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SOUTHAMPTON
Concert in the Guildhall
THE BBC
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, PAUL BEARD
Conductor,
SIR ADRIAN BOULT This concert is the second of a series of four provincial concerts planned for the 1936-1937 Season. In October last the Orchestra visited Hanley; on March 31 it will go to Edinburgh, and the last concert of the series will take place at Leeds on April 14. Southampton has for many years been anxious to receive the BBC Symphony Orchestra, but up to now the lack of a suitable hall has been Xan insuperable obstacle. For this reason the town has long been deprived of the chance of hearing a full-sized Symphony Orchestra, but the new Guildhall, which contains a magnificent concert-hall with seating accommodation for over 1,800, is ideal for the purpose. The hall, moreover, is equipped with a new organ, which will be used on this occasion, as there is a part for organ in both ' Cockaigne' and ' The Planets