Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Saturday, January 15, 1944
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1943-44, 28th season, 6th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Sidney Newman - conductor
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Joan Spencer - solo violin

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 5 ... Handel

      Larghetto, e staccato - allegro
      Presto
      Largo - allegro
      Minuet

2. Concerto for violin and orchestra ... Walton

     Andante tranquillo - molto piu mosso con brio - tempo 1
     Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - trio (canzonetta) - tempo 1
     Vivace - con moto, ma flessibile - vivace - con moto
     Vivace - meno mosso - lento - vivace

INTERVAL

3. Symphony no. 1 in C minor (op. 68) ... Brahms

      Un poco sostenuto - allegro - poco sostenuto
      Andante sostenuto
      Un poco allegretto e grazioso
      Adagio - piu andante - allegro non troppo ma con brio - piu allegro

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes concerning Walton's violin concerto only by S.T.M.N.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Serial Tickets for eight concerts (Single): Grand Tier 40/- (5/-); Area 32/- (4/-) and 24/- (3/-); Organ Gallery 20/-; (2/6) Upper Tier 16/- (2/-); Programme price: sixpence
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:
Programmes for Reid orchestral concert on 29 January and Reid Sunday concerts on 16 and 23 January.
Advert for the 3rd concert of the Edinburgh Music Club season on 28 January 1944.

Brochure: 
1943-1944 Reid Orchestral Concerts
[Reid] Professor: 
Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971

Promoter: