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A new presentation of popular music
A full orchestra of twenty alternating with A small string orchestra
Playing song hits of today and favourites of yesterday
The entire programme scored for orchestras and conducted by Van Phillips
Vocal refrains by Leslie Douglas
Easy to Love
Lover, Come Back to Me
You on my Mind Together
I've Got You Under My Skin
My Blue Heaven
Go West, Young Man
Ramona Hallelujah
Magnolias in the Moonlight
Lonesome and Sorry
Follow Your Heart
Singing in the Rain
When the Poppies Bloom Again
Say it with Music
Serenade in the Night

Van Phillips, who has created a record by being on the air with his Dance Band for fifteen weeks in succession, is to create a precedent this evening when he will make history in the jazz world by introducing into his band four French horns. The French horn has always been a particular love of his. It has one of the purest tone colours, he says, in the whole range of orchestral instruments. It is one of the most difficult instruments to play and one of the most difficult to write for.
Tonight's innovation will give Van Phillips an entirely new section. He does all his own orchestrations, and the sixteen pieces to be heard this evening have been selected expressly for the purpose of exploiting horn tone-colour. If the experiment meets with the approval of listeners, he hopes to make the horn section a permanent feature of his orchestra. It is interesting news that the four French horns are those of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Contributors

Conductor:
Van Phillips
Singer:
Leslie Douglas

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

Elsie Suddaby (soprano)
Freda Townson (contralto)
Walter Widdop (tenor)
Norman Walker (bass)
Harold Dawber (solo organ)
The Philharmonic Choir
Hon. Conductor, Charles Kennedy Scott
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Adrian Boult

Concerto grosso in G, for Strings (Op. 6, No. 1)
1 A tempo giusto. 2 Allegro. 3 Adagio. 4 Allegro. 5 Allegro

Organ Concerto in B flat (Op. 7, No. 1)
1 Andante. 2 Andante. 3 Largo. 4 Bourree
(Solo organ, Harold Dawber)

Concerto grosso No. 28, in F, for Double Orchestra
1 Pomposo-Allegro. 2 A tempo giusto. 3 Largo. 4 Allegro ma non troppo. 5 A tempo ordinario

Contributors

Soprano:
Elsie Suddaby
Contralto:
Freda Townson
Tenor:
Walter Widdop
Bass:
Norman Walker
Organist:
Harold Dawber
Singers:
The Philharmonic Choir
Conductor:
Charles Kennedy Scott
Musicians:
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Adrian Boult

An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day by John Dryden
Part 1
1 Overture
2 Recit. (tenor), 'Twas at the royal feast
Aria, (tenor), Happy, happy, happy pair !
3 Chorus, Happy pair !
4 Recit. (tenor), Timotheus placed on high
5 Recit. (soprano), The song began from Jove
6 Chorus, The list'ning crowd
7 Aria (soprano), With ravish'd ears 8 Recit. (tenor), The praise of Bacchus
9 Aria (bass), Bacchus, ever fair and young
10 Chorus, Bacchus' blessings are a treasure
11 Recit. (tenor), Sooth'd with the sound
12 Recit. (soprano), He chose a mournful Muse
Aria (soprano), He sung, Darius, great and good. With downcast looks
13 Chorus, Behold, Darius great and good
14 Recit. (tenor), The mighty master smil'd to see
15 Arioso (soprano), Softly sweet in Lydian measures
16 Aria (soprano), War, he sung is toil and trouble
17 Chorus, The many rend the skies 18 Aria (soprano), The Prince, unable to conceal his pain
Part 2
19 Recit. (tenor), Now strike the golden lyre again !
20 Chorus, Break his bands of sleep asunder
21 Aria (bass), Revenge Timotheus cries
22 Recit. (tenor), Give the vengeance due
23 Aria (tenor), The princes applaud 24 Aria (soprano), Thais led the way
Chorus, The princes applaud
25 Recit. (tenor), Thus, long ago
26 Chorus, At last divine Cecilia came
27 Recit. (tenor), Let old Timotheus yield the prize
28 Chorus, Let old Timotheus yield the prize
Epilogue
29 Recit. (contralto), Your voices tune
Duet (soprano and contralto),
Let's imitate her notes above
30 Chorus, Your voices tune
ELSIE SUDDABY
FREDA TOWNSON
WALTER WIDDOP
NORMAN WALKER
THE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
See the article by 7. A. Westrup on page 13
Tickets can be obtained from the British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, W.I., Messrs. Chappell's Box Office, Queen's Hall, Langham Place, W.I., and usual agents. Prices (including
Entertainments Tax), 10/- to 2/-

Contributors

Unknown:
Elsie Suddaby
Unknown:
Freda Townson
Unknown:
Walter Widdop
Unknown:
Norman Walker
Unknown:
A. Westrup

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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