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The Proms

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From the Royal Albert Hall London

Handel: Messiah
Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Helen Watts (contralto) Robert Tear (tenor) John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
BBC Chorus
Philip Jones (trumpet)
Continuo:
Charles Spinks (organ) John Constable (harpsichord) Alan Dalziel (cello) Gerald Brinnen (double-bass)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, conductor Colin Davis

Part 1

(This week's Proms, by Misha Donat: page 13)

Contributors

Soprano:
Sheila Armstrong
Contralto:
Helen Watts
Tenor:
Robert Tear
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk
Singers:
BBC Chorus
Trumpeter:
Philip Jones
Organist:
Charles Spinks
Harpsichordist:
John Constable
Cellist:
Alan Dalziel
Double-Bassist:
Gerald Brinnen
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Bela Dekany
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Source: Radio Times

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