Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 28 December, 1930
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 28 1930, page 59:
Walk in morning, 10-11.30 with Pop, Beth & Caesar. Mr. Voke & Mrs. come in to tea at 4.0. Mummy, & Mr. Voke & I go in to Coleman's at 4.15 to try over the solo quartet parts etc. for the Musical Society concert. Mum. Mrs. Coleman (sop). Mary Cannel (cont). Mr. Catchpole (Ten). Mr. V. (bass). They sing quite well. Come back for tea. After which Mr V. sings my Vigil most beautifully. I like it now. Work all before Supper, read Lyndesey aft. & evening; I like it immensely in parts.
cite as
Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 28 1930. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London), p. 59. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396347957251 accessed: 23 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| The third of the Three Character Pieces for piano: 'Michael' [Tyler] | performed by Mary Cannel, Mr Catchpole, Mr Voke, Mrs Britten, Mrs Coleman |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 28 December, 1930 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:25:57 +0100