(Section C)
(Led by F. WEIST HILL)
Conducted by LESLIE WOODGATE
Sir Julius Benedict , though counted among our English composers, was really a German who made his home with us. He occupied a leading place in the Victorian world of music; for about forty years he was looked up to as one of its leaders. Remembered now almost wholly by his opera, The Lily of Killarney, he won several successes, not only in that direction, but in sacred oratorios and cantatas. He left besides some purely orchestral music which is still occasionally played, this overture among the number.