Burnley Municipal Choir and Orchestra

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278039

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EBU20190326008

Title

Burnley Municipal Choir and Orchestra

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Mr. P.K. Mitchell, Mr. Keith Falkner, Miss Isabel Baillie , Miss Eveline Howarth, Mr. Trefor Jones, Alderman J. Sellers-Kay, Alderman H. Lees, Dan Duxbury.

General notes

A performance of "Messiah", Palace Theatre. The Burnley Express 9/1/1932 p.5, in its review identifies the principals (in evening dress ) front row L-R: Mr. Keith Falkner, Bass, Miss Isabel Baillie Soprano, Miss Eveline Howarth, Contralto, Mr. Trefor Jones, Tenor, then also seated on the front row Alderman J. Sellers-Kay, Chairman, and Alderman H. Lees from the Corporation Committee. Conductor was Dan Duxbury. The photo appears on p.15 of the paper. A programme for the performance is in the Local History Section of Burnley Library.

Donated by P.K. Mitchell 12/11/02.

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