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HM the Queen's 90th Birthday

Ahead of tomorrow’s state funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, here’s another chance to hear a concert first broadcast in June 2016, to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.

Ahead of tomorrow’s state funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, here’s another chance to hear a concert first broadcast in June 2016, to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.

Ken Bruce presents a a musical tribute to Britain's longest reigning monarch and the longest reigning Queen in the world.

Featured is one of Her Majesty's Commonwealth's finest voices - Sir Willard White, who performs songs from 'South Pacific', 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'Showboat'. Joining Sir Willard is soprano Sarah Fox and musical theatre and 'Downton Abbey' star Julian Overden. Stephen Bell conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra.

First broadcast in June 2016.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Sep 202220:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • David Beaman

    Traditional Opening Fanfare

    Performer: Fanfare Trumpet team of the RAF College.

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Stephen Bell

    Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Fanfare Trumpet team of the RAF College

    Festive Overture

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & SIR WILLARD WHITE

    SOME ENCHANTED EVENING

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell

    HORSEGUARDS

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Sarah Fox

    Waltz of My Heart

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Julian Ovenden

    MY HEART STOOD STILL

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell

    Horse and Buggy

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & SIR WILLARD WHITE

    OL MAN RIVER

  • Crown Imperial

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Fanfare Trumpet team of the RAF College

    OLYMPIC FANFARE AND THEME

  • Stephen Morris (Violin)

    Intermezzo (Crown Of India)

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Julian Ovenden

    Almost Like Being In Love

  • Fancy Free ( Count of Luxembourg)

  • JOCKEY POLKA

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & Julian Ovenden

    Everytime We Say Goodbye

  • BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA C.B. Stephen Bell & SIR WILLARD WHITE

    IF I WERE A RICH MAN

  • So In Love

  • MY WAY

  • ORB AND SCEPTRE

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Sarah Fox, Sir Willard White, Julian Ovenden & The Fanfare Trumpeters of the RAF College

    God Save the Queen

    Conductor: Stephen Bell.

Credit

PerformerBBC Concert Orchestra

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Jun 201620:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 31 Mar 201720:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 18 Sep 202220:00
    BBC Radio 2