Reid Orchestral Concert
Date:
Friday, November 30, 1945
Time:
7.30 pm.
Season/No:
30th season, 5th concert
Music for ballet and film.
Venue:
Participant(s):
John Fairbairn - conductor
Arthur Bliss - guest conductor
Peter McKinley - leader of the orchestra
Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s):
1. Prelude and spitfire fugue ... Walton
2. "Job": a masque for dancing ... Vaughan Williams
(first concert performance in Edinburgh)
INTERVAL
3. Suite from the ballet: "Checkmate" ... Arthur Bliss
(conducted by the composer)
4. Prelude: "L'après midi d'un Faune" ... Debussy
5. Saudades do Brazil: suite of dances ... Darius Milhaud
Overture
Ipanema
Laranjeiras
Gavea
Composer(s):
Group/Ensemble:
Performance Type:
Programme:
4-page programme
Programme Notes:
Programme notes by J.F. [John Fairbairn].
Documents:
1945 30 Nov.pdf (2.58 MB)Ticket and/or Programme Price(s):
Programme price: sixpence
Publicity and Reviews:
On p.4: orchestral list and programme for the 6th concert of the series on 14 December; plus a general advert for the 'Reid Saturday Night Concerts'.
[Reid] Professor:
First Performance in Edinburgh:
"Job": a masque for dancing