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RE: Sidney Fell

Author: alex fell
Date: 2012-08-20 10:39

My father Sidney Fell also premiered a clarinet concerto at the Lincoln Centre New York. Representations had to be made to justify not employing an american. I'm told he was a terrific sight reader. I attended the party after the rerecording of the last movement in London 1966? Present was Tibor Zerli [ ? - I was young at the time - sorry] Joseph Horowitz and the composer Edward Thomas.
I remember he went on tour with the LSO to Toronto and My mother Joan claims to have been the person to give Sir Malcolm Sargent his nickname [Flash Harry shortened to Flash, much loved by all] This may have been around the time of the opening of the Festival Hall which was a wonderful party. He was also on the Radio 3 version of Desert Island Discs.

My earliest musical memory was him rehearsing Peter and the Wolf for a London concert and playing the themes to me. He also played with the Pro Arte Orchestra which not only played with Benny Goodman on TV but also played at the final concert at Fairfield Halls Croydon, of The Nice, a progressive rock band with Keith Emerson an ex Royal CM student, that I used to follow around rock festivals. It was when I ordered the final album and found my father's face on the cover with the orchestra that I gave up on him!Two films I remember him doing the music for were Harry Black and You only Live Twice. He said the press was full of Nancy Sinatra doing the theme but she only turned up for about ten minutes!

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