SearchGetRecordBBC Concerts (1953-1954)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
BBC Concerts (1953-1954)
Description
A collection of 30 programmes from concerts organised by the BBC, from 1953 to 1954. Some programmes contain analytical programme notes with illustrative musical examples.
The majority of programmes are from concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. These are largely from “BBC Symphony Concerts” which took place in the Royal Festival Hall, but the collection also includes one programme from the Royal Albert Hall. There are also a number of programmes from BBC Symphony Orchestra concerts in provincial venues, from the following venues: City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Free Trade Hall, Manchester; Victoria Hall, Hanley; Colston Hall, Bristol; Ulster Hall, Belfast; Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool; Gaumont Theatre, Chester; Odeon Theatre, Southend-on-Sea. These provincial concerts were all conducted by Malcolm Sargent. There are programmes from a series of four “Dvorak Commemoration Concerts” given at the Royal Festival Hall by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
There are also five programmes from a series of BBC Third Programme Concerts, which took place in the Royal Festival Hall. These were given by the following London orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia and London Symphony Orchestra.
Other groups which occasionally joined the above orchestra in concerts are as follows: BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; Royal Choral Society; London Philharmonic Choir.
Arrangement:
The programmes are largely arranged as follows: BBCSO concerts, London – BBCSO concerts, provinces – BBC Third Programme Concerts - Dvorak Commemoration Concerts. Within each of these, the programmes are arranged chronologically.
The majority of programmes are from concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. These are largely from “BBC Symphony Concerts” which took place in the Royal Festival Hall, but the collection also includes one programme from the Royal Albert Hall. There are also a number of programmes from BBC Symphony Orchestra concerts in provincial venues, from the following venues: City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Free Trade Hall, Manchester; Victoria Hall, Hanley; Colston Hall, Bristol; Ulster Hall, Belfast; Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool; Gaumont Theatre, Chester; Odeon Theatre, Southend-on-Sea. These provincial concerts were all conducted by Malcolm Sargent. There are programmes from a series of four “Dvorak Commemoration Concerts” given at the Royal Festival Hall by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
There are also five programmes from a series of BBC Third Programme Concerts, which took place in the Royal Festival Hall. These were given by the following London orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia and London Symphony Orchestra.
Other groups which occasionally joined the above orchestra in concerts are as follows: BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; Royal Choral Society; London Philharmonic Choir.
Arrangement:
The programmes are largely arranged as follows: BBCSO concerts, London – BBCSO concerts, provinces – BBC Third Programme Concerts - Dvorak Commemoration Concerts. Within each of these, the programmes are arranged chronologically.
Format
Date range of collection
1953 - 1954
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- British Broadcasting Corporation -
- Royal Choral Society -
- Sargent, Malcolm -
- London Philharmonic Orchestra 1932 -
- London Symphony Orchestra -
- BBC Symphony Orchestra -
- BBC Choral Society -
- BBC Chorus -
- BBC Symphony Concerts -
- BBC Third Programme Concerts -
- London Philharmonic Choir -
- Philharmonia Orchestra 1945 -
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -
Associated Places
- Guildhall, Southampton
- Assembly Hall, Worthing
- Winter Gardens, Margate
- Theatre Royal, Bristol
- Victoria Hall, Hanley
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- Dome, Brighton
- Colston Hall
- Odeon Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
- Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
- Corn Exchange, Bedford
- Salisbury Cathedral
- Theatre Royal, Dublin
- Royal Festival Hall
- Royal Albert Hall
- De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
- City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Free Trade Hall
- Gaumont Theatre, Chester
- Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Associated Times
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Inventory - concert dates, performers, conductors, venues (if London) or town, performing groups
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Location Details
Royal College of Music: Centre for Performance History
Centre for Performance History
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London London SW7 2BS Bangladesh Open Map
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Collections Overview
The Centre for Performance History was created in 2004 through the amalgamation of the Department of Portraits and the Museum of Instruments (see the separate entry for the Museum. The College has acquired portraits throughout its history since 1883 and the Centre posseses the most comprehensive collection of portraits of musicians in the UK, amounting to some 346 original portraits and 10,000 prints and photographs. In addition to the iconographical collections and their documentation, the department houses other categories of source material - most notably the largest collection of concert programmes in this country, comprising some 600,000 items dating from 1780 to the present day.
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