SearchGetRecordErnst Henschel collection: London: Church of All Souls', Langham Place (1951-60)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Ernst Henschel collection: London: Church of All Souls', Langham Place (1951-60)
Unique Identifier
Henschel
Description
A collection of programmes and handbills for performances given at the Church of All Souls', Langham Place between 1951 and 1960, held loosely and arranged chronologically within the Ernst Henschel collection (1892-1966).
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General.
Box 31, parcel 2 (1951)
26 May and 2, 9 and 16 June: Four Recitals (40th series) by the Organ Music Society, given by William H. Harris, Ralph Downes, Philip Dore and Arnold Richardson.
20 June: Seventh Concert of Music by English Composers, 1300-1750.
Box 32, parcel 1 (1952)
27 March: Third Recital (42nd series) by the Organ Music Society, given by George Thalben-Ball.
4 April: Choral and Organ Music by Franz Liszt, presented by the Liszt Society and given by Arnold Richardson (organ) and the Dorian Singers, conducted by Matyas Seiber.
Box 32, parcel 2 (1953)
8 December: Music for Voices and Brass presented by the Morley College Concerts Society and given by the Goldsbrough Orchestra and Morley College Choir, directed by Peter Racine Fricker.
Box 33, parcel 1 (1954)
30 March: Harry Danks (viola d’amore/viola) and James Lockhart (organ) with the Morley College Choir, directed by Peter Racine Fricker, presented by Morley College Concerts Society.
Box 34, parcel 3 (1958)
17 April: A Concert to celebrate the Fourth Centenary of the Birth of … Giovanni Gabrieli, given by the Elizabethan Singers and the Wind Music Society, conducted by Bryan Fairfax.
13 November: Orchestra of the Wind Music Society (conducted by Bryan Fairfax) and the Elizabethan Singers (conducted by Louis Halsey).
Box 35, parcel 1 (1959)
7 December: Elizabethan Singers, conducted by Louis Halsey, with Richard Popplewell (organ).
Box 35, parcel 2 (1960)
20 October: Elizabethan Singers, conducted by Louis Halsey, with Alan Harverson (organ).
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General.
Box 31, parcel 2 (1951)
26 May and 2, 9 and 16 June: Four Recitals (40th series) by the Organ Music Society, given by William H. Harris, Ralph Downes, Philip Dore and Arnold Richardson.
20 June: Seventh Concert of Music by English Composers, 1300-1750.
Box 32, parcel 1 (1952)
27 March: Third Recital (42nd series) by the Organ Music Society, given by George Thalben-Ball.
4 April: Choral and Organ Music by Franz Liszt, presented by the Liszt Society and given by Arnold Richardson (organ) and the Dorian Singers, conducted by Matyas Seiber.
Box 32, parcel 2 (1953)
8 December: Music for Voices and Brass presented by the Morley College Concerts Society and given by the Goldsbrough Orchestra and Morley College Choir, directed by Peter Racine Fricker.
Box 33, parcel 1 (1954)
30 March: Harry Danks (viola d’amore/viola) and James Lockhart (organ) with the Morley College Choir, directed by Peter Racine Fricker, presented by Morley College Concerts Society.
Box 34, parcel 3 (1958)
17 April: A Concert to celebrate the Fourth Centenary of the Birth of … Giovanni Gabrieli, given by the Elizabethan Singers and the Wind Music Society, conducted by Bryan Fairfax.
13 November: Orchestra of the Wind Music Society (conducted by Bryan Fairfax) and the Elizabethan Singers (conducted by Louis Halsey).
Box 35, parcel 1 (1959)
7 December: Elizabethan Singers, conducted by Louis Halsey, with Richard Popplewell (organ).
Box 35, parcel 2 (1960)
20 October: Elizabethan Singers, conducted by Louis Halsey, with Alan Harverson (organ).
Format
Date range of collection
1951 - 1960
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Wind Music Society -
- Seiber, Mátyás -
- Richardson, Arnold -
- Popplewell, Richard -
- Organ Music Society -
- Morley College -
- Morley College Concerts Society -
- Lockhart, James -
- Liszt, Franz -
- Henschel, Ernst -
- Harverson, Alan -
- Harris, William H. -
- Halsey, Louis -
- Goldsbrough Orchestra -
- Gabrieli, Giovanni -
- Fricker, Peter Racine -
- Fairfax, Bryan -
- Elizabethan Singers -
- Downes, Ralph -
- Dorian Singers -
- Dore, Philip -
- Danks, Harry -
- Ball, George Thalben -
Associated Places
Associated Times
This collection is about
Location Details
British Library
The British Library
St Pancras
,96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB United Kingdom Open Map
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Collections Overview
The Library's collection of song and piano sheet music is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, providing a valuable insight into Victorian society and culture as well as the music itself.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
closed
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