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ReferencePG/1936/0925A

Title

Norfolk & Norwich Triennial Musical Festival, Illustrated Souvenir Programme Book

Date25 Sep 1936

DescriptionProgramme for the first performance of various works including Our Hunting Fathers, composed for the 34th Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Musical Festival held at St Andrew's Hall in Norwich. The piece was conducted by Britten and included a performance by Sophie Wyss (soprano). The programme includes listings for the other concerts in the Festival, photographs and short biographies of local dignitaries, conductors and performers (including Sir Thomas Beecham, Sophie Wyss and Myra Hess), various commercial advertisements, and programme notes for the new pieces performed. There is also a photocopy of Auden's text for Our Hunting Fathers (from Norwich Library).

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