Mrs. Bridge et al. in Broadcasting House - 23 February, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 201:
Bath & dinner at 7.30, then Mr. & Mrs. B. take me up to Broadcasting house for contemporary concert. My 'Boy was Born' goes infinitely better than rehearsals, some of it really going well. It goes down pretty well.* Cyril Scott plays 2nd pft sonata; 4 Choral songs of Rubbra (1st 2 very similar) * A Motet of Woodgate (conductor) for a rousing (not much more!) finish.
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/1437911666358 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Four Choral Songs
written by Rubbra |
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A Boy Was Born
written by Benjamin Britten |
performed by BBC Wireless Chorus (Section A), BBC Wireless Singers octet, Choristers of St.Marks, Leslie Woodgate |
Motet
written by Leslie Woodgate |
performed by Leslie Woodgate |
Piano Sonata No. 2
written by Cyril Scott |
performed by Cyril Scott |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 February, 1934 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*The premiere of Britten's choral variations, A Boy Was Born, Op. 3, given by the BBC Wireless Singers octet, BBC Wireless Chorus (Section A) and the Choristers of St. Mark's, North Audley Street, conducted by Leslie Woodgate, at a BBC Concert of Contemporary Music in the Concert Hall of Broadcasting House, London W1.