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1930

Sir Henry Wood's Last Festival

A four day music festival, as part of a run of triennial events.

The 1930 Festival was to be Sir Henry Wood’s last as Director. New compositions by Vaughan Williams (Job) and Arthur Bliss (Morning Heroes) were amongst the highlights of the programme.

Arthur Bliss Premiere

Take a listen to a recording of a movement from Bliss’s Morning Heroes, commissioned for the 1930 Festival. This recording features the original narrator at the premiere – Basil Maine – a music critic who was a huge supporter and champion of the Festival.

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