BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Alfred Wallenstein
Part 1

A monthly review of cultural and political trends in the U.S.S.R. Stalingrad and the Volga-Don Canal
Talk by A. Douglas Jones
Director of the Birmingham School of Architecture

Part 2
(first performance in this country)

Talk by Guido Pontecorvo , Ph.D.
Reader in Genetics,
University of Glasgow
Dr. Pontecorvo explains why, until recently, micro-organisms were neglected by geneticists. He goes on to show that they are now providing a fruitful field for study with possible industrial applications.

During the Interval (9.15-9.26 app.):
Benjamin Britten
Two Sea Interludes: Moonlight, Storm
(Peter Grimes ) played by the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conductor, Eduard van Beinum on gramophone records

Sonata No. 1, in B flat played by Natalia Karp (piano)

Building for the City: the Barbican Site
Talk by Colin Boyne
Editor of The Architects' Journal