Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Saturday, March 6, 1943
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
27th season, 8th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

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

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Overture: "Le Baruffe Chiozzotte" (op. 32) ... Sinigaglia

2. Symphony in D major no. 104 ("London") ... Haydn

     Adagio - allegro
     Andante
     Minuet: allegro
     Allegro spiritoso

3. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (op. 43) for pianoforte and orchestra ... Rachmaninoff

INTERVAL

4. Serenade in G ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 ... Mozart

      Allegro
      Romance: andante
      Minuet: allegretto
      Rondo: allegro

5. "Nights in the gardens of Spain" ... de Falla

     1. In the Generalife
     2. Distant dance
     3. In the gardens of the Sierra de Cordoba

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Unsigned programme notes on items 1 and 3 only.

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

On page 1:
ARP 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.'

On page 4:
Request for an increase in honorary membership and a guarantee of more substantial amount 'if the concerts are to continue on the present scale.'