SearchGetRecordErnst Henschel collection: London: Queen Mary Hall (1940-53)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Ernst Henschel collection: London: Queen Mary Hall (1940-53)
Unique Identifier
Henschel
Description
A collection of programmes and handbills for performances given at the Queen Mary Hall, Great Russell Street, London, between 1940 and 1953, held loosely and arranged chronologically within the Ernst Henschel collection (1892-1966).
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General.
Box 27, parcel 1 (1940-44)
8, 15, 22 and 29 February [1940]: single document with programmes for four Tea Time Concerts by European Artists (second series).
18 December 1943: Concert of Hungarian Music with Ilona Kabos (piano), Eda Kersey (violin), Frederick Thurston (clarinet) and the Blech String Quartet.
Box 28 (1946)
13 March: A Concert of Russian Music by Alexandre Tcherepnine (piano) and Lili Larsen (vocal), accompanied by Ivor Newton.
2 October: Violin Recital by Frederick Grinke, accompanied by Wilfrid Parry.
18 October: Song Recital by Isobel Baillie.
2 November: Arthur Perrow (tenor) with the Martin String Quartet and Muriel Blackwell (piano).
6 November: Antony Hopkins (piano) with Jean Stewart (viola) and Alison Purves (vocal).
Box 30, parcel 1 (1948)
3 April: Committee for the Promotion of New Music Thirteenth Experimental Rehearsal, given by the New English Orchestra and conducted by Basil Cameron and Edric Cundell.
Box 30, parcel 2 (1949)
11, 18 and 25 February and 4, 11 and 25 March: London Baroque Ensemble, directed by Karl Haas, presented by Holborn Borough Council.
9 and 23 November: Exploratory Concert Society XXV and XXVII.
Box 31, parcel 1 (1950)
24 May: Aeolian String Quartet.
11 October: Harry Isaacs Piano Trio.
Box 31, parcel 2 (1951)
15 February: In Memory of Jan Sliwinski.
Box 32, parcel 1 (1952)
13 February: third of five concerts devoted to the chamber music of Dvorak and Mendelssohn, given by the Macgibbon String Quartet.
Box 32, parcel 2 (1953)
15 October: A Recital of the Music of John Greenwood with the Aeolian String Quartet.
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General.
Box 27, parcel 1 (1940-44)
8, 15, 22 and 29 February [1940]: single document with programmes for four Tea Time Concerts by European Artists (second series).
18 December 1943: Concert of Hungarian Music with Ilona Kabos (piano), Eda Kersey (violin), Frederick Thurston (clarinet) and the Blech String Quartet.
Box 28 (1946)
13 March: A Concert of Russian Music by Alexandre Tcherepnine (piano) and Lili Larsen (vocal), accompanied by Ivor Newton.
2 October: Violin Recital by Frederick Grinke, accompanied by Wilfrid Parry.
18 October: Song Recital by Isobel Baillie.
2 November: Arthur Perrow (tenor) with the Martin String Quartet and Muriel Blackwell (piano).
6 November: Antony Hopkins (piano) with Jean Stewart (viola) and Alison Purves (vocal).
Box 30, parcel 1 (1948)
3 April: Committee for the Promotion of New Music Thirteenth Experimental Rehearsal, given by the New English Orchestra and conducted by Basil Cameron and Edric Cundell.
Box 30, parcel 2 (1949)
11, 18 and 25 February and 4, 11 and 25 March: London Baroque Ensemble, directed by Karl Haas, presented by Holborn Borough Council.
9 and 23 November: Exploratory Concert Society XXV and XXVII.
Box 31, parcel 1 (1950)
24 May: Aeolian String Quartet.
11 October: Harry Isaacs Piano Trio.
Box 31, parcel 2 (1951)
15 February: In Memory of Jan Sliwinski.
Box 32, parcel 1 (1952)
13 February: third of five concerts devoted to the chamber music of Dvorak and Mendelssohn, given by the Macgibbon String Quartet.
Box 32, parcel 2 (1953)
15 October: A Recital of the Music of John Greenwood with the Aeolian String Quartet.
Format
Date range of collection
1940 - 1953
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Thurston, Frederick -
- Tcherepnine, Alexandre -
- Stewart, Jean -
- Purves, Alison -
- Perrow, Arthur -
- Parry, Wilfrid -
- Newton, Ivor -
- New English Orchestra -
- Mendelssohn, Felix -
- Martin String Quartet -
- Macgibbon String Quartet -
- London Baroque Ensemble -
- Larsen, Lili -
- Kersey, Eda -
- Kabos, Ilona -
- Isaacs, Harry -
- Hopkins, Anthony -
- Henschel, Ernst -
- Haas, Karl -
- Grinke, Frederick -
- Greenwood, John -
- Exploratory Concert Society -
- Dvorak, Antonin -
- Cundell, Edric -
- Committee for the Promotion of New Music -
- Cameron, Basil -
- Blech String Quartet -
- Blackwell, Muriel -
- Baillie, Isobel -
- Aeolian String Quartet -
Associated Places
Associated Times
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Location Details
British Library
The British Library
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,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
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Accrual Status
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