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Memorial concert 2011
Royal Albert Hall, London
June 20 , 2011
On the 20th June 2100 a sell-out concert at The Royal Albert Hall celebrated the musical life of John Barry.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Dodd, accompanied by performances from Dame Shirley Bassey, Rumer, David Arnold and Wynne Evans took the audience through a magnificent array of Barry's film themes.
There were also spoken tributes from Sir Michael Caine (on video), Sir Michael Parkinson, Timothy Dalton and Sir George Martin.
Programme:
Sir Michael Parkinson
Jonpatrick Barry
The Goldfinger Instrumental
The Knack
Sir Michael Caine
Zulu
The Ipcress File
Somewhere In Time
Don Black
Born Free
Midnight Cowboy
Harmonica Solo By Julian Jackson
The John Dunbar Theme From
Dances With Wolves
Nicholas Dodd
We Have All The Time In The World
Performed By Rumer
Interval
Sir Michael Parkinson
Body Heat Solo Saxophone
Performed By Nigel Hitchcock
Remembering Chet
Trumpet Solo By Derek Watkins
Out Of Africa
The Beyondness Of Things
Ave Maria
Performed By Wynne Evans
Blessing By John O'donoghue
Read By Timothy Dalton
Tick The Days
Performed By David Arnold
James Bond Suite
The James Bond Theme, From Russia With Love
Thunderbolt, 007, You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Sir George Martin
Diamonds Are Forever
Performed By Dame Shirley Bassey
Goldfinger
Performed By Dame Shirley Bassey
Body Heat Solo Saxophone
Performed By Nigel Hitchcock
Flower Presentation
By Phoebe & Florence Ingleby
Finale
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You can relive the occasion here courtesy of photos, videos and personal accounts of the evening.
- Don Black appeared on on Sunday, June 19.
John Barry Memorial Concert - Complete BBC Radio 2 Broadcast (Youtube)
** As far as we are aware no CD of the concert
has been or will be planned **
- Many private videos of parts of the concert can be found on Youtube
A selection of reviews of the evening:
- London Evening Standard, June 21, 2011
- The Guardian, 22 June, 2011
- Empire (Empireonline); June 22, 2011
- Edward Whitfield Blog
- Gareth Bramley
Our thanks to the members of the John Barry Yahoo discussion group.
Photos: Ruud Rozemeijer, Geoff Leonard, Gareth Bramley
Please send us your material or suggestions
Photos by Ruud, Geoff and Gareth Bramley:
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Geoff and Sian at The
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Ruud and Sian at The
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RAH, Saturday evening
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RAH, Saturday evening
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RAH, Saturday evening
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RAH, Saturday evening
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Royal College of Music, Saturday evening (Ruud)
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Royal College of Music, Saturday evening (Ruud)
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Geoff Leonard with poster
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The gathering, Barry fans at the British Film Institute building (Ruud)
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The gathering, Barry fans at the British Film Institute building (Ruud)
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Sian and family arrive at the RAH (Ruud)
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RAH before the concert
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RAH before the concert
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RAH before the concert (Ruud)
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The family
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Sir Christopher Frayling
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The concert
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The concert
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The concert
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David Arnold signing and chatting after the concert (Ruud)
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David Arnold signing and chatting after the concert (Ruud)
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David Arnold signing and chatting after the concert (Ruud)
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David Arnold signing and chatting after the concert (Ruud)
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David Arnold signing and chatting after the concert (Ruud)
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Your photo submissions:
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Jorge de la Piedad
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Jorge de la Piedad and partner
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Photos taken by Juan Delhom
Added July 10, 2015
