Conducted by Clarence Raybould
(First performance)
Elizabeth Lutyens 's Salute for Orchestra was composed in the summer of 1942 as a salute to the United Nations then gathering strength for the defeat of Fascism. It was written for the players of the North East Regional Orchestra, to whom it is dedicated. The first two sections are orchestral: a funeral march (Salute to the Dead) for brass, strings, and percussion; an allegro (Salute to the Living) for full orchestra
The third part (Salute to the Future), which will not be broadcast. is a setting of an excerpt from one of Milton's prose works, beginning Go on, both hand in hand. 0 nations never to be disunited, be the praise. and heroic song of all prosperity.'
Elizabeth Lutyens. daughter of the famous architect. Sir Edwin Lutyens , studied at the Royal College of Music under Harold Darke , and later went to Paris. Among her compositions are two string quartets, a concerto for nine instruments, and a ballet. Midas. Another work for orchestra, ' Proud City,' has not yet received its first performance. — Ralph Hill