Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 5 January, 1931

from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 5 1931, page 59:

Do a good deal of Counterp't in the morning, & walk with Beth afterwards. I go down to the church in the afternoon, practically all the time, to go through the "Prayer". & to arrange the chairs etc. Walk with Pop after tea. The concert goes quite well; my things are quite well done (the 2nd better than rehearsal) the Prayer also not too badly done - it's an absolute marvel. Rest of programme - carols & very good organ solos by Mr. Coleman.
cite as

Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 5 1931. 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/1396368780715 accessed: 4 October, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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I saw three ships
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Experience Information

Date/Time 5 January, 1931
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:13:00 +0100