Philadelphia Orchestra Rehearses for British Tour. (Exclusive Pictures)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1042A
Date Released
26 May 1949
Date Other
May 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Philadelphia Orchestra. DESCRIPTION: At the Birmingham Town Hall we see the Philadelphia Orchestra rehearsing for the British tour under the direction of Eugene Ormandy. SHOTLIST: KS Town Hall. GV ditto. Placards displayed outside same, various angles. Cases of instruments being carried into Town Hall. Interior - orchestra tuning up. SV CU Eugene Ormandy walks onto rostrum. Various shots of him conducting orchestra, cut-ins of fiddles, woodwind, flutes etc. Pans of orchestra. They are playing Brahms Second Symphony.
Keywords
Music and dance
Locations
Birmingham Town Hall
Card file number
51996
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
275
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'Philadelphia Orchestra Rehearses for British Tour. (Exclusive Pictures)', British Movietone News Issue No. 1042A, 26 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15751 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)