From Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lessees, Messrs. Chappell and Co., Ltd.)

Astra Desmond (contralto)
Roy Henderson (baritone)
The Croydon Philharmonic Society
Hon. Conductor, Alan J. Kirby
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Adrian Boult

When the Croydon Philharmonic Society was founded in 1914 by Alan Kirby, its present conductor, it numbered sixty members. During the War its activities were suspended, but started again in 1919. Now it has one hundred and sixty members.

The Choir has specialised in Elgar's oratorios, and in 1933 Elgar conducted it at Croydon in a performance of The Apostles. In 1935 an Elgar Festival was organised and the profits were devoted to endowing a bed for musicians at the Croydon General Hospital. The Choir's last appearance in Queen's Hall was in 1935, when it gave a performance of Verdi's Requiem under Dr. Boult, and in March next Mr. Kirby will conduct a performance of The Apostles at Queen's Hall.