75th Anniversary Concerts
We have a series of three concerts to celebrate the Theatre's 75th Anniversary in 2010.
The concerts cover music over the 75 years since the theatre opened:-
- March - Music between 1935 and 1950
- July - Music from 1951 to 1980
- September - Music from 1981 to 2010
Image provided by Joseph Rowntree TheatreMusic Night - 1951 - 1980
A Celebration of the Popular Song
11 July
Featuring songs from 1951 to 1980 as part of the Joseph Rowntree Theatre's 75th anniversary celebration.
Featuring the Steve Cassidy Band accompanying Jo Pears, Stephanie Crossley, Arnold Durham and George Horne
The songs included are listed on the anniversary concert page.
Musical Director: Don Pears
Sunday Night is Music Night
Sunday 11 July 7:30pm
The programme for the July concert will feature the Steve Cassidy Band and the following singers:-
- Arnold Durham
- Steph Crossley
- George Horne
- Jo Pears
The songs include:-
- All shook up
- Always on my mind
- American pie
- Bye bye love
- Catch a falling star
- Close to you
- Country rose
- Delilah
- Downtown
- Eight days a week
- Heartbreak hotel
- Hey Jude
- I saw her standing there
- It's now or never
- Let's twist again
- Living doll
- Not fade away
- Oh boy
- Puppet on a string
- Que sera, sera
- Raining in my heart
- Rave on
- Rock around the clock
- Sailing
- Singing the blues
- Softly as I leave you
- Story of my life
- Sweet 16
- Sweet Caroline
- That'll be the day
- The loco-motion
- Top of the world
- What a wonderful world
- You don't have to say
- You're my world
The March concert covered the years 1935 to 1950 and featured the following singers:-
- Jo Pears
- Steph Crossley
- Juliet Waters
- Elaine Pears
- Graham Kay
- Richard Kay
- George Horne
- Ken Humphreys
The songs included:-
- A Lovely way to spend an Evening
- Beat out that rhythm on a drum
- Bewitched
- Beyond the sea
- Deep Purple
- Don't fence me in
- Everytime we say goodbye
- I hate men
- I've got you under my skin
- Kiss Me Tonight
- Lilli Marlene
- Long way to Tipperary
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Me and My Girl
- Moonlight Serenade
- My Foolish Heart
- Over the Rainbow
- Pack up your troubles
- People will say
- Red roses for a Blue Lady
- Run Rabbit run
- Sentimental Journey
- September Song
- Some enchanted evening
- Summertime
- That Lovely Weekend
- The Anniversary Waltz
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- The stars will remember
- Waiting for my Dearie
- We'll Meet Again
- We'll gather Lilacs
- Whispering Grass
- You'll never know
- You'll never walk alone
- Zing went the strings of my heart
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