Report of Executive Committee of Hull Philharmonic Society re Season 1981/82

Reference No:
C DSPH/2/1/19
Dates:
1982
Description:

Report contains references to the following occurences during the past season:

Opening Sponsored Concert featured BBC Symphony Orchestra; April Sponsored Concert featured the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra; Opening Orchestra concert hampered by illness of Rafael Orozco who had to be replaced by Alan Schiller, and substitution of Anthony Hedges specially commissioned 'Sinfonia Concertante' on the composer's insistance; 'Carnival atmosphere' of the second Orchetra concert; Final Orchestra concert featured Beethoven's Choral Symphony performed with Hull Choral Union; Resignation of Brian Paynes as Deputy Conductor and his replacement with Andrew Penny 'a young conductor of great promise and unbounded enthusiasm'; Nicholas Smith to be conductor for the coming season; Resignation of Harold Bermitz as Director of Publicity and his replacement by Anne Thomas; Resignations of Eileen Pulford, Marjorie Whitton and Ronnie Dufton from the Committee; Celebration sSuppers attended by notable guests; Links established with 'the South Bank'; Financial Sub-Committee led to by Malcolm Hunter.

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Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Records of the Hull Philharmonic Society