Ralph Vaughan Williams

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(1990) Alfred Schnittke: Premiere of the violin concerto, in Evian, France.

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[details ←] Young Singer, The-Bk 1-Baritone(Bass), piano, vocal,
[details ←] Standard Vocal Repertoire-Bk. 2-Low Voice, piano, vocal,
[details ←] Contemporary Songs in English-Medium Low, piano, vocal,
[details ←] Bushes and Briars For TTBB, piano, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Sea Songs, orchestra,
[details ←] Sea Songs, concert band,
[details ←] Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, orchestra,
[details ←] The Golden Vanity, concert band,
[details ←] The Golden Vanity, concert band,
[details ←] Five Mystical Songs: 1. The Call (Excerpt), piano, organ, vocal, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Five Mystical Songs: 1. The Call (Excerpt), piano, organ, vocal, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Solo Cello), cello,
[details ←] Six Studies in English Folksong - Euphonium/Baritone, piano,
[details ←] Loch Lomond, vocal, voice solo, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Six Studies in English Folksong - Cello and Piano, piano, cello,
[details ←] Five Mystical Songs, piano, vocal, voice solo,
[details ←] English Folk Song Suite, orchestra,
[details ←] For All the Saints, hand bell, percussion, handbell,
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The Coastal Command Flying Boats at War
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starring: Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Ian Dalrymple, Roger Hunter, Charles Norman Lewis
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Violin Concerto / Symphony No 8
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by: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Nathan Milstein, Sir Adrian Boult

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Born: 12 October 1872 — Down Ampney — England
Died: 26 August 1958 — London — England
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Music

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Life

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Concerts

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2 June 2012: Middleton Parish Church, New Lane, Middleton Manchester M24 Music for a Royal Occasion
23 June 2012: St Cuthbert’s Church, The Market Place, Darlington. DL1 5QG Choral and organ music
24 June 2012: Battlefield, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Praise the Lord

Events

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6 September 1910: Premiere of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, in Gloucester, England.
12 October 1910: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”, in Leeds, England.
26 January 1922: Premiere of A Pastoral Symphony, in London, England.
24 June 1943: Premiere of Symphony no. 5 in D major, in London, England.
21 April 1948: Premiere of Symphony no. 6 in e minor, in London, England.
26 April 1951: Premiere of The Pilgrim's Progress, in London, England.
14 June 1954: Premiere of the tuba concerto, in London, England.
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