Edinburgh University Musical Society Concert

Date: 
Wednesday, March 5, 1958
Time: 
7.00 pm.
Season/No: 
1957-58 season, 8th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Reid Orchestra
Edinburgh University Musical Society Choir
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Sidney Newman - conductor
April Cantelo - soloist
Richard Lewis - soloist
Bruce Boyce - soloist
William Desson - soloist
Nicoll Easton - soloist

Members of the Edinburgh Grand Opera Group supplemented the male-voice chorus

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

The Damnation of Faust ... Hector Berlioz
(A dramatic legend in four parts)

Libretto by H. Berlioz, L. Gandonnière and Gerard de Nerval
English version by Paul England

Composed and dedicated to Franz Liszt by Hector Berlioz

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After Part Two there will be an interval of Fifteen Minutes

After Part Three there will be a short interval of Five Minutes only
 during which the audience are requested to remain seated.

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Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Orchestra
Edinburgh University Musical Society

Performance Type:

Programme: 
8-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by S.T.M.N. plus a synopsis of each scene.

Documents: 
PDF icon 1958 5 Mar.pdf (2.76 MB)
Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Ticket prices 7/6, 6/-, 4/6 and 3/-. Programme price: one shilling
Brochure: 
1957-1958 Reid Concerts
[Reid] Professor: 
Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971

Promoter:

Notes: 

Grateful acknowledgement is made to members of the Edinburgh Grand Opera Group (Director: Richard Telfer), who are supplementing the male-voice chorus.

The National Federation of Music Societies, to which Edinburgh University Musical Society is affiliated, supports this concert with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.