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The Royal Festival Hall and the Light Programme present
The Light Programme Music Festival of 1953
From the Royal Festival Hall
at 8.30
Programme introduced by David Dunhill

BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe)
London Light Concert Orchestra
Conductors: Gilbert Vinter, Charles Williams
Gladys Ripley (Contralto)
Monia Liter (Piano)
The Alexandra Choir
Musical Director: Charles Proctor

Orchestra: Fantasy: The Three Bears...Eric Coates

Contralto and Orchestra: Salutation...Philip Green
Dream-a-day Jill (Tom Jones)...Edward German

Piano and Orchestra: Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin

Orchestra: Storm and Homecoming/Solveig's Song/In the Hall of the Mountain King (Suite: Peer Gynt)...Grieg

Interval
The microphone goes back-stage where David Lloyd-James talks to one or two of those taking part in the concert, and into the foyer where Brian Johnston meets some of the audience

Piano and Orchestra: The Dream of Olwen
Orchestra: The Devil's Galop...Charles Williams (Conducted by the Composer)

Contralto, Choir and Orchestra: Land of Hope and Glory...Elgar

Orchestra: Waltz: The Merry Widow...Lehar

Orchestra: Waltz: The Merry Widow...Lehar

Orchestra: Overture: Prince Igor...Borodin

Light Programme

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More