Description | Programme consisted of Overture: "Hesparis", Neo-Classic Dances (a) Interpretation: Sonata, opus 2, no. 1 (Mitchell), (b) Adventure (Blaikley), (c) Dryads, (d) The Second Scherzo (Sherwood), (e) Trio (Blaikley), Adoration: Ballet in three episodes with brief synopsis, Greek dances (a) A Greek Study (McBride), (b) Funeral Rites (Idle), (c) An Impression from Delphi (Williams and Ruscoe), (d) Dionysian Dances - Bacchanale (Wingrave) and Vintage Dance (Lloyd), (e) Dance of the Spears (McBride), The Corn Harvest (Ginner) with synopsis, The White Fool of Faerie (Mawer) with synopsis, Children's Dances (a) Lady Longsleeves, (b) Young Athletes (Idle), (c) "The Sidhi Desired my Heart's Delight (Sherwood), (d) Carnival (Grant), Nocturne (Thomas), Squaw (Cooke-Yarborough), Character Dances (a) Festival of the Swallow (Sherwood and Barron), (b) Fleurette (Denning), (c) En Bretagne (McBride), (d) Panthers (Hare), (e) "Group" (Von Hellmer). With ten pianists. |