David Tunley’s “Introduction and Scherzo” for Clarinet and Strings is dedicated to Jack Harrison.
The first performance was on Saturday 5th August 1961 at 8pm in Winthrop Hall at the University of W.A. conducted by John Farnsworth Hall. It was broadcast live to air by 6WF.
The work was included a series of three concerts by the W.A. University Arts Union arts festival from July 18 to August 8 1961. The 1961 W.A. University Arts Union Festival was a massive inter-university student arts, music, and drama festival. Hosted by the Guild of Undergraduates at the University of Western Australia (UWA), it featured performances of chamber music, jazz, and folk music, as well as choral events, Asian dance, drama, and debating.
The Festival programme also featured the University’s A Cappella Choir which David Tunley had founded shortly after joining the music staff in 1958. Marcia Harrison was a member of this choir.
1961 MUSIC by Peter Hellstrom As a contribution to the W.A. Music Council’s bursary scheme, the University Music Society will hold a public concert in Winthrop Hall at 8 o’clock on Monday night. The programme will be presented by the University Orchestral Society, clarinettist Jack Harrison and the University’s A Cappella Choir. They will perform works by composers of the 16th Century to the present, including compositions by Perth musicians Jennifer Fowler, David Tunley and Trevor Jones. The West Australian Saturday (cut off) 1961
MUSIC by Peter Hellstrom Three concerts in Winthrop Hall will be highlights of the W.A. University Arts Union arts festival from July 18 to August 5 (1961). The first, on July 20, will be a free lunch-hour programme presented by the W.A. Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Farnsworth Hall. Soprano Lynette Howieson will be soloist. The next will be presented by the Kiranta Trio during the lunch-hour on July 27. Members of the trio are pianist Patricia Burns, flautist William Frater and bassoonist Brian Pope. The final concert, which will start at 8pm on August 5 will feature the world premiere of David Farquar’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The programme will include works from the 16th Century to the present. The artists will be the University String Quartet, pianist Michael Cole, bassoonist Brian Pope and clarinettist, Jack Harrison. The West Australian Saturday July 15 1961
FESTIVAL CONCERT TONIGHT World Premiere of David Farquhar’s prize winning Concertino for Piano and Orchestra First Performance in Australia – Chamber Concerto No. 3 for Bassoon, Strings and Percussion by Elisabeth Lutyens. David Tunley’s Introduction and Scherzo for Clarinet and Strings Plus works by Dvorak, Grieg, Delius, Elgar, Walton and others. UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA conducted by Trevor Jones. Soloists: Michael Cole, Jack Harrison, Brian Pope. Assisting Artists: John Mowson, John Dean, Verdon Williams. WINTHROP HALL 8pm Sat 5th August 1961 Unreserved seats at door 10/ Students 7/6
LIVE BROADCAST – MUSIC by Peter Hellstrom – Saturday 5th August 1961 The first performance of University lecturer David Tunley’s “Introduction and Scherzo” will be broadcast from station 6WF tonight during a concert beginning at 8pm. The work, which is for strings and clarinet, will be played by the W.A. Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Farnsworth Hall, and the soloist will be Jack Harrison to whom the composition has been dedicated. The West Australian Saturday 5 August 1961