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ReferencePG/1943/1332

Title

Concert programme: Britten Folk Song Arrangements, Blackpool (?)

Date1943

Date InformationMonth and day uncertain

DescriptionProgramme for a concert given by Britten (piano), Pears (tenor) and the Trinity Choir in aid of the Friends War Relief Service (FWRS) in Blackpool [?]. Works by various composers were performed, including Britten's Down by the Salley Gardens and The Bonnie Earl O'Moray [from Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 1], I Wonder as I Wander and The King is Gone a-Hunting and Heigh-ho, Heigh-hi [from Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 2]. There was a collection and brief appeal for the FWRS in the interval. The programme includes information about the FWRS, and an invitation to provide a donation.
[Month and day of concert uncertain]

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CatalogueArchive

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