Reid Chamber Concert
Concert in celebration of Sir Lennox Berkeley's 75th birthday on 12 May, 1978.
Lennox Berkeley attended the concert at the Reid Concert Hall and post-concert celebration at the Scottish Arts Club.
The Janglers - directed by John McLeod
Edna Arthur - violin/percussion
Christopher Gough - violoncello/percussion
George Gwilt - piccolo/flute/alto flute/percussion
Margot Cruft - oboe/cor anglais/percussion
David Flack - horn
Joan Busby - mezzo-soprano
Margaret Murray McLeod - piano/harpsichord/percussion
Programme
Capriccio for solo horn ... John McLeod
(first performance)
Concertino (1955) for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord ... Lennox Berkeley
Allegro moderato
Aria 1 (flute and cello)
Aria 2 (violin and harpsichord)
Vivace
Another Spring (1977) ... Lennox Berkeley
Song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano to words by Walter de la Mare
1. Poetry
2. Another Spring
3. Afraid
Trio (1952) for violin, horn and piano ... Lennox Berkeley
Allegro
Lento
Theme and Variations
Interval
Canciones de Los Angeles (1976) ... John McLeod
Songs and dances for mezzo-soprano, five players and pre-recorded tapes
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Programmes notes by Sir Lennox Berkeley and John McLeod.
The English translation of 'Canciones de los Angeles' available on a type-written sheet.
1978 2 November.pdf (6.83 MB)Advertisement and notice of Sir Lennox Berkeley's expected attendance at the concert, in The Scotsman in advance of the event.
Review of the concert by Conrad Wilson in The Scotsman on Friday 3 November 1978.
Promoter:
Sir Lennox Berkeley was John McLeod's former composition teacher at the Royal Academy of Music.
He attended the concert and a post-concert reception at the Scottish Arts Club.
Sir Lennox signed a copy of the programme - now in the scrapbook of the Reid concert programmes and newspaper cuttings from the 1978-79 season.