Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Thursday, May 21, 1942
Time: 
7.00 pm.
Season/No: 
26th season, 11th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

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

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Overture, "Ruslan and Ludmila" ... Glinka

2. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis ... Vaughan Williams

3. Pianoforte concerto no. 2 in C minor (op. 18) ... Rachmaninov

INTERVAL

4. Symphonic poem, "Phaëton" ... Saint-Saens

5. Piano solos
      (a) Hark! hark! the lark! ... Schubert, arr. Liszt
      (b) Tarantella (Venezia e Napoli) ... Liszt

6. "Pavane pour une infante défunte" ... Ravel

7. Overture: "A Roman carnival" ... Berlioz

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Unsigned programme notes on items 2 and 4 only.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Tickets: 1/6 to 5/-. 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 3:
Programme for the last concert of the series on 28 May.
 

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

Promoter: