Programme for the twenty-fourth Aldeburgh Festival providing details of all the events held throughout the Festival. The contents page and details of the Festival Administration are followed by a brief introduction to the Snape Maltings Foundation, a new body established to look after the buildings there, and a number of other articles. Full details of all the productions, lectures, exhibitions and other events are followed by a number of photographs and numerous advertisements.
Notification that the Twenty-fifth Aldeburgh Festival will take place from 3-25 June 1972. (In the event 2-19 June 1972)
Printer unspecified, (Benham & Company Ltd?)
Cover designed by Ceri Richards.
Illustrations: Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick, from A General History of Quadrupeds (1807).
At the back there are Indexes of Music and Artists, details of The English Chamber Orchestra, The English Opera Group, The English Opera Group Chorus and The Aldeburgh Festival Singers. There are details of Fund-Raising for the Aldeburgh Festival, General Information for Visitors and a map of Aldeburgh with significant locations marked. Also given are details of the operas performed at Opera at The Maltings during August and September.
Programme price: Unspecified.
Advertisements:
Gross Cash Registers Ltd, Best wishes for a successful twenty-fourth Festival;
Yoxford Gallery, Mixed Exhibition by John Chipperfield;
Guy Nicholls, Water Colours, Prints and Oils;
Aldringham Craft Market, Ceramic Caricatures, Linocuts of local interest and a new selection of jewellery and pottery;
Halesworth Gallery, Exhibitions for June and July;
North Lookout Aldeburgh, Coastline in Camera - An exhibition of Photographs by Hugh de las Casas;
Art Exhibitions in Aldeburgh;
Fisk's Clematis Nursery, specialist nursery celebrate their 21st anniversary;
Lucette Cartwright, Exhibition of Sculpture;
Somerville Galleries, Antiques and Works of Art;
Anglian Arts & Antiques, Fifth Snape Antiques Fair;
Ellingham Mill, Exhibition of recent paintings and sculpture;
English Chamber Orchestra and Music Society, Details of 1971-1972 concert season;
Celestion Industries Limited, Compliments of;
John Mixer, Interior Design and Decorations;
J & W Chester Limited, WH (Wilhelm Hansen) at Aldeburgh;
Photographic Service (Music Reproductions) Ltd, Music copying;
Faber & Faber, Faber books on music and Music published by them;
Ernst Eulenburg Ltd, Eulenburg Miniature Scores - Catalogue available from all music shops;
Seymour Press Ltd, Festival issue of Opera;
The Aldeburgh Bookshop Ltd, Stock of scores and libretti for the Festival musical events;
John Murray Publishers, Publications available;
Jersey Artists Limited, Books available for purchase;
Music in Suffolk, Support the Aldeburgh Festival;
Decca Record Company Ltd, First complete recording of The Rape of Lucretia;
Aldeburgh Music Centre, Opening details;
RCA, Julian Bream recordings including Pears and Bream in Concert;
Boosey and Hawkes, Music at this year's Festival published by them available from the Aldeburgh Bookshop;
Tillie & Henderson Ltd, Manufacturers of Shirts, Pyjamas, Blouses;
The Rank Organisation, Listen dear, he's playing our tune;
Eugen Oertle Ltd, Compliments of;
N. Hyer Ltd & Montigo Bay Fashions, makers of fine dresses;
CBS, presents Music of our Time - Paco Peña;
Brown and Polson Ltd, Compliments of;
Granby Shirt Co., (no message);
Wartski Ltd, Jewels, Old Silver, Works by Fabergé...;
S. R. Gent & Co Limited, Manufacturers of Lingerie, Blouses and Dresses;
Barclays Bank, A good bank to get behind you;
Loeb & Company, for those wonderful German Wines;
Morrisons Associated Companies Ltd, Britain's largest group of fashion shops;
Saracen, With the compliments of;
Clutsom-Penn International Limited, Clutsom-Penn stretch everywhere (underwear);
Harp Lager, Keg Harp - I like the sound of a harp;
Jersey-Kapwood Ltd, Fine lace by JK;
Wm Brandt's Sons & Co. Ltd., Brandts The Merchant Bankers;
KP Nuts, Ask for KP Britain's No. 1 Nut;
Tolly Ales, Serious Beer Men Know Tolly is Different;
Anglia Television, With best wishes from;
Nicholls & Wileman Limited, Elle high fashion hosiery;
Sainsbury's, Good food costs less at;
Carrington Viyella Ltd, With the compliments of;
Marks & Spencer, St Michael - This is one label a lot of people are happy to wear;
Trust House Hotels, Music at Leisure: Concerts in Trust House Hotels from July 1971 until March 1972;
Neal & Tuohy, Mill House and Watermill to be sold by auction;
Aldeburgh House (Butcher's), An Image of Quality;
Adnams, Champion Southwold Ales;
Aldeburgh Cinema, Films during the Festival.
Articles:
The Snape Maltings Foundation, by John Jacob;
The Suffolk Trinity of Breeds, by The Earl of Cranbrook;
Give-and-Take in Music, by Peter Pears;
French Battles and Suffolk Buildings, by Norman Scarfe;
King Arthur, Revised and Revived, by Colin Graham.
Exhibitions:
Aldeburgh:
Lace and Fans: A Family Collection, in the British Legion Hall, arranger unspecified;
The Moot Hall, arranger unspecified;
John Craske of East Dereham (1881-1943): Fisherman and Artist, in the Festival Gallery, arranged by Sylvia Townsend Warner;
Snape:
Richard Adeney: Musician as Photographer, in the Marland Gallery, arranged by Richard Adeney;
Suffolk Craftsmen, in the entrance via Service Court, arranger unspecified (Suffolk Craftsmen's Guild?);
Sidney Nolan: The Death of Hector and Gallipoli, in the entrance via Service Court, arranger unspecified.
Lectures:
Originality & Influence: The Problem of Comprehensibility given by Hans Keller in the Jubilee Hall;
Making Percussion Instruments given by James Blades and assisted by Joan Goossens in the Jubilee Hall;
The Music of Bali given by David Attenborough in the Jubilee Hall.
Photographs:
E. M. Forster at work on the libretto of Billy Budd, Aldeburgh 1950, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
Rehearsal of the original production of Noye's Fludde 1958 (PHPN/11/1/11), photographed by Kurt Hutten;
James Blades recording The Burning Fiery Furnace, Orford 1967, photographed by Richard Adeney;
The Three Magi, woodcut by Christian Rohlfs (1849-1938);
Fressingfield Church Bench-ends, photographed by Edwin Smith;
Wingfield Church: The De la Pole tombs, reproduced from H Munro Cautley: Suffolk Churches and Their Treasures;
René Clair Self-portrait (1917);
King Arthur: Scenes from the 1970 Norwich Festival EOG production, photographed by Reg Wilson;
The Palace, Darmstadt, from an old engraving.
1 volume
Bound into a volume which includes the years 1969-1971; 18.5 x 24.5cm with pencil annotations.
Master copy (bound volume)
Archive
https://www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/PG-AF-1971
