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Collection Summary
Collection Title
Newcastle (1918-1927)
Description
A collection of 49 programmes largely from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1918 to 1927. The programmes have been numbered in pencil, which correlates to a manuscript index of pieces performed and performers. The programmes number 1 to 50, but programme number "48" has been removed. Some programmes include analytical programme notes.
The collection chiefly consists of programmes from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The programmes are largely from the following venues: Town Hall, Newcastle; Grand Assembly Rooms, Barras Bridge; King’s Hall, Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In addition, there are a small number of programmes from the following venues: Town Hall, Gateshead; Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas.
The majority of concerts were given by one of the following three groups. Orchestral concerts were given by the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra, given chiefly in the Town Hall, Newcastle. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bach Choir acted as both promoter and performer. The choir performed the majority of its concerts in the King’s Hall, Armstrong College as well as promoting various concerts of chamber music. Finally, the Chamber Music Society organised concerts in the Grand Assembly Rooms. Other organisations represented by the programmes in the collection include Newcastle and Gateshead Choral Union, Newcastle Philharmonic Orchestra and the British Music Society.
The collection also contains a festival brochure and one individual programme from the Three Choirs Festival (1922) held in Gloucester. These items detail concerts that took place in the cathedral, and Shire Hall, and include a small amount of press cuttings. There are also miscellaneous programmes from Houldsworth Hall, Deansgate and Town Hall, Durham in the collection.
Concerts represented in the collection are varied: they include performances of oratorio, orchestral concerts, chamber concerts and recitals.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged in chronologically order.
The collection chiefly consists of programmes from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The programmes are largely from the following venues: Town Hall, Newcastle; Grand Assembly Rooms, Barras Bridge; King’s Hall, Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In addition, there are a small number of programmes from the following venues: Town Hall, Gateshead; Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas.
The majority of concerts were given by one of the following three groups. Orchestral concerts were given by the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra, given chiefly in the Town Hall, Newcastle. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bach Choir acted as both promoter and performer. The choir performed the majority of its concerts in the King’s Hall, Armstrong College as well as promoting various concerts of chamber music. Finally, the Chamber Music Society organised concerts in the Grand Assembly Rooms. Other organisations represented by the programmes in the collection include Newcastle and Gateshead Choral Union, Newcastle Philharmonic Orchestra and the British Music Society.
The collection also contains a festival brochure and one individual programme from the Three Choirs Festival (1922) held in Gloucester. These items detail concerts that took place in the cathedral, and Shire Hall, and include a small amount of press cuttings. There are also miscellaneous programmes from Houldsworth Hall, Deansgate and Town Hall, Durham in the collection.
Concerts represented in the collection are varied: they include performances of oratorio, orchestral concerts, chamber concerts and recitals.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged in chronologically order.
Format
Date range of collection
1918 - 1928
Accumulation Dates
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Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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MS indexbound into front of volume - performers, pieces performed
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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
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cph@rcm.ac.uk
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020 7 589 4340
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020 7 589 7740
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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.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
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Open
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