BBC Radio 2 hosted an Andrew Lloyd Webber Gala Concert as part of their 'Friday Night is Music Night' series. Recorded in front of a live audience (of which I was privileged to be part) on Sunday 19 August 2007 at London's Mermaid theatre and broadcast on Friday 24 August, it was hosted by Denise Van Outen and featured many West End stars, but it was Lee who brought the house down ... almost literally! Sadly, the sound mixing on the broadcast version robs you of the completely mind-blowing quality of his voice in Close Every Door - it's a performance I shall never forget.
The full track listing is given below so you can decide which bits you may wish to download!
Pictures:
Audio downloads:
Gala concert - part 1
Gala concert - part 2
Gala concert - part 3
Gala concert - part 4 - Lee's bit!
Part 1:
Overture - Jesus Christ Superstar; Lloyd Webber
The Sound of Music; Rodgers/Hammerstein arr. Bennett/Kostal - Connie Fisher
My Favourite Things; Rodgers/Hammerstein arr. Bennett/Kostal - Connie Fisher
No Matter What; Lloyd Webber/Steinman arr. Cullen - Stephen Gately and Capital Voices
Whistle Down The Wind; Lloyd Webber - Connie Fisher
Part 2:
Overture - Beautiful Game; Lloyd Webber arr. Cullen
All The Love I Have; Lloyd Webber arr. Elton - Aoife Mulholland
The Journey Home; Rahman/Black arr. Parker - Raza Jaffrey and Capital Voices
Love's Ever Easy; Rahman/Black arr. Parker - Preeya Kalidas
The King Of My Heart; Lloyd Webber/Rice - Dean Collinson and Capital Voices
Part 3:
Beunos Aires; Lloyd Webber/Rice arr. Lloyd Webber/Cullen - Elena Roger
Don't Cry For Me Argentina; Lloyd Webber/Rice - Elena Roger
Another Suitcase In Another Hall; Lloyd Webber/Rice - Lorna Want and Capital Voices
I Believe My Heart; Lloyd Webber/Zippel arr. Cullen - Duncan James and Preeya Kalidas
You Made Me Think You Were In Love; Lloyd Webber/Black arr. Hage - Denise Van Outen
Unexpected Song; Lloyd Webber/Black - Denise Van Outen
Part 4:
Close Every Door To Me; Lloyd Webber/Rice arr. Larry Wilcox - Lee Mead and Capital Voices
Joseph Fanfare; Lloyd Webber
Any Dream Will Do; Lloyd Webber/Rice arr. Cameron - Lee Mead and Company