Reid Sunday Concert

Date: 
Sunday, January 30, 1944
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1943-44 season, 14th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Sidney Newman - conductor
Isolde Menges - violin
Jean Stewart - viola

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

1. Overture: "Coriolanus", op. 62 ... Beethoven

2. Symphonie concertante in E flat (K. 364) for violin and viola ... Mozart
       Allegro maestoso
       Andante
       Presto

3. Suite for strings "from Holberg's time" (op. 40) ... Grieg
       1. Praeludium
       2. Sarabande
       3. Gavotte
       4. Air
       5. Rigaudon

4. Fantasy overture: "Romeo and Juliet" ... Tschaikowsky

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by S.T.M.N.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Series Ticket (10 concerts) Grand Tier, £2.10/-; Area (Reserved) £2; Area (unreserved) £1.10/-; Upper Tier £1; Single Tickets: 5/-, 4/-, 3/- & 2/- from Paterson Sons & Co. Ltd., 27 George St.Programme price: sixpence
Publicity and Reviews: 

On page 4:
- Advert for the eighth Reid orchestral concert of the season on 12 February 1944 (Mendelssohn, Brahms, Elgar and Sibelius)
- Advert for the fifteenth and sixteenth Reid Sunday concerts on 6 and 13 February 1944
- Advert for the Edinburgh music club chamber music concert on 25 February 1944 at Freemasons' Hall, George Street
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.'

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