Benjamin Britten in St. Giles Hall, Norwich - 27 February, 1934

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 201:

After tea Charles Coleman calls for me in his car, at 5.45. & takes me over to St. Giles Hall Norwich for rehearsal of Mrs. Sutton's (late Alston) String orch. in which he's playing 2nd Vln. V. bad orch. Moeran is conducting 2 concerti, & I my kid's Suite which they play pretty badly. 

cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 201. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437911890122 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: St. Giles Hall, Norwich

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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unspecified concerti performed by Moeran

Experience Information

Date/Time 27 February, 1934
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:58:10 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:36:04 +0100