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New Songs for Old: No.9

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A programme arranged by Gordon McConnel and Christopher Stone
The singers: Helen Crerar; Denis O'Neil; Morgan Davies
The BBC Theatre Chorus (trained by Charles Groves), the BBC Theatre Orchestra (leader, Tate Gilder), conducted by Harold Lowe
Compere, Christopher Stone
Produced by Gordon McConnel
The first of these programmes was produced ten years ago at Savoy Hill. The old songs are collected by Gordon McConnel from his library of early Victorian and Georgian albums, whilst the modern contrasts or equivalents are recordings of present-day popular singers chosen by Christopher Stone. In this programme, for instance, the early-Victorian ditty 'Don't come teasing me, sir' will be contrasted with Bing Crosby's interpretation of 'You're a sweet little headache', and so on.

Contributors

Programme arranged by:
Gordon McConnel
Programme arranged by:
Christopher Stone
Singer:
Helen Crerar
Singer:
Denis O'Neil
Singer:
Morgan Davies
Chorus leader:
Charles Groves
Leader:
Tate Gilder
Conductor:
Harold Lowe
Producer:
Gordon McConnel
Compere:
Christopher Stone

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