MAURICE UDLOFF , the leader of this combination, has been afting as pianist to the Midland Studio Orchestra since the death of Nigel Dallaway last year. His Artistrio has frequently broadcast.
Relayed from
Th; Public Hall, Worcester
Excerpts from
'THE CANTERBURY PILGRIMS '
(George Dyson ) . being Portraits from the Prologue to
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Set to Music for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
MARY HAMLIN (soprano)
PERCY MANCHESTER (tenor)
FRANK PHILLIPS (baritone)
THE FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Sir IVOR ATKINS
DR. GEORGE DYSON 's ‘Canterbury Pilgrims ', founded on Chaucer, was written about three years ago. The composer was music master at Rugby before the War, and is now at Winchester College.
