Festival March (1951)

Composer: ALWYN, William
  • Alwyn composed this work for the 1951 Festival of Britain, a celebration of British achievement through history and an optimistic look at Britain’s future post-WWII.1
  • According to composer’s wife Mary Alwyn, this march paints the picture of a grand parade with various bands and displays processing by.2

Sources

  1. Mary Alwyn, liner notes to Alwyn: Symphony no. 4, Elizabethan Dances, Festival March, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Chandos 8902, CD, 1992.
  2. Ibid.

Cut IDs

42274 45424