DATE WRITTEN  

20 September 1949

DEDICATED TO  

Rudolph Schwarz and the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra

COMMISSION  

Specially written for 57^th anniversary of Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra

FIRST PERFORMANCE  

22 October 1949, Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Rudolph Schwarz

FIRST LONDON PERFORMANCE  

25 January 1951, Royal Albert Hall
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra