PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA.
A special feature at next Sunday's concert by the Professional Orchestra, will be the first performance of "The Children's Overture," by Roger Quilter, the eminent mpdern BritisK' ccanposer, who was highly praised by Perejj Grainger in a recent interview.' This delightful wpvk is -iyritten rpii^d tlip best-knp\yn English folk-songs and nursery rhymes, woven together 'midst a wealth of exceedingly quaint orchestral ' colouring. Other'items in what promises tp." be a most interesting prpgTamm.e include Weber's ''Peter Schmoil" overture, "Marc'ho Slay," by 'Tsoiiaikowskyj the. second movement from' the' symphpny "Pathetique," by the s^mp cqrnppser, and the ever-popular "Chinese Weeding Procession" hy Hosmer. The prcheijtra hns been fortunate in securing the services qf Mr. Peter' Brooks, aoy^ appearing at His Majesty's Theatre.'
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 4
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