ðə fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪk pɚfˈoːɹməns, ˈɔːlsoʊ kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ tˈɑːm dˈaʊnɚ, wʌz ˌɔn θɹˈiː noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti æt ðə mæsˈɑːnɪk hˈɔːl, dˈʌlwɪtʃ hˈɪl ænd ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm wʌz lˈɪstᵻd æz kˈʌm wˌɛɹ maɪ lˈʌv lˈaɪz dɹˈiːmɪŋ, ɡɹˈeɪt ɡˈɑːd ʌv wˈʌndɚz, ðɛɹ ɪz mjˈuːzɪk baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, slˈiːp, bˈeɪbi, slˈiːp, ˈoʊ hˈʌʃ ðiː maɪ bˈeɪbi, mˈuːnlaɪt, ðə bˈɛlz ʌv sənt mˈɛɹiz ænd ɡˈɑːd sˈeɪv ðə kˈɪŋ.
The first public performance, also conducted by Tom Downer, was on 3 November 1920 at the Masonic Hall, Dulwich Hill and the program was listed as Come where my love lies dreaming, Great God of wonders, There is music by the river, Sleep, baby, sleep, Oh hush thee my baby, Moonlight, The bells of St Marys and God save the King.