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July 24, 1954

1954

01. First Night of the Proms

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for part of the opening concert in the Diamond Jubilee season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Eileen Joyce (piano)

Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

July 24, 1954

02. Diamond Jubilee Season: Anniversary Prom

Television cameras are in the Royal Albert Hall for part of this Anniversary Concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, which were inaugurated on August 10, 1895.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Mark Hambourg (piano)

Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

An Impression on a Windy Day - Malcolm Sargent

Hungarian Fantasia for piano and orchestra - Liszt

August 10, 1954

03. Last Night of the Proms

The close of the Diamond Jubilee Season

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Leader, Paul Beard

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Constance Shacklock (contralto)

March: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, in D - Elgar

Spanish Caprice - Rimsky-Korsakow

Sea Songs - arr. Wood

Rule, Britannia - Arne-Sargent

Jerusalem - Parry

Introduced by Alvar Lidell

From the Royal Albert Hall, London

September 18, 1954