Reid Sunday Concert

Date: 
Sunday, December 19, 1943
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1943-44 season, 10th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Dr John Fairbairn - conductor
Peter McKinley - leader of the orchestra
Louis Kentner - solo pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Overture: "Flying Dutchman" ... Wagner

2. Concertuck in F minor, op. 79 ... Weber

      Larghetto - allegro - march - finale

3. Symphony in B minor ("unfinished") ... Schubert

      Allegro moderato
      Andante con moto

4. Variations Symphoniques for pianoforte with orchestra ... Cesar Franck

5. Overture: "Carnaval Romain" ... Berlioz

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programmes notes on the concertstuck by Weber, Schubert's unfinished symphony and Berlioz's 'Roman carnival' overture only by J.F. [John Fairbairn].

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Programme price: sixpence
Publicity and Reviews: 

On page 4:
- Advert for the sixth Reid orchestral concert of the season on 15 January 1944 (Handel, Walton and Brahms)
 - Advert for the eleventh Reid Sunday concert on 9 January 1944 (Smetana, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi and Wagner)
 - Advert for the Edinburgh music club chamber music concert on 28 January 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