Reid Sunday Concert

Date: 
Sunday, January 9, 1944
Time: 
2.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1943-44 season, 11th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Hans Gál - conductor
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
John Tainsh - tenor

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

1. Overture: "The Bartered Bride" ... Smetana

2. Three German Dances ... Mozart

3. Two arias from "Don Giovanni" ... Mozart

        (a) "Dalla Sua Pace"
        (b) "Il mnio Tesoro"

4. Second symphony, in D major ... Beethoven
       Adagio molto    Allego con brio
       Larghetto
       Scherzo
       Allegro molto

5. Two arias ... Verdi
       (a) Ballata: "Questa o quella" (from "Rigoletto")
       (b) Romanza: "Celeste Aida" (from "Aida")

6. Prelude: "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" ... Wagner

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by H.G. [Hans Gal].

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 sixth Reid orchestral concert of the season on 15 January 1944 (Handel, Walton and Brahms)
- Advert for the twelfth and thirteenth Reid Sunday concerts on 16 and 23 January 1944
- 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