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The BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force
D-Day: 50th Anniversary

Album US 1993 on Alanna Records label
Classical and Brass (Military, March)

Originally recorded at the Hippodrome, Golden Green, London, May-June 1990.

     
Musicians
PortraitThe BBC Concert Orchestra ,
orchestra, album by
PortraitBBC Singers ,
chorus, album by
PortraitThe Central Band Of The Royal Air Force ,
orchestra, album by
PortraitKenneth Alwyn , *1925 GB
conductor, written by, march, arranged by, landing, music by, highflight
PortraitHerbert Barrie Hingley ,
leader, arranged by, landing
PortraitMartin Loveday vc, *1958 GB
leader
PortraitJoan Savage voc, *1934 GB
soloist
PortraitAnthony F. Fones ,
arranged by
PortraitGustav Holst str, 1874-1934 GB
written by, landing
PortraitHughie Charles , GB
written by, again, england
PortraitRoss Parker p, 1914-1974 GB
written by, again, england
PortraitLionel Bart voc, 1930-1999 GB
written by, hitler
PortraitGordon Langford p, key, *1930 GB
music by, highflight
PortraitJohn Gillespie Magee, Jr. , US
words by, highflight
PortraitSir William Walton , 1902-1983 GB
written by, spitfire
PortraitGeorge Lottman ,
lyrics by, revised lyrics
PortraitNoël Coward voc, 1899-1973 GB
words by, music by
PortraitRoy Docker ,
arranged by
PortraitBill Finegan p, 1917-2008 US
arranged by
PortraitRobert Farnon tr, 1917-2005 CA
music by, enemy
PortraitTraditional ,
music by, taps
Producers
Geoffrey Mitchell chorus master
Francisco Rodriguez engineer
Mike Walter engineer
Roger Menday engineer
Denis Blackham mastered by, digital mastering
Barry Knight producer
Roberto Danova producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Speedbird Salutes The FewThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForcePeter Hope4:59
2RAF March PastThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceH. Walford Davies1:56
3O Peaceful EnglandThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceTraditional3:20
4Speech: Winston Churchill / Fighter Command MarchThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceKenneth Alwyn7:10
5Washing On The Siegfried LineThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceJimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr1:56
6Knightsbridge MarchThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceEric Coates4:14
7D-Day: The Landing / Speech: General Dwight D. Eisenhower / Speech: Franklin D. RooseveltThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceGustav Holst7:40
8Who's This Geezer Hitler? / We'll Meet Again / There'll Always Be An EnglandThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceHughie Charles, Ross Parker, Lionel Bart6:11
9Highflight / Spitfire Prelude And FugueThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceSir William Walton8:36
10Armed Forces MedleyThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force4:47
11The Army Air CorpsThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceRobert Crawford
12The Caissons Go Rolling AlongThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceEdmund L. Gruber
13Anchors AweighThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceAlfred Hart Miles, Charles Zimmermann, George Lottman
14The Marines HymnThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force
15Lie In The DarkThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force2:22
16633 SquadronThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceRon Goodwin2:45
17American HoedownThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceVarious4:25
18Glenn Miller MedleyThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force6:20
19In The MoodThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceJoe Garland, Andy Razaf
20Little Brown JugThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceTraditional
21Moonlight SerenadeThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceMitchell Parish, Glenn Miller
22St. Louis BluesThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForceW. C. Handy
23The Last Enemy / TapsThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force3:26
24Speedbird Salutes The Allied Armed ForcesThe BBC Concert Orchestra - BBC Singers - The Central Band Of The Royal Air ForcePeter Hope4:19
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