Saturday Night Concert

Date: 
Saturday, November 17, 1945
Time: 
7.00 pm.
Season/No: 
1945-46 season, 7th concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Muir Mathieson - guest conductor

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. Prelude: Act III, "Lohengrin" ... Wagner

2. "Im Volkston" ... Grieg

3. Clock Symphony ... Haydn

           Adagio
           Andante
           Menuetto
           Finale

4. Overture: "Orpheus in the Underworld" ... Offenbach

INTERVAL

5. "Casse Noisette" Suite ... Tschaikovsky

         1. Overture
         2. March
         3. Dance of the sugar-loaf fairy
         4. Trepak (Russian dance)
         5. Arabian dance
         6. Chinese dance
         7. Dance of the flute-players
         8. Valse of the flowers

6. Brandenburg concerto no. 3 ... Bach

         Allegro moderato
         Adagio
         Allegro

7. Three pieces from "Faust" ... Berlioz

       1. Menuet des Follets
       2. Dance of the Sylphs
       3. Hungarian march      

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Reid Symphony Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Brief programme notes concerning the "Casse Noisette" suite only.

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

On p.4: orchestral list plus the programme for the 8th concert of the series on Saturday 24 November.

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