Chinese War Orphans Appeal Concert

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Event Chinese War Orphans Appeal Concert
Venue Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 2 May 1944
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 17-year old medical student David Maddison, a brilliant pianist, will be soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at concert to aid Chinese War Orphans' Appeal. Percy Code will conduct the orchestra and guest conductor will be Corporal D. K. Lee of the U.S Army, who will be presenting two of his own compositions "Hawaiian Festival" and "Pacific Prayer".
Primary Genre Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Percy Code Conductor
D K Lee Conductor
David Maddison Musician: Pianist
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Daily Telegraph, 18 April 1944, p. 12, digitised on Trove
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 168909