26-Oct-40 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Pilgrim Trust concert in the Tower Ballroom, conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner. John Bridge was among the second violins. Sat. 3pm. including Beethoven 5th symphony. This is the first concert in which John Bridge played when he returned due to the orchestra's wartime depletion. 02-Nov-40 Halle Orchestra Morecambe JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner Winter Gardens, Saturday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 16-Nov-40 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Pilgrim Trust concert in the Tower Ballroom, conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner. John Bridge was among the second violins. Sat. 3pm. 30-Nov-40 Halle Orchestra Hanley JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner. Including Beethoven 5th symphony Victoria Hall, Saturday 6.30pm. programme M/C archives 01-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner inc. Beethoven triple concerto soloists Lucy Pierce, Laurance Turner and Haydn Rogerson. Odeon, Sunday 2.30pm. Guardian 07-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra Bradford JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner, piano soloist Moiseivitsch who played Tchaikovsky's piano concerto in B flat minor and Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Easterbrook Hall, Saturday 2.30pm. 08-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner. Same programme and soloist as Bradford concert above. Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. Manchester Evening News 14-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra Morecambe JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner Winter Gardens, Saturday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 15-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra aft. Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner. Programme included the premiere of Rubbra's symphony No 3. Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. 15-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra eve. Bury JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner Odeon Theatre, Sunday 7pm. programme M/C archives 19-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra aft. Wigan JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner Queen's Hall, Thursday 2pm. programme M/C archives 19-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra eve. Wigan JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner Queen's Hall, Thursday 6.45pm. programme M/C archive 22-Dec-40 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Broadcast 4.15 - 5pm. Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner. Messiah with soloists Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, Webster Booth and Norman Walker.Halle Choir Odeon, Sun 2.30pm. Guardian The main Manchester blitz took place on the nights of the 22nd and 23rd of December 1940. An estimated 684 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured. Manchester Cathedral, the Royal Exchange and the Free Trade Hall were among the large buildings damaged. 1941-1942 Halle Orchestra: 1st violins Laurance Turner leader, F. Brough deputy leader, P. Hecht, A. Percival, E. Element, E. Heaton, L. Daley, J. Maddocks, Miss M. Ward, Mr E. Lawson, 2nd violins Don Haydn principal, A. Voorsanger, J. Tomlinson, H. F. Smith, H. E. Smith, A. Dunworth, G. Briscoe, S. Gibbons, J. Bridge, Miss N. Winstanley, Mr R. G. Brown, violas Frank S. Park principal, Miss Q. Rogers, A. Roberts, B. Boothroyd, H. Dunworth, H. Bantock, G. Shufflwbotham, Miss C. Orford, violoncellos Haydn Rogerson, L. Baker, H. Warburton, Miss G. Yates, A. Morton, R. Townend, S. Ledgard, double basses George Martin principal, A. H. Shaw, H. Scholfield, R. Barratt, J. Sullivan Junr., C. Bottomley, flutes Vernon Harris, principal, N. Seville, J. Lingard, piccolo N. Seville, oboes Fred Tilsley, Miss R. Wells, S. Whittaker, cor anglais Miss R. Wells, clarinets Pat Ryan, G. Slade, bass clarinet G. Slade, bassoons William Johnson, H. Mitton, P. Keenan, contra Fagotto H. Mitton, horns Sydney Coulston, Otto Paersch, W. Smith, E. Lawson, A. Gaggs, trumpets Arthur Lockwood, A. Harris, C. Birtles, trombones Sam L. Holt, E. Old, H. Hoyland, tuba Wallace H. Jones, timpani John Massey, percussion Harold Ball, B. Elly, harps Charles Collier, Miss T. Bonifacio, celeste Albert Hardie, librarian Harold Ball, orchestral manager John Massey. 04-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra Lancaster JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood leader Laurance Turner including Brahms 3rd and Mozart 40th symphonies. Ashton Hall, Saturday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 05-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra aft. Workington JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner including Brahms 3rd and Mozart 40th symphonies etc as above. Opera House, Sunday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 05-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra eve. Carlisle JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner, programme as above. Lonsdale Cinema Sunday 7pm. programme M/C archives 06-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra Blackburn JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner, programme as above. King George's Hall Monday 7pm. programme M/C/ archives 19-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Leslie Heward, leader Laurance Turner inc. Bruch violin concerto No 1 soloist Josef Hassid Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 25-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra Haslingden JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargenr, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Tchaikovsky 5th symphony in E minor Op 64. Public Hall, Saturday 3pm. programme M/C archives 26-Jan-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargenr, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Dvorak symphony No 2 in D minor Op 70.. Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. Programme M/C archives 01-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra Bradford JSB+ Conductor Maurice Johnston, leader and soloist Laurance Turner in Bach violin concerto in A minor. Halle String Orchestra Easterbrook Hall, Saturday 2.30pm. 09-Feb-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner, inc Bruch violin concerto soloist Isolde Menges Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 15-Feb-41 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Pilgrim Trust concert in the Tower Ballroom, conductor Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner. John Bridge was among the second violins. Sat. 3pm. 16-Feb-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner, inc Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony. Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. Programme M/C archives 23-Feb-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Malcolm Sargent leader Laurance Turner. Inc. Serenade to Music Vaughan Williams, Sea Drift Delius, Morning Heroes Bliss and Fireworks Handel/Harty The vocalist was Roy Henderson and the narrator John Geilgud. The concert marked the death of Sir Hamilton Harty - the orchestra played Elgar's Nimrod. Sunday 2.30 programme M/C archives 02-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conductor Sir Henry Wood leader Laurance Turner, Beethoven programme inc. Fidelio overture, Symphony No 7 and violin concerto soloist Ida Haendel. Odeon Sunday 2.30 prog M/C arch. 09-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester ALC,JSB+ Conducted by Basil Cameron including Eric Fogg's bassoon concerto with Archie Camden solo bassoon. Odeon Cinema Sunday afternoon. "Blow by Blow" Archie Camden 15-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Conducted by Sir Henry Wood, leader Laurance Turner, including Beethoven seventh symphony. Pilgrim CEMA concert. Tower Ballroom, Saturday programme M/C archives 16-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conducted by Malcolm Sargent leader Laurance Turner, inc. Brahms piano concerto, Solomon. Odeon Cinema Sunday 2.30pm. Programme M/C archives 22-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Haslingden JSB+ Conducted by R.J. Forbes leader Laurance Turner, including Brahms seventh symphony. Public Hall, Saturday 3pm. programme M/C archives 23-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conducted by Malcolm Sargent leader Laurance Turner, inc.Rachmaninoff piano concerto No 2, Moisewitsch. Odeon Theatre, Sunday 2.30pm. Programme M/C archives 25-Mar-41 Halle Orchestra Huddersfield JSB+ Conducted by Laurance Turner, leader Frederick Brough inc. Beethoven symphony No 8. Town Hall, Tuesday Huddersfield Music Society archives 19-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra Morecambe JSB+ Conducted by Leslie Heward, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Elgar Enigma Varations, Tchaikovsky 5th symphony. Winter Gardens, Saturday 2.30pm. programme M/C archives 20-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra aft. Workington JSB+ Conducted by Leslie Heward, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Elgar Enigma Varations, Tchaikovsky 5th symphony. Opera House, Sunday 3pm. programme M/C archives 20-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra eve. Carlisle JSB+ Conducted by Leslie Heward, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Elgar Enigma Varations, Tchaikovsky 5th symphony. Lonsdale Cinema Sunday 8.15pm. programme M/C archives 21-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra Bolton JSB+ Conducted by Leslie Heward, leader Laurance Turner, inc. Elgar Enigma Varations, Rachmaminoff 2nd piano concerto Cyril Smith. Victoria Hall Monday 7pm programme M/C archives 26-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Carnegie Trust concert in the Tower Ballroom, conductor Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner, J. Bridge was among second the violins. Sat 3pm. 29-Apr-41 Halle Orchestra Rochdale JSB+ Conducted by Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner.inc. Rachmaninoff No 2 Cyril Smith, Tchaikovsky 5th symphony. Champness Hall Tuesday 7pm. programme M/C archives 24-May-41 Halle Orchestra Blackpool JSB+ Conducted by Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner. Tower Ballroom, Saturday 3pm. programme M/C archives 07-Sep-41 Halle Orchestra Manchester JSB+ Conducted by Malcolm Sargent, leader Laurance Turner. Soloist Myra Hess. Opera House Sunday afternoon. programme M/C archives 20-Sep-41 Halle Orchestra aft. Hanley JSB+ Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, leader Laurance Turner, soloist Louis Kentner. Victoria