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Radio 2 Festival of Music

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direct from the Fairfield Hall, Croydon Friday Night is Music Night Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra leader MARTIN LOVEDAY Friday Night's Star Singers Beverley Hoch , Joan Savage Niall Murray , Nigel Kennedy and the Hot Music Club and the Stephen Hill Singers After 33 years Friday Night is Music Night parades a new arrangement by Robert Farnon of its famous signature tune for the first time. Another special feature for this festive occasion is the first airing of Neil Richardson 's selection of some of the most exciting and haunting melodies from the modern American musical including La cage auxfolles, Follies, Nine, Sunday in the Park with George and A Chorus Line. Producer DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN (Given in association with Fairfield, Croydon)
8.40-9.0* Interval Piano interlude with Laurie Holloway MW joins at 8.50*
9.55 Sports Desk
10.0 VHF/FM joins Radio 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Wordsworth
Leader:
Martin Loveday
Singers:
Beverley Hoch
Singers:
Joan Savage
Singers:
Niall Murray
Singers:
Nigel Kennedy
Singers:
Stephen Hill
Unknown:
Robert Farnon
Unknown:
Neil Richardson
Producer:
David Rayvern Allen
Unknown:
Laurie Holloway

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