SearchGetRecordCharles Acton Collection: Box 1 (1965-1983)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Charles Acton Collection: Box 1 (1965-1983)
Unique Identifier
Acton Gift 1
Description
Programmes, press releases, correspondence and newspaper cuttings mainly relating to the Belfast Festival (1965-1983).
Festival magazine and programme of Queen's University Festival 12/11/66-26/11/66, 14/11/68-22/11/68 (plus duplicate), 13/11/69-29/11/69, 9/11/83-26/11/83. Concerts of classical, pop and jazz.
Concert programmes:
18/11/69: the Harty Room, The Queen's University of Belfast by Norma Burrowes (soprano) and Philip Cramer (piano) .
18/ [unknown month and year]: performed by the RTE String Quartet: a Sextet by John Dankworth and a Sextet by Copland. Includes programme notes and biographical notes on compsers.
15/11/68: the Harty Room, Queen's University of Belfast. Concert of works by Sibelius and Ravel by Veronica Dunne and Philip Cranmer.
29/11/68: the Harty Room, The Queen's University of Belfast. Concert of Debussy's music performed by Norma Gray Wilson, David Bloomer and Thomas Davison.
[11/68]: Ravi Shankar programme comprising a list of description and illustrations of the ragas performed.
Flyer for 'Festival 65': Whitla Hall 12/11/65 & St. Anne's Cathedral 12/11/65: Performance of the Benjamin Britten's War Requiem by The Ulster Singers, McCready Singers, St. Anne's Cathedral Choir, Olin Chamber Orchestra, Studio Symphony Orchestra and soloists Veronica Dunne, Edgar Fleet and Eric Hinds.
Flyer for a performance of Stravinksy's Soldiers Tale as part of 'Festival '65' by the Belfast Modern Dance Group in the King George Youth Centre on 17/11/65-18/11/65.
Flyer for the Liszt-Kilpinen Series to be held on 6/11/68, 4/12/68, 15/1/69, 19/2/69: Purcell Room, London.
Festival magazine and programme of Queen's University Festival 12/11/66-26/11/66, 14/11/68-22/11/68 (plus duplicate), 13/11/69-29/11/69, 9/11/83-26/11/83. Concerts of classical, pop and jazz.
Concert programmes:
18/11/69: the Harty Room, The Queen's University of Belfast by Norma Burrowes (soprano) and Philip Cramer (piano) .
18/ [unknown month and year]: performed by the RTE String Quartet: a Sextet by John Dankworth and a Sextet by Copland. Includes programme notes and biographical notes on compsers.
15/11/68: the Harty Room, Queen's University of Belfast. Concert of works by Sibelius and Ravel by Veronica Dunne and Philip Cranmer.
29/11/68: the Harty Room, The Queen's University of Belfast. Concert of Debussy's music performed by Norma Gray Wilson, David Bloomer and Thomas Davison.
[11/68]: Ravi Shankar programme comprising a list of description and illustrations of the ragas performed.
Flyer for 'Festival 65': Whitla Hall 12/11/65 & St. Anne's Cathedral 12/11/65: Performance of the Benjamin Britten's War Requiem by The Ulster Singers, McCready Singers, St. Anne's Cathedral Choir, Olin Chamber Orchestra, Studio Symphony Orchestra and soloists Veronica Dunne, Edgar Fleet and Eric Hinds.
Flyer for a performance of Stravinksy's Soldiers Tale as part of 'Festival '65' by the Belfast Modern Dance Group in the King George Youth Centre on 17/11/65-18/11/65.
Flyer for the Liszt-Kilpinen Series to be held on 6/11/68, 4/12/68, 15/1/69, 19/2/69: Purcell Room, London.
Format
Date range of collection
1965 - 1983
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Acton, Charles -
- Belfast Festival -
- Belfast Modern Dance Group -
- Bloomer, David -
- Burrows, Norma -
- Cranmer, Philip -
- Davison, Thomas -
- Dunne, Veronica -
- Fleet, Edgar -
- Hinds, Eric -
- McCready Singers -
- Olin Chamber Orchestra -
- Queen's University Festival -
- RTÉ String Quartet -
- Shankar, Ravi -
- St. Anne's Cathedral Choir -
- Studio Symphony Orchestra -
- Ulster Singers -
- Wilson, Norma Gray -
Associated Places
Associated Times
This collection is about
Location Details
National Library of Ireland
Kildare Street
Dublin
Dublin 2 United Kingdom Open Map
Website
Email
cfahy@nli.ie
Telephone
+ 353 1 6030 200
Fax
+ 353 1 676 6690
Visiting Information
Reading Rooms Opening Hours
Main Reading Room Manuscripts Reading Room Information/Readers Ticket Desk
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2pm-5pm
Thurs-Fri: 10am-5pm Thurs-Fri: 10am-4.30pm Thurs-Fri: 10am-12.30pm
2pm-4.30pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm Saturday: 10am-12.30pm Saturday: 10am-1pm
Manuscripts are not issued to readers during these hours:
Mon-Fri: 12.30pm to 2pm
Mon-Wed: 5pm to 6pm & after 7pm
The Library’s main Reading Room, exhibition area, seminar room, shop and café are all wheelchair accessible.
The Reading Room, the exhibition area and the shop in the National Photographic Archive are also wheelchair accessible.
Collections Overview
The National Library of Ireland has two collections consisting mainly of printed sheet music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. These include much material from the mainsteam western classical music tradition, but also material relating to little known Irish composers. The names of the two collections are the Joly Music Collection and the Additional Music collection. In addition the Library has a small but significant collection of music manuscripts. The general printed collections include some Irish ballad, folk-music and popular song collections.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Closed
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