul of Gerontius:
Parry Jonea
Angel:
Janet Howe
Angel of the Agony:
George Pizzey

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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