The church of St. Salvador,
Dundee, designed by G.E. Bodley, one of the
leading architects of his day, was dedicated in
1868. The passing of time had taken a heavy
toll of the fabric; £10,000 had been spent in
previous years and a further £10,000 was needed to
restore the church to its former glory. The rector of St. Savador's, the Rev. Clifford Jones, was the Festival Administrator, myself as Musical Director and the Dundee Floral Art Club in charge of the floral decorations. Although these festivals were the norm in England, this festival in June 1967 was the first of its kind in Scotland. |
The 5-day programme was as follows:-
Wednesday 14th June 1967
Choral
Eucharist
Combined choirs
of
Clepington Parish Church and
Ward Chapel Congrgational
Setting : Eyre
in E flat
Anthem: King of
Glory by J.S. Bach
Thursday 15th June 1967 |
Friday 16th June 1967 The
Festival Chorus
|
Saturday 17th June 1967
Sunday 18th June 1967 by
Melville Young |
Sunday
18th June 1967 Festival
Evensong Setting
of Canticles
and Anthem:
The 'Bell' Anthem by |
Festival Chorus Sopranos M. Adams, M. Anderson, E. Davidson, D. Dow, M. Duncan, M. Finlayson, N. Jack, A. Knight, E. Macaskill, M. Smith, M. Webster, J. Wilkes. Contraltos A. Adams, A. Burch, J. Davidson, M. Duncan, E. Fenwick, A. Fraser, N. Guild, M. Hajbovicz, E. McFarlane, M. Prain, I. Winton. Tenors G. Adams, S. Bannerman, W. Lindsay, E. Scott, D. Smith, R. Whitehouse. Basses G. Angus, W. Bell, J. Campbell, D. Davidson, W. Dewar, J. Grieve, I. Mortimer, C. Sinclair. |