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ReferencePG/1947/1101

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Britten, Henry Purcell: Three Divine Hymns, Canticle No. 1, Folk Song Arrangements (unspecified), Central Hall, Westminster

Date1 Nov 1947

DescriptionProgramme for the Dick Shepherd Memorial Concert (on the tenth anniversary of his death) at Central Hall, Westminster. Works by various composers were performed, the Britten pieces were performed by Britten (piano) and Pears, and Clifford Evans gave a spoken prologue and a reading. The programme includes the text to a poem by Laurence Housman 'The Communion of Saints' to the memory of Sheppard, the text to Britten Canticle No. 1 (by Francis Quarles), a short biography of Dick Shepherd, a description of the work of the Peace Pledge Union, and a photograph of Dick Shepherd (on the front cover). One of the programme has a list of folk songs on the back, and two others a list on the inside (Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 1, Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 2, I Wonder as I Wander).
The programme also featured a special choir conducted by Michael Tippett and performances by Colin Horsley.
First performance of Britten's Canticle I.

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