John Farnsworth Hall

John Farnsworth Hall (8 December 1899 – ? 1960s) was an Australian conductor and violinist.

He was a member of the Farmers Trio, a pioneering radio chamber trio, in 1923. The other members were Horace Keats, piano, and John Boatwright, cello.[1]

In 1946, he conducted the first performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra of Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2 in D (an arrangement of his Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314), with Neville Amadio as soloist.[2]

He was appointed the first resident conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) in 1947.[3][4] During his time there, he introduced the symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams to Queensland concert-goers.[5] He made a classic recording of Alfred Hill's piece for narrator and orchestra, Green Water, with the QSO and the speaker Peter Munro in 1954.[6]

Later he was conductor in residence of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Horace Keats: Early Broadcasting Days
  2. ↑ Sydney Symphony: Viennese Classics
  3. ↑ "History of ABC Orchestras and Bands" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  4. ↑ Our Queensland
  5. ↑ "''Courier-Mail'', 28 September 1954, Dr Robert Dalley-Scarlett, ''John Farnsworth Hall … An Appreciation''". Trove.nla.gov.au. 1954-09-28. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  6. ↑ Saturdays & Sundays 6:00am - 9:00am with Colin Fox (2012-06-10). "ABC Classic FM Music Listing, 7 April 2012". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  7. ↑ Albany Hall Town Theatre
  8. ↑ "Picture Australia". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  9. ↑ Pope, Brian. "ADB: Lorna Crawford McKean". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  10. ↑ "Arts and Humanities Research Council, Concert Programmes". Concertprogrammes.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-17.