Benjamin Britten in Kensington - 3 December, 1930
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 3 1930, page 57:
I write & practise (10.40-12.40) in morning. Go to College in afternoon and have a v. depressing time. Benjamin although quite pleased, says that I am not built for a solo pianist - how I am going to make my pennies Heaven only knows. Then I discover that the Easter term begins on Jan 8th (instead of as I expected Jan 22nd). Go to Kensington Town Hall to Festival at 7.0. The Carlyle singers are 1st in their lot (we didn't sing too badly, I think, because the other choirs weren't at all bad). After until 10.15 combined rehearsal under R.V. Williams.
cite as
Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 3 1930. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London), p. 57. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396015807758 accessed: 28 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| The Carlyle Singers | performed by The Carlyle Singers |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 3 December, 1930 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:10:07 +0000