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from St. Paul's Cathedral
Order of Service
Psalms cxiv, cxv
Lesson Malachi iii, 1-6
Magnificat (Noble in A minor) Lesson, Luke i, 5-23
Nunc Dimittis (Noble in A minor)
Anthem, The souls of the righteous
(Byrd) (Wisdom iii, 1-3)
' The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.'
Hymn, E'en in thy childhood (E.H.
224)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lesson Malachi

Maurice Thiery
M. Maurice Thiery , noted as a wit, has given about four thousand lectures in French on French life, history, and literature, during the twenty odd years that he has lived in England. He has lectured at the Polytechnic, Regent Street, the French Institute, and French clubs and boys' and girls' schools throughout the country. He has written a number of school books and also others, among the latter a ' Life of Captain Cook '. Listeners who have already heard him on the air will look forward to his tales of French wit today.

Contributors

Unknown:
Maurice Thiery
Unknown:
M. Maurice Thiery

by J. A. Greenwood
The Friary Brewery Band
Conducted by J. A. Greenwood
J. A. Greenwood has been for a long time in the forefront of brass band conductors in England. His successes with bands at contests run into many hundreds and include the winning of the National Band Championship. As a composer Mr. Greenwood has added a number of useful and effective original works to the repertoire, and his transcriptions of classical and modern works are regular features of brass band programmes all over the country.

Contributors

Unknown:
J. A. Greenwood
Conducted By:
J. A. Greenwood
Unknown:
J. A. Greenwood

from the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden
The action takes place in the country of the Tartars in the 12th Century
Scene 1 : The outskirts of the Polovtsian camp
Scene 2: Another part of the camp
Scene 3 : Before the tents of Konchak
Cast
Chorus of Polovtsian maidens,
Russian prisoners, Polovtsian soldiers and slaves, and followers of Konchak
Conductor,
EUGENE GOOSSENS
Chorus Master, Robert Ainsworth
Producer, Harald Andre
The scene of Act 2 is laid in the Polovtsian camp, where Igor and Vladimir are held captive. After a haunting chorus of Polovtsian maidens, Konchakovna, daughter of the Polovtsian chief, sings a beautiful nocturne as she awaits her lover, the handsome young prisoner Vladimir. Russian prisoners pass, singing, and Vladimir appears. His first song is one of the most popular numbers of the whole opera.
After a love duet the lovers part, and then Igor wanders in, lost in gloomy thoughts. The treacherous Ovlur urges him to break his word of honour and escape, but he refuses. And finally the good-natured Polovstian chief Konchak appears, offers Igor his friendship, and sends for his slaves to dance and dispel his prisoner's melancholy. The Act closes with the magnificently barbaric Polovtsian Dances, often heard in the concert-hall.

Contributors

Conductor:
Eugene Goossens
Chorus Master:
Robert Ainsworth
Producer:
Harald Andre
A Polovtsian Girl:
Dolores Ottani
Konchakovna:
Angelica Cravenco
Vladimir Igorevitch:
Andre Burdino
Prince Igor:
Dennis Noble
Ovlur:
Theodore Ritch
Khan Konchak:
Lucien Bernasconi

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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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