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5 Sep 1971, Royal Albert Hall
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15:00
Sun 5 Sep 1971
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion
Performers
August Wenzinger
conductor
conductor
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Charles Spinks
organ continuo
organ continuo
Alexander Young
Evangelist
Evangelist
Alan Harverson
organ continuo
organ continuo
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
John Shirley-Quirk
Christus
Christus
Paul Esswood
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Michael Rippon
bass
bass
Jennifer (Jenny) Hill
soprano
soprano
Adam Skeaping
viola da gamba
viola da gamba
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chorus)
English Chamber Orchestra
Orpington Junior Singers
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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