1990s

BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall London, 1998

One of Marilyn's challenges was to prepare the choir for a BBC Proms concert in London.

Saturday 15th August 1998 (20.00) Henry Wood Promenade Concert, Royal Albert Hall, Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

Picture of all choirs on stage at Royal Albert Hall

Cheltenham Bach Choir, Choir of New College, Oxford, City of Birmingham Choir, City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus, City of Glasgow Chorus, Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Harrogate Choral Society, Hertfordshire Choral Society, Ipswich Bach Choir, Joyful Company of Singers, Leicester Philharmonic Choir, Malvern Festival Chorus, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Waltham Singers

Judith Howarth, soprano, John Graham-Hall tenor, Rodney Gilfry baritone

Terry Edwards conductor

Listen to an excerpt from "O Fortuna" Click to Listen to O Fortuna

Picture of choir members outside RAH

Could these be some of the purple chitons? BBC Announcer describes the colours with specific mention of the Phoenix Ladies

Picture of some of the Ladies wearing the purple chitons

Picture of Ladies in Purple in the garden of RAH

Picture of Choir Members outside RAH

Some of the Gentlemen of the choir outside RAH

 

No more pictures - our photographer had to go and sing!!