A bound volume of prospectuses and handbills for the Meetings and Concerts given under the auspices of the Oxford University Musical Club and Union, between 1916 and 1923, bound chronologically. Also, a miscellaneous selection of (largely undated) handbills for performances given at the Town Hall and Holywell Music Room, Oxford, including items from 1960 and 1961.

Unless otherwise stated below, all concerts were given in the Holywell Music Room. They were principally chamber music performances with instrumental and some vocal solos. The Meetings were given largely by professional performers whilst the concerts featured members of the society.

1. Meetings
Handbills for meeting nos. 1036-1167, missing those for nos. 1055, 1081-83, 1130, 1133, 1140 and 1154. Prospectuses are held for each term (Michaelmas, Hilary and Easter/Trinity) from Michaelmas 1916 to Michaelmas 1923, missing those for Michaelmas 1919 and Trinity 1922. Where prospectuses can be used to ascertain dates for the meetings for which handbills are missing, these are provided in square brackets below.

From 7 May 1918 to 28 January 1919, the meetings were held at Taphouse's Music Room whilst those on 8 June 1920 and 11 May 1922 took place at the Town Hall, the latter to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Club. The remaining performances took place at the Holywell Music Room.

1916-1917
24 October and 7 and 21 November 1916
30 January, 13 and 27 February 1917
8 and 22 May and 5 June 1917

1917-18
23 October and 6 and 20 November 1917
5 and 19 February and 5 March 1918
7, 21 and 28 May and 11 June 1918

1918-19
[22 October], 5, 19 and 26 November 1918
28 January, 11 and 25 February and 11 March 1919 (with separate wordbook for 11 March)
29 April and 6, 13, 20 and 27 May 1919

1919-20
14, 21 and 28 October, 4, 11, 18 and 25 November and 2 December 1919 (with unnumbered handbill for 14 November and a separate wordbook for 18 November).
20 and 27 January, 3, 10, 17 February, [24 February and 2 and 9 March]. 1920
27 April, 4, 11, 18 May, 1, 8 and 15 June 1920

1920-21
12, 19 and 26 October, 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 November 1920
18 and 25 January, 1, 8, 15 and 22 February, 1, 8 March 1921 (with separate wordbook for 1 March.
26 April, 3, 10, 17 and 31 May, 7, 14 June 1921

1921-22
18 and 25 October, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November, 6 December 1921
24 and 31 January, 7, 14, 21 and 28 February and 7 and 14 March 1922
11 and 16 May and 6 and 13 June 1922 (with separate wordbook for 6 June).

1922-23
17, 24 and 31 October, [7], 14, 21 and 28 November and 5 December 1922
23 and 30 January, 6, 13, 20 and 27 February, 6, 13 March 1923
1, [8], 15, 22 May, 5, 12, 19 June 1923

1923-24
16, 23 and 30 October, 6, 13, 20 and 27 November and 4 December 1923: nos. 1160-67


2. Concerts
Handbills are held for concert nos. 772 to 827, missing 773-4, 804, 806, 808-11, 815, 823 and 825. Documents for both the 29 April and 13 May 1921 claim to be no. 785.
28 November 1919
14 May and 11 June 1920
20 and 26 November 1920
21 January, 4, 12, 18 and 24 February and 5 March 1921
29 April/13 May, 28 May, 4, 10 and 16 June 1921
21 October, 4, 12, 18 and 26 November, 3 December 1921
27 January, 10, 18, 24 February, 4, 10 March 1922
6, 19 May, 2/10 June, 19 June 1922
25 November and 7 December 1922
26 January, 9, 17 February, 3, 9, 15 March 1923
18 May, 9, 16 June 1923
3 and 15 November and 6 December 1923


3. Miscellaneous material (handbills)
Saturday 7 May [no year], Town Hall: Oxford University Orchestra, conducted by J. A. Westrup, including the first Oxford performance of Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 (poster)
10 March [no year], Town Hall: Recital by Leon Goossens, given as part of Oxford University World Refugee Year Appeal.
Saturday 30 April, Holywell Music Room: Concert of Brazilian Popular Music given by the Sexteto Gnatalli, Bandeira (singer) and Edu (harmonica), under the direction of Radamés Gnatalli.
21 January 1961, Holywell Music Room: Concert given by Eric Parkin (piano), John Steel (tenor) and Alan Rowlands (accompanist) for the John Ireland Society.
Saturday 28 January [no year], Holywell Music Room: Chamber Concert in aid of Oxford Famine Relief by Julia Rayson (clarinet), Ita Herbert (violin) and Nuala Herbert (piano).
26 January 1961, Holywell Music Room: Eduard Melkus (violin) and Hans Haselböck (organ).

1961 - 1961

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Not Specific

• Westrup, Jack A. -
• University of Oxford -
• Steel, John -
• Shostakovich, Dmitri -
• Sexteto Gnatalli Bandeira -
• Rowlands, Alan -
• Rayson, Julia -
• Parkin, Eric -
• Oxford University Orchestra -
• Oxford University Musical Club and Union -
• Melkus, Eduard -
• John Ireland Society -
• Herbert, Nuala -
• Herbert, Ita -
• Haselböck, Hans -
• Goossens, Léon -
• Gnatalli, Radamés -

• Holywell Music Room
• Taphouse's New Concert Room
• Town Hall, Oxford

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

• Brochures
• Word books
• First performances
• Handbills

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