in Royal Festival Hall - in the middle of 1954

from Southbank Centre Archive:

During the summer of 1954 I attended a student ball and, aside from the fun of the occasion, remember sneaking up to the highest level with my escort, where we found a door open to the auditorium, to see the magnificent new organ. The inaugural concert had been earlier in the evening, in the presence of the Queen Mother, I believe. I worked abroad for many years, but in the sixties much enjoyed the subscription concerts. Nor have I forgotten the entertaining 'Point and Counterpoint' comments on the back of the monthly brochures.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447324426132 accessed: 28 March, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listening to

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Various

Experience Information

Date/Time in the middle of 1954
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:33:46 +0000
Approved on Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:49:12 +0000