Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 24 September, 1934

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 225:

Listen 7-8 to some broadcasts of Grace W's work from Wales. Parry Jones sings 3 v. interesting songs with Orchestra. - v. gloomy all three & then she accompanies him in 8 folk songs she has arr. most beautifully*

cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 225. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438184249414 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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unspecified song arrangements
written by Grace Williams
performed by Parry Jones, Reginald Redman, Western Studio Orchestra, Grace Williams

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 September, 1934
Duration 1 hours
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Notes

*A broadcast given by the Western Studio Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Redman on the BBC's West Region Station.


Originally submitted by gkw on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:37:29 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:07:48 +0100