Crown Princess of Prussia in Windsor - the 1800's

from Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey, page 203:

He often used to laugh over one of the early morning concerts, when the choir went up to the rooms of the Crown Princess of Prussia. It was in November, and as the affair was fixed for 7 a.m. the day had scarcely broken when the men crept quietly to their allotted positions, Added to this, it was pouring with rain, and the light was just sufficient to show that the Long Walk was almost under water, but utterly inadequate for anyone to see a note of music. As if in irony of the unpropitious elements, the first piece on the programme was "Hail! Smiling Morn" (Spofforth).
cite as

Lady Mary Elvey, Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey (London, 1894), p. 203. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433237604755 accessed: 9 December, 2024

location of experience: Windsor

Listeners

Listening to

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Hail! Smiling Morn
written by Reginald Spofforth
performed by The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1800's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Gill on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:33:24 +0100
Approved on Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:46:16 +0100