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20 Aug 1943, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 1943 Prom 54
Prom 54
19:00 Fri 20 Aug 1943 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Frederick Delius
Sea Drift
Proms premiere
interval
George Frideric Handel
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Performers
Muriel Brunskill
contralto
contralto
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Joy McArden
soprano
soprano
Alexandra Choir
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederick Delius
George Frideric Handel
About this event
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Proms 1943
Discover the Music
Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Delius: Sea Drift
Zadok
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