V E DAY CEREMONY IN HYDE PARK
SUNDAY 7TH MAY 1995
FRIDAY 5TH MAY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC* 6.30 - 8.30 PM
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SUNDAY 7TH MAY V E DAY CEREMONY IN HYDE PARK
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light lunches will be provided in dressing room area (map & timetable enclosed). However, as
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dress: men: dark suit, white shirt, dark tie
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4th April 1995
Nicola Fournel
Guildford Choral Society
42 Binscombe Crescent
Famcombe
Godalming
Surrey GU7 3RB
Dear Nicola
I have spoken with Julian Bigg,
the music co-ordinator of the VE
day event, and he has told me
the music. As you should alrea
the following cuts in
dy know, we are only performing
the “Dona Nobis Pacem” from
“Hallelujah Chorus” from the
the B Minor, and the
Messiah. From the Borodin we
are performing from the bott
edition) (or from the Allegro dotte
om of page 8 (B&H
d minim = 69 where the piece first
goes into D major).
The cuts for the Beethoven are more
Start at:
complicated and are as follows:
Peters Edn
| 6 bars before L (last 4 bars of
pe2l)
to
CUT TO
where choir finishes on pe
pg 58)
24
sing from| alto pick-up to “Allegro
NB altos have no rest between
these sections.
pause before “Allegro ma non
troppo” bottom of pg 36
CUT TO
sing from | Tempo 1 middle of pg
before Ii)
to
CUt
(go back 21 bars)
to
pg 39
before Ii) (ie same as above)
with a pause on last note:
sing from | “Poco Allegro, stringendo
tempo sempre pil allegro”
il
[590
pick-up | alto: “Seid
to 655 | umschlungen...”
sop: “Freude, schoner
Gotterfunken..”
pause before “Allegro ma non
| 762
“...ein lieber Vater
wohnen.”
pg &8 bar 5
814
4 before “Deine Zauber,
deine zauber binden...”
326
<--this “alle Menschen..”
becomes
pg 86 bar 5
Tempo 1 (3rd bar pg 87) (ie
same as above) with a pause on
last note:
“Poco Allegro, stringendo il
806
<-- this “alle Menschen..”
814
“...wo dein sanfter Fliige]
weilt”
843
12 before “Seid
umschlungen, Millionen,
bottom of pg 91 (ie final
section)
diesen Kuss...”
section)
The end
The end
Please do not hesitate to contact
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me if there are any questions. My
telephone number is 0181 520
In addition to the music you shoul
may probably be in unison)
Words
6 before “Freude, schoner
“...sanfter Fliige] weilt”
these sections.
tempo sempre piu allegro”
bottom of pg 42 (ie final
to
NB altos have no rest between
(go back 21 bars)
Tempo | middle of pg 40 (4
bars
CUT TO
energico” in 6/4, pg 69
troppo” end of pg 80
41)
Bar nos
| 537
Gétterfunken..”
63
40 (4 bars | Tempo 1 (3rd bar pg 87)
Letter Kk (end of bar 3 pg
sing from | Letter Hh last bar of
where chorr finishes on pg
alto pick-up to “Allegro
energico” in 6/4, pg 28
to
Novello Edn
6 bars before M (last 6 bars of
d already have, there will be a simpl
and an arrangement by Brian
can.
e arrangement of “Amazing Grace
” (which
Hingley of a medley of well
should be fairly simple). I'sho
uld have this music in the next
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-known British tunes (again
couple of weeks, and will send
it to you as soon as [
this
Thank you for your co-operation
gY
Jonathan Rathbone
Dalston Gardens
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Stanmore
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