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Performance TitlePromenade Concert - Inaugural Concert
Performance Date29 May 1915
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time20:00
Main PerformersAgnes Nicholls - vocal,
Carlo Liten - actor
Secondary PerformersF A Sewell - accompanists
Orchestra or BandNew Symphony Orchestra
ConductorsLandon Ronald,
Thomas Beecham
Set List'God Save the King' (The National Anthem), (Thomas Beecham),
'The Marseillaise' (Landon Ronald),
Overture: 'Prince Igor', Borodine (Thomas Beecham),
Symphonic Poem: 'Le Rouet d'Omphale', Saint-Saens (Landon Ronald),
Aria: 'Ah! Fors E Lui' from Traviata, Verdi (Agnes Nicholls),
Carillon: 'Chantons, Belges, Chanton', Elgar (Carlo Liten),
Suite for Orchestra: 'L'Oiseau du Feu', Stravinsky (Thomas Beecham),
'Theme, Variations and Polacca from Suite in G Major, No.3', Tchaikovsky (Landon Ronald),
'Sea Gipsy', Hamilton Harty (Agnes Nicholls),
'Soldier, I Wish You Well', Graham Peel (Agnes Nicholls),
Orchestral Suite: 'Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op.56', Grieg (Thomas Beecham),
March in D, No.1, 'Pomp and Circumstance', Elgar (Landon Ronald)
Performance NotesThis was the inaugural concert in a series of new Promenade Concerts established by Landon Ronald, Thomas Beeching and Thomas Baylis. They promised that there would be no German music played.

The series of concerts was started as the regular opera season were suspended bacuse of the war, the only operatic prospect being concerts at the London Opera House promoted by Mr Rosing. There were also no exhibitions at Earls Court or elsewhere in 1915 and the musical life of the Capital was limited.

Elgar's 'Carillon' was recited for the first time by Blegian actor M. Calro Liten.

Smoking was permitted in all parts of the auditorium.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1915/66/PC)
Handbill (RAHE/6/1915/10)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1915/66/PCPromenade Concerts29 May 1915
RAHE/6/1915/10A Series Promenade Concerts29 May-26 June 1915
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OigamiolcsinailPromenade Concerts24
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3843Sewell; F A (fl 1890s-1910s); British organist
DS/UK/194Ronald; Sir; Landon (1873-1938); English conductor, composer, pianist, singing teacher and administrator
DS/UK/324New Symphony Orchestra; c1905-c 1931; English orchestra
DS/UK/346Beecham; Sir; Thomas (29 April 1879-8 March 1961); 2nd Barronet of Ewanville, CH; English conductor and impresario
DS/UK/1615Nicholls; Agnes (1876-1969); English soprano singer
DS/UK/4962Liten; Carlo (fl 1879-1920s); Belgian actor
DS/UK/5201Saunders; John (fl 1909-1918); Violinist
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