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1944 Performance Program
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Tenth Concert Monday, Aug. 7th,1944
Signed by Conductor Dr.Malcom Sargent
Published Liverpool, U. K., A. W. Duncan & Co.
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent(29April 1895– 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist andcomposer widely regarded as Britain\'s leading conductor of choral works. … Sargentwas one of the best-known English conductors. … At the outbreak of the SecondWorld War, Sargent turned down an offer of a musical directorship in Australiaand returned to Britain to bring music to as many people as possible as hiscontribution to national morale. His fame extended beyond the concert hall: tothe British public,… He toured widely throughout the world and was notedfor his skill as a conductor, his championship of British composers, and hisdebonair appearance, which won him the nickname \"Flash Harry\", …” etc.,etc. (see Wiki)
The programis a single sheet of paper stock folded to make 6 pages measuring 3 ¼ x 7 ½ inches,creased as found, light edge wear at extremities, faint discoloration otherwisein very good condition. Cover page illustrated with caricature of MalcomSargent.
Verticalsignature of Harold Sargent on the cover page of the program.
The programwas found in a letter from an Australian enlisted man with the Royal AustralianAir Force, stationed in London, and mailed to a female acquaintance living inNew York City, 1944.
The signedProgram will be a nice addition to your collection
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