Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.
Introduced by Alvar Lidell
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Norma Procter (contralto)
A London Overture - John Ireland
In Haven: Sabbath Morning at Sea; Where Corals Lie (Sea Pictures) - Elgar
Scherzo: L'Apprenti Sorcier - Dukas
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Conducted by Walter Susskind
Kathleen Jones (piano)
Mozart...Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K.466)
From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Constance Shacklock (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
March: Pomp and Circumstance No.1, in D...Elgar
Symphonic Poem: From Bohemia's Woods and Fields...Smetana
Sea Songs...arr. Henry Wood
Rule, Britannia...Arne
Jerusalem...Parry
National Anthem
Introduced by Alvar Lidell