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Collection Summary
Collection Title
Boston Symphony Orchestra (1893-1939)
Description
A collection of 280 programmes from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, from 1893 to 1939. The programmes contain analytical programme notes as well as illustrations, such as sketches of composers.
The collection contains volumes from the following seasons: 1893-1894 (1 vol.); 1921-1922 (1 vol.); 1930-1939 (9 vols.). The 1893-1894 season was the 13th season of concerts.
The concerts took place at the Music Hall in the 1893-1894 season, then Symphony Hall – the inaugural concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra took place here in 1901 – from 1921 onwards. The conductors for the seasons were Emil Paur (1893-1894); Pierre Monteuax (1921-1922) and Serge Koussevitsky (1930-1939). However, other conductors were used for some individual programmes within these seasons.
There were 24 concerts per season, taking place from October to April or early May. The concerts occurred weekly, and took place on Friday afternoons and the adjacent Saturday evening. The 1893-1894 season was an exception, where the Friday afternoon was called “first rehearsal”, and it is assumed this “rehearsal” was open to the public.
Some volumes include programmes from festivals given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. These include a Brahms Festival (April 1933), Tchaikovsky Festival (April 1934) and the Berkshire Symphonic Festival at Tanglewood (1939).
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically.
The collection contains volumes from the following seasons: 1893-1894 (1 vol.); 1921-1922 (1 vol.); 1930-1939 (9 vols.). The 1893-1894 season was the 13th season of concerts.
The concerts took place at the Music Hall in the 1893-1894 season, then Symphony Hall – the inaugural concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra took place here in 1901 – from 1921 onwards. The conductors for the seasons were Emil Paur (1893-1894); Pierre Monteuax (1921-1922) and Serge Koussevitsky (1930-1939). However, other conductors were used for some individual programmes within these seasons.
There were 24 concerts per season, taking place from October to April or early May. The concerts occurred weekly, and took place on Friday afternoons and the adjacent Saturday evening. The 1893-1894 season was an exception, where the Friday afternoon was called “first rehearsal”, and it is assumed this “rehearsal” was open to the public.
Some volumes include programmes from festivals given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. These include a Brahms Festival (April 1933), Tchaikovsky Festival (April 1934) and the Berkshire Symphonic Festival at Tanglewood (1939).
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically.
Format
Date range of collection
1893 - 1939
Accumulation Dates
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Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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Location Details
Royal College of Music: Centre for Performance History
Centre for Performance History
Prince Consort Road
London London SW7 2BS Bangladesh Open Map
Website
Email
cph@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7 589 4340
Fax
020 7 589 7740
Visiting Information
Mon-Fri by appointment
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.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Open
Custodial History
Vol. 1893-1894 given to A.C. Mackenzie
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