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ReferencePG/1954/0302

Title

Concert of works by Benjamin Britten [Town Hall, Birmingham]

Date2 Mar 1954

DescriptionProgramme for an all-Britten concert, sixth in the first series of 'Celebrity Concerts' by the CBSO conducted by David Willcocks. Peter Pears sang tenor in the Serenade (with James Kirby, horn) and as soloist alongside Jennifer Vyvyan and Anne Wood in the Spring Symphony. The orchestra also played the Passacaglia from Peter Grimes and Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The programme also includes advertisements for local businesses and notices of forthcoming concerts.

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