Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Friday, November 2, 1945
Time: 
7.30 pm.
Season/No: 
30th season, 3rd concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Sidney Newman - conductor
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Solomon - solo pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Overture: "The magic flute" ... Mozart

2. Pianoforte concerto no. 2 in B flat (op. 19) ... Beethoven

3. Music for strings ... Bliss

INTERVAL

4. Comedy overture (op. 38) ... Busoni

5. Symphony no. 3 in F ... Brahms

            Allegro con brio
            Andante
            Poco allegretto
            Allegro - un poco sostenuto

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by S.T.M.N.

Documents: 
PDF icon 1945 2 Nov.pdf (2.74 MB)
Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Programme price: sixpence
Publicity and Reviews: 

On p.4: orchestral list plus the programme for the 4th Reid orchestral concert of the series on 16 November 1945; also a general advert for the Reid Saturday concerts conducted by Muir Mathieson.

[Reid] Professor: 
Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Notes: 

According to the prospectus for the first six concerts of the series, ticket prices were as follows:
                               Series of six      single concert
Grand tier A–B              40/-                   7/6            Reserved
Grand tier C-G             30/-                   6/-            Reserved
Area B                          25/-                   5/-            Reserved
Area A or C                  20/-                   3/6            Unreserved
Organ gallery               15/-                   2/6            Unreserved
Upper tier                    10/-                   2/-            Unreserved    

Tickets and all information from the local agents: Paterson's, 27 George Street