Sheffield Schools Choir - Jerusalem

[abellewoo 0]

I know this might be a long shot, however my father was in the Sheffield schools choir which sang to Winston Churchill at City Hall (1952?)  and for years and years he has searched for a copy of the recording. My father turns 80 soon and I’d love to be able to share a recording and/or a photo with him. If anyone has any such thing, or any further information, I’d be incredibly grateful.

thank you so much

[Top Cats Hat 10]

Do you actually know if this was recorded or are you just assuming that it was?

[abellewoo 0]

19 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

Do you actually know if this was recorded or are you just assuming that it was?

My dad said it was recorded - he knows it exists. Obviously I’m only going by what he has told me and I have done some research, enough to know it exists but never successful enough to get my hands on it.

There is a gentleman on here (sparkytom) who has recording of it but I fear his last post on here was a year ago. 

[Top Cats Hat 10]

It may have been recorded by the BBC in 1952. That might be one avenue worth exploring.

[abellewoo 0]

4 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

It may have been recorded by the BBC in 1952. That might be one avenue worth exploring.

Yes thank you, good idea

[Sparkytom 10]

A bit late answering your query. I was in the Sheffield Schools Choir when they made a recording of Jerusalem but it wasn't in the presence of Winston Churchill. The recording was done at Abbeydale Girls School. We recorded 4 songs on 2 78rpm records, record 1 had Jerusalem backed with Non Nobis Domina', Record 2 Had Nymphs and Shepherds on one side but have forgotten what the other song was. I do have a copy of record 1 and have managed to digitise the two songs.
      I enter a photo of the session on the Sheffield archive site Picture Sheffield the title being 

"Sheffield Schools Choir"

Regards

Sparkytom