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1939

Figure

Direction R. Festyn Davies
To My Old Pal Backman R Festyn Davis
The World Renowned
Welsh Imperial Singers

PARTIAL REPERTOIRE HUNDRED GREAT SONGS

The Welsh Imperial Singers
Present
A Selection of Solos, Duets, Glees, Part-Songs and Choruses from their repertoire

The program always opens with The March of the Men of Harlech, after which each item will be announced from the stage.

CHORUSES

1.
March of the Men of Harlech
Welsh Air

2.
Hymn to Apollo
C. H. Gounod

3.
In Absence
Dudley Buck

4.
An Evening Pastorale
Wilfred Shaw

5.
The Song of the Jolly Roger
Chadleigh Candish

6.
John Peel
North Country Air

7.
By Babylon's Wave
Charles Gounod

8.
Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser)
Richard Wagner

9.
The Lord is My Shepherd
Franz Schubert

10.
Schubert's Serenade
arr. J. Bateson

11.
Killarney
M. W. Balfe

12.
Sleep, Gentle Lady
Sir H. R. Bishop

13.
Cradle Song
Johannes Brahms

14.
Fallen Heroes
Cyril Jenkins

15.
Ye Banks and Braes
Scotch Air

16.
Come Back to Erin
arr. Perkins

17.
Hymn Before Action
Sir Walford Davies

18.
On the Ramparts
A. Saintis

19.
All in the April Evening
H. S. Robertson

20.
O Father Whose Almighty Power (From Handel's Judas Maccabeus)
arr. Fletcher

21.
The Assyrian Came Down
Cyril Jenkins

22.
Poor Old Joe
Foster

23.
Liebestraum
Liszt

24.
Largo
Handel

25.
Dafydd y Garreg Wen
arr. Sydney Northcote

26.
The Gentle Maiden (Irish Traditional Tune)
arr. Thiman

27.
Close Thine Eyes (Cyn Cau Llygaid)
Ieuan Rees-Davies

28.
Look Down and Harken (Air from Handel's Rinaldo)
arr. Robson

29.
The Lost Chord
Brewer-Sullivan

30.
The Sword of Ferrara
Bullard

31.
Going Home (Largo from The New World Symphony)—
Antonio Dvorak

32.
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
arr. Perkins

33.
Forgotten
Eugene Cowles

34.
Y Gwcw Fach (Cuckoo Dear)
E. T. Davies

35.
Awn, Awn i Ben y Wyddfa Fawr
H. Davies

36.
Cydgan y Morwyr
Maldwyn Price

37.
Farewell to the Highlands
Rennie Pawson

38.
Two Welsh Songs—
Dr. Caradog Roberts

(a) Two Fond Hearts (Tra Bo Dau)

(b) Counting the Goats (Cyfri'r (Geifr)

39.
My Lord What a Morning
arr. Burleigh

40.
Deep River
arr. Burleigh

41.
Were You There
arr. Burleigh

42.
Wish I Was a Rock
arr. Burleigh

43.
A Request.

44.
O Peaceful Night
Edward German

45.
Crossing the Bar
Dr. C. Roberts

46.
The Boys of the Old Brigade
Parks

47.
Pale in the Amber West
Parks

48.
What the Chimney Sang
Parks

49.
I Fear No Foe
Pinsuti—Parks

50.
On Wings of Night
Parks

51.
Anvil Chorus
Verdi—Parks

52.
Just Singing Along
Moore

53.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Parks

54.
Until the Dawn
Parks

56.
Thy Sentinel Am I
Watson—Parks

57.
My Task
E. L. Asford

58.
When Song Is Sweet
Gertrude Sans Souci

59.
A Little Pink Rose.

60.
Just a Wearying For You
Carrie Jacobs Bond

61.
Song of the Hills
Carrie Jacobs Bond

62.
O Canada
Emerson James

63.
A Farewell
James Coleman

64.
I'm Longing for You
Jane Hathway

65.
Y Delyn Aur
Pugh Evans

66.
Crossing the Plain
Madwyn Price

67.
The Long Day Closes
Sullivan

68.
O Peaceful Night
Edward German

SOLOS

69.
Soft and Pure
Mattheu
Sung by RHYS EVANS

70.
Deeper and Deeper Still
Jeptha
Tenor

71.
Nessun Dorman
Puccini
EMLYN JONES

72.
Eleanore
Coleridge Taylor
Tenor

73.
Sailor's Grave
Sullivan
WILFRED JONES

74.
Because
Guy de Hardelot
Tenor

75.
Your Tiny Hand is Frozen
Verdi
HANDEL WILLIAMS

76.
Celeste Aida
Verdi
Tenor

77.
If I Should Call
Tennent
WATKIN EDWARDS

78.
In Native Worth
Haydn
Tenor

79.
The English Rose
German
EDDIE WILLIAMS

80.
Listen, Mary
M. H. Brahe
Tenor

81.
How Vain is Man
Handel
TOM BEVAN

82.
Lend Me Your Aid
Gounod
Tenor

83.
If I Might Only Come to You
Squire
IEUAN BOWEN

84.
Two Little Words
Brahe
Tenor

85.
Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves
Handel
ARFOR ROBERTS

86.
Give Me Youth and a Day
Drummond
Baritone

87.
Bryniau Aur fy Ngwlad
Davies

88.
Arm, Arm ye Brave
Handel
WEYMAN WILLIAMS

89.
Fishermen of England
M. Phillips
Baritone

90.
Eri Tu
Verdi
GEORGE LLEWELYN

91.
Trumpeter
Dix
Baritone

92.
She Alone Charmeth My Sadness
Gounod
IVOR EVANS

93.
Silent Worship
Handel
Bass

94.
Be Still Sad Heart
Pughe Evans
MELVILLE DAVIES

95.
Mab y Mor
Bradwen Jones
Bass

96.
In Sheltered Vale
German Folk Song
VIVIAN AUBREY

97.
O! Illusion
Verdi
Bass

98.
Floral Dance
Moss
MORLAIS WRENCH

99.
The Midnight Review
Glinka
Bass

100.
I Am Fate
Hamblen
EMLYN MORLEY

101.
Prologue
Leoncavallo
Bass

DUETS

102.
Mae Cymru'n Barod
Dr. Parry
EMLYN JONES Tenor

103.
Watchman, What of the Night
Sargent
IVOR EVANS Bass

104.
The Bold Gendarmes
Offenbach
WATKIN EDWARDS Tenor

105.
Vale
Russel
ARFON ROBERTS Baritone

Accompanist: WILFRID ATHERTON, L.R.A.M.

The Welsh Imperial Singers are World Renowned
They have been acclaimed Britain's greatest male ensemble.

For twelve years they have been the singing sensation of Europe and Canada.

They were the feature musical attraction, Rotary International Convention, Chicago, 1930, representing the British Isles.

They scored a tremendous triumph at the 1938 Toronto Exposition.

They are being received by American audiences with greatest enthusiasm.

R. Festyn Davies, the celebrated conductor and organizer of this group, has conducted some of the biggest musical festivals of this country, the biggest of all being the Great Festival held at Standford University Stadium, where he conducted a chorus of 10,000 voices accompanied by six full bands before an audience of 50,000.

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Title	Welsh Imperial Singers
Date Original	1939
Topical Subject (LCSH)	Choruses Programs
Personal Name Subject	Davies, R. Festyn Evans, Rhys Jones, Emlyn Jones, Wilfred Williams, Handel Edwards, Watkin Bevan, Tom Bowen, Ieuan
Corporate Name Subject	Welsh Imperial Singers
Chronological Subject	1930-1940
Type (DCMIType)	Text Still image
Type (AAT)	Brochures Promotional materials
Type (IMT)	jpeg
Digital Collection	Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
Archival Collection	Redpath Chautauqua Collection
Subcollection	Chautauqua Brochures
Collection Guide	http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0150
Collection Identifier	MSC0150
Rights Management	Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information	Contact the Special Collections Dept. at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/contact/index/
Height (cm)	20
Number of Pages	4
Digitization Specifications	Scanned at 600 dpi, 32-bit color. Master image available in tiff format.
Date Digital	2001

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Full Text	1939 Figure Direction R. Festyn Davies To My Old Pal Backman R Festyn Davis The World Renowned Welsh Imperial Singers PARTIAL REPERTOIRE HUNDRED GREAT SONGS The Welsh Imperial Singers Present A Selection of Solos, Duets, Glees, Part-Songs and Choruses from their repertoire The program always opens with The March of the Men of Harlech, after which each item will be announced from the stage. CHORUSES 1. March of the Men of Harlech Welsh Air 2. Hymn to Apollo C. H. Gounod 3. In Absence Dudley Buck 4. An Evening Pastorale Wilfred Shaw 5. The Song of the Jolly Roger Chadleigh Candish 6. John Peel North Country Air 7. By Babylon's Wave Charles Gounod 8. Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser) Richard Wagner 9. The Lord is My Shepherd Franz Schubert 10. Schubert's Serenade arr. J. Bateson 11. Killarney M. W. Balfe 12. Sleep, Gentle Lady Sir H. R. Bishop 13. Cradle Song Johannes Brahms 14. Fallen Heroes Cyril Jenkins 15. Ye Banks and Braes Scotch Air 16. Come Back to Erin arr. Perkins 17. Hymn Before Action Sir Walford Davies 18. On the Ramparts A. Saintis 19. All in the April Evening H. S. Robertson 20. O Father Whose Almighty Power (From Handel's Judas Maccabeus) arr. Fletcher 21. The Assyrian Came Down Cyril Jenkins 22. Poor Old Joe Foster 23. Liebestraum Liszt 24. Largo Handel 25. Dafydd y Garreg Wen arr. Sydney Northcote 26. The Gentle Maiden (Irish Traditional Tune) arr. Thiman 27. Close Thine Eyes (Cyn Cau Llygaid) Ieuan Rees-Davies 28. Look Down and Harken (Air from Handel's Rinaldo) arr. Robson 29. The Lost Chord Brewer-Sullivan 30. The Sword of Ferrara Bullard 31. Going Home (Largo from The New World Symphony)— Antonio Dvorak 32. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny arr. Perkins 33. Forgotten Eugene Cowles 34. Y Gwcw Fach (Cuckoo Dear) E. T. Davies 35. Awn, Awn i Ben y Wyddfa Fawr H. Davies 36. Cydgan y Morwyr Maldwyn Price 37. Farewell to the Highlands Rennie Pawson 38. Two Welsh Songs— Dr. Caradog Roberts (a) Two Fond Hearts (Tra Bo Dau) (b) Counting the Goats (Cyfri'r (Geifr) 39. My Lord What a Morning arr. Burleigh 40. Deep River arr. Burleigh 41. Were You There arr. Burleigh 42. Wish I Was a Rock arr. Burleigh 43. A Request. 44. O Peaceful Night Edward German 45. Crossing the Bar Dr. C. Roberts 46. The Boys of the Old Brigade Parks 47. Pale in the Amber West Parks 48. What the Chimney Sang Parks 49. I Fear No Foe Pinsuti—Parks 50. On Wings of Night Parks 51. Anvil Chorus Verdi—Parks 52. Just Singing Along Moore 53. Swing Low Sweet Chariot Parks 54. Until the Dawn Parks 56. Thy Sentinel Am I Watson—Parks 57. My Task E. L. Asford 58. When Song Is Sweet Gertrude Sans Souci 59. A Little Pink Rose. 60. Just a Wearying For You Carrie Jacobs Bond 61. Song of the Hills Carrie Jacobs Bond 62. O Canada Emerson James 63. A Farewell James Coleman 64. I'm Longing for You Jane Hathway 65. Y Delyn Aur Pugh Evans 66. Crossing the Plain Madwyn Price 67. The Long Day Closes Sullivan 68. O Peaceful Night Edward German SOLOS 69. Soft and Pure Mattheu Sung by RHYS EVANS 70. Deeper and Deeper Still Jeptha Tenor 71. Nessun Dorman Puccini EMLYN JONES 72. Eleanore Coleridge Taylor Tenor 73. Sailor's Grave Sullivan WILFRED JONES 74. Because Guy de Hardelot Tenor 75. Your Tiny Hand is Frozen Verdi HANDEL WILLIAMS 76. Celeste Aida Verdi Tenor 77. If I Should Call Tennent WATKIN EDWARDS 78. In Native Worth Haydn Tenor 79. The English Rose German EDDIE WILLIAMS 80. Listen, Mary M. H. Brahe Tenor 81. How Vain is Man Handel TOM BEVAN 82. Lend Me Your Aid Gounod Tenor 83. If I Might Only Come to You Squire IEUAN BOWEN 84. Two Little Words Brahe Tenor 85. Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves Handel ARFOR ROBERTS 86. Give Me Youth and a Day Drummond Baritone 87. Bryniau Aur fy Ngwlad Davies 88. Arm, Arm ye Brave Handel WEYMAN WILLIAMS 89. Fishermen of England M. Phillips Baritone 90. Eri Tu Verdi GEORGE LLEWELYN 91. Trumpeter Dix Baritone 92. She Alone Charmeth My Sadness Gounod IVOR EVANS 93. Silent Worship Handel Bass 94. Be Still Sad Heart Pughe Evans MELVILLE DAVIES 95. Mab y Mor Bradwen Jones Bass 96. In Sheltered Vale German Folk Song VIVIAN AUBREY 97. O! Illusion Verdi Bass 98. Floral Dance Moss MORLAIS WRENCH 99. The Midnight Review Glinka Bass 100. I Am Fate Hamblen EMLYN MORLEY 101. Prologue Leoncavallo Bass DUETS 102. Mae Cymru'n Barod Dr. Parry EMLYN JONES Tenor 103. Watchman, What of the Night Sargent IVOR EVANS Bass 104. The Bold Gendarmes Offenbach WATKIN EDWARDS Tenor 105. Vale Russel ARFON ROBERTS Baritone Accompanist: WILFRID ATHERTON, L.R.A.M. The Welsh Imperial Singers are World Renowned They have been acclaimed Britain's greatest male ensemble. For twelve years they have been the singing sensation of Europe and Canada. They were the feature musical attraction, Rotary International Convention, Chicago, 1930, representing the British Isles. They scored a tremendous triumph at the 1938 Toronto Exposition. They are being received by American audiences with greatest enthusiasm. R. Festyn Davies, the celebrated conductor and organizer of this group, has conducted some of the biggest musical festivals of this country, the biggest of all being the Great Festival held at Standford University Stadium, where he conducted a chorus of 10,000 voices accompanied by six full bands before an audience of 50,000.

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