Reid Orchestral Concert

Date: 
Wednesday, March 5, 1969
Time: 
7.00 pm.
Season/No: 
1968-69 season, 8th concert

The Passion of our Lord according to St. Matthew

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Brian Head - Evangelist and director of choristers of the Edinburgh Academy Choir
Christopher Keyte - Christ
David McCord - Judas
Peter Young - Peter
Steven MacDonough - high priest
Harry Stevenson - pilate
Cecile Maurin - first maid
Muriel Johnston - second maid
Christina Clarke - soloist
Helen Cochrane - soloist
Clifford Hughes - soloist
Simon Funnell - soloist
David Kimbell - harpsichord
George Wilson - organ

First orchestra:
Miles Baster - principal violin
Joan Dickson - principal cello
Marie Dare - principal bass
David Nicholson - flute
Heather Guild - flute
Margaret R. Moncrieff - oboe
Margot Cruft - oboe

Second orchestra:
Austin Patterson - principal violin
David Edwards - principal cello
Stanley Rimmer - principal bass
George Gwilt - flute
Ann Gwilt - flute

Sidney Newman - conductor

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

St Matthew Passion ... J. S. Bach

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Orchestra
Edinburgh University Musical Society

Performance Type:

Programme: 
8-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by S.T.M.N.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Ticket prices: 8/6, 7/-, 5/6 (reserved seats); 4/- (unreserved seats). Programme price: two shillings, or without the words one shilling
Publicity and Reviews: 

P.7 - advert for a Spring carol party on Saturday 3 May 1969.

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

Promoter:

Printer(s): 
David MacDonald Limited, 29 Albany Street, Edinburgh, 1
Notes: 

The followiing items were omitted: 23 (chorale); 28 (bass recit.); 37 (recit. shortened); 38-41; 50, 52, 54 (recit. shortened); 55 (chorale); 58 (soprano aria); 61 (contralto aria); 75; 76