SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: Kettering (1893-1951)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
English Provinces: Kettering (1893-1951)
Description
A collection of 17 programmes from Kettering, from 1893 to 1951.
The earliest programme in the collection is from a concert given in the Victoria Hall, on 6 February 1893. The concert was given by the Kettering Choral Society: the concert featured a performance of the cantata "Joan of Arc" (Gaul) in the first part of the concert, followed by various solo items, songs and short orchestral works in the second part.
The rest of the collection dates from 1942 onwards, with the majority of programmes from concerts given in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations. The following venues are represented in the collection: Central Hall, Montagu Street; Rockingham Road Park; Savoy Cinema Theatre [programmes from 1942 and undated programmes]; Savoy Theatre [programmes from 1951].
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged by venue, then by date.
The earliest programme in the collection is from a concert given in the Victoria Hall, on 6 February 1893. The concert was given by the Kettering Choral Society: the concert featured a performance of the cantata "Joan of Arc" (Gaul) in the first part of the concert, followed by various solo items, songs and short orchestral works in the second part.
The rest of the collection dates from 1942 onwards, with the majority of programmes from concerts given in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations. The following venues are represented in the collection: Central Hall, Montagu Street; Rockingham Road Park; Savoy Cinema Theatre [programmes from 1942 and undated programmes]; Savoy Theatre [programmes from 1951].
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged by venue, then by date.
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Date range of collection
1893 - 1951
Accumulation Dates
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Not Specific
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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
Website
Email
cph@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7 589 4340
Fax
020 7 589 7740
Visiting Information
Mon-Fri by appointment
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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