Bach at St Cecilia's Hall 1983

Date: 
Sunday, May 15, 1983
Time: 
8 pm
Season/No: 
1983, second concert

Second in a series of five concerts entitled 'Bach at Saint Cecilia's Hall', given in the summer of 1983.

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Kenneth Leighton - harpsichord
Peter Williams - harpsichord
Anne Evans - flute
Daphne Godson - violin
Hilary Forbes - violin/viola
Jill Meldrum - violin
Christopher James - violin
Virginia Strawson - violin
Ruth Hardwick - viola
Julia Wood - cello
William Schofield - cello
Fiona Donaldson - double bass
Edward Harper - conductor

 

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

Concerto in E major for Harpsichord and Strings, BWV 1053 ... J.S. Bach
  (Allegro)
  Siciliano
  Allegro

Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute (or Recorder) and Strings, opus 88 ... Kenneth Leighton
 (Scottish premiere)
  Largo Sostenuto - Allegro molto - Lento
  Scherzo - Presto e precipitoso
  Elegy - Adagio e sostenuto

INTERVAL

Sonata for Flute Solo in A minor, BWV 1013 ... J.S. Bach
  Allemande
  Corrente
  Sarabande
  Bourrée anglaise

Concerto in C minor for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1060 ... J.S. Bach
  Allegro
  Adagio
  Allegro

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Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Performance Type:

Programme: 
8-page turquoise series booklet
Programme Notes: 

Short programme note on the Leighton.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Tickets £1.50 (season ticket [5 concerts] £6), Student tickets £1
Publicity and Reviews: 

Turquoise poster with outline details of each of the five concerts.

[Reid] Professor: 
Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988

Promoter:

Printer(s): 
Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh
Notes: 

Concert tickets available from: The Music Faculty, 12 Nicolson Square; The Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Road and at the door.

Interval refreshments by kind assistance of the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall.
Harpsichord restoration by John Barnes and Grant O'Brien.

First Performance in Scotland: 
Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute (or Recorder) and Strings, opus 88 (1982)