excerpt from 'Southbank Centre Archive' (87 words)
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It was so exciting, my cousin, a regular at the Royal Festival Hall, agreed to take me along. I had begged for the opportunity to attend a concert, which included a favourite, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Overture, "The Wasps". A sudden silence, as an announcement informed, that the composer was in the box above our heads. This was the occasion of his 80th birthday, I believe. The great man accepted graciously the ovation of the audience. The applause was thunderous. It made my first visit a memorable one. |
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