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7.47-8.12 p.m.-Octets. Toreador Et Andalouse,
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J. H. Squire Celeste Octet
5218. Song Of the Waterfall (Squire), Scent of Jasmine (Squiro),
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Gee Whizz (Byron Brooke), Rippling Streams (Gennin),
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With a Song in My Heart,
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The Song is Done,
Always be True,
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Maric Burke (Soprano) DB529 Vocal Duct
She's a Great, Great Girl, Just Another Night,
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