Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Saturday, March 15, 1941
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
25th season, 8th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Dr Mary Grierson - conductor
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Moiseiwitsch - solo pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Overture to "The flying Dutchman" ... Wagner

2. Pianoforte concerto in B flat minor ... Tchaikovsky

3. "L'Après-midi d'un Faune" ... Debussy

4. "Carmen" suite ... Bizet

5. Pianoforte solo - Andante spianato and polonaise ... Chopin

6."Pomp and circumstance march" no. 1 in D major ... Elgar

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

There are no programme notes.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Programme Price: threepence
Publicity and Reviews: 

On p.3 - advert for the eighth chamber music concert of the series, to include Beethoven sextet for strings and two horns: Saturday 22 March at 2.30 pm. Also an advert for the ninth Reid orchestral concert of the season (no works listed): Saturday 29 March at 2.30 pm. Performers listed as: Alison Milne (violin); Norah Scott Turner (singer); and Sidney Harrison (pianoforte). Tickets 2s 6d.

Notes: 

On p.1 - A.R.P. (air raid precaution) notice: There is complete Air Raid accommodation in the basement of the Hall and the corridors. Shelters are also available at the West End (St John's Church) and in Rutland Square. In the event of an air raid an announcement will be made from the platform.