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Chapter 14 - Concert Life in Britain

from Part II - British Musical Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2022

By
Philip Reed
Edited by
Vicki P Stroeher  and
Justin Vickers
Vicki P Stroeher
Affiliation:
Marshall University, West Virginia
Justin Vickers
Affiliation:
Illinois State University
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Summary

This chapter considers the professional and amateur orchestral and choral organisations that intersected with Britten and formed the corpus of British musical life in London and regional centres, including such London-based ensembles as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the BBC Singers, and choral ensembles such as the John Alldis Choir, the Purcell Singers (formed to serve the Aldeburgh Festival), and the Huddersfield Choral Society, among others.

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British concert lifeBritish orchestrasBritish choral organisationsLondon Symphony OrchestraEnglish Chamber OrchestraJohn Alldis ChoirBBC Singers
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Benjamin Britten in Context , pp. 120 - 127
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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