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Proms 2025
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10 Sep 1959, Royal Albert Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Thu 10 Sep 1959
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Proms 1959 Prom 41
Prom 41
19:30 Thu 10 Sep 1959 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Arthur Honegger
Le roi David
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 6: He spake the word)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 9: He smote all the first-born)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 7: He gave them hailstones)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 8: He sent a thick darkness)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 3, No 39: Sing ye to the Lord)
Organ Concerto in D minor (Handel/Wood)
interval
George Frideric Handel
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Performers
Ena Mitchell
soprano
soprano
Pamela Bowden
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
David Galliver
tenor
tenor
Richard Attenborough
narrator
narrator
Alexandra Choir
91Èȱ¬ Singers
Goldsmiths Choral Union
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Chorus
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Honegger
George Frideric Handel
About this event
Part of
Proms 1959
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