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Salute to the Red Army

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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Part of a 'concert meeting' to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Red Army. Government speaker, the Rt. Hon. Herbert Morrison, M.P., Minister of Home Security.
The musical programme includes works by Handel, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and "Ode to the Red Army", words by John Masefield, Poet Laureate, music by Sir Arnold Bax, Master of the King's Music.
London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Choral Society, conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Bands of the Coldstream Guards and H.M. Royal Marines (Portsmouth Division); Central Band of the R.A.F.; Trumpeters of the Life Guards. Soloists, Roy Henderson and Isobel Baillie. Narration written by Laurie Lee. From a hall in the South.

Contributors

Speaker:
Herbert Morrison
Author, "Ode to the Red Army":
John Masefield
Music, "Ode to the Red Army":
Sir Arnold Bax
Musicians:
London Symphony Orchestra
Singers:
Royal Choral Society
Conductor:
Dr. Malcolm Sargent
Musicians:
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Musicians:
Band of H.M. Royal Marines (Portsmouth Division)
Musicians:
Central Band of the R.A.F.
Musicians:
Trumpeters of the Life Guards
Soloist:
Roy Henderson
Soloist:
Isobel Baillie
Narration written by:
Laurie Lee
Source: Radio Times

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