A Bentley Priory Museum Commission, Operation Neptune was written and performed to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Bentley Priory was at the centre of the D-Day operation. Both British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and King George VI visited the site on D-Day to monitor progress. As with other shows, Bryan Kesselman and I rehearsed Tonic Choir in a set of songs from the period, linked by an informative narrative which I wrote.
Musical items (year written/published) *On our own (2015) Music: Bryan Kesselman | Words: Philip Barnett The Spitfire Song (1940) Words and Music: Horace King *The Pilot Song (2015) Music: Bryan Kesselman | Words: Philip Barnett *Never in the field of human conflict (2015) Music: Bryan Kesselman London Pride (1941) Words and Music: Noel Coward Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler? (1968) Words and Music: Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner As time goes by (1943) Words and Music: Herman Hupfeld Swingin’ on a star (1944) Music: Jimmy Van Heusen | Words: Johnny Burke Wish me luck (1939) Music: Harry Parr-Davies | Words: Phil Park what remains? (from Beyond The Trenches, 2017) Music: Bryan Kesselman | Words: Philip Barnett Over The Rainbow1 (1939) and The White Cliffs of Dover 2 (1941) 1 Music: Harold Arlen | Words: E Y Harburg 2 Music: Walter Kent | Words Nat Burton We’ll Meet Again (1939) Words and Music : Ross Parker and Hughie Charles * from Fighter Command and the Battle for Britain, 2015