Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Thursday, November 15, 1962
Time: 
7.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1962-63 season, 3rd concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

The Reid Orchestra
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Sidney Newman - conductor
David Wilde - pianoforte
Bruno Hoffmann - glass harp, harmonica
George Gwilt - flute
Margaret R. Moncrieff - oboe
Brian Hawkins - viola
Ian Hampton - violoncello

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Symphony in D major (Haffner) K. 385 ... Mozart

     Allegro con spirito
     Andante
     Minuet
     Presto

2. Adagio and rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and violoncello (K. 617) ... Mozart

3. Symphony in C ... Bizet

     Allegro vivo
     Adagio
     Allegro vivace (scherzo and trio)
     Allegro vivace

INTERVAL

4. Pianoforte concerto in E flat, no. 5 (op. 73) ... Beethoven

     Allegro
     Adagio un poco mosso
     Rondo: allegro

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by S.T.M.N.

Documents: 
PDF icon 1962 15 Nov.pdf (1.56 MB)
Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Admission free. Programme price: one shilling
Brochure: 
1962-1963 Reid Concerts
[Reid] Professor: 
Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971

Promoter:

Notes: 

It is not clear from the programme whether Bruno Hoffmann performed on the 'glass-harp' (musical glasses) as noted on p.1 or the '[glass] harmoncia' (the mechanical version) as noted on p.3.