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27 Jul 1979, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 27 Jul 1979
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Programme
George Crumb
Star-Child
UK premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Lionel Friend
conductor
conductor
Malcolm Hicks
conductor
conductor
Howard Snell
conductor
conductor
Gordon Kember
offstage conductor
offstage conductor
Lawrie Lea
offstage conductor
offstage conductor
Dorothy Dorow
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Orpheus Youth Choir
North Herts College Choir
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Crumb
Gustav Holst
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