On July 2, 2011, the waltz 'And The Waltz Goes On ...', composed by Hopkins 50 years ago (1954), was premiered by André Rieu with the Johann Strauss Orchestra at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
During the 1940s I was often involved with musical activities at Morley College where Walter Bergmann was the choir's accompanist. He was a keen recorder player and often asked me (then in my twenties...
Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, Cello, Bass, 2 Trumpets in C Originally titled Festival Overture this work was written for a concert in the 1950 Aldeburgh Festival where it receive...