SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: Manchester: Royal Northern College of Music (1973-2003)
Collection Summary
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English Provinces: Manchester: Royal Northern College of Music (1973-2003)
Description
A collection of six boxes of programmes and propsectuses from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), from 1973 to 2003. The majority of items in the collection date from 1973 to 1985. The collection includes a few press cuttings.
The RNCM was formed in 1973, from a merge between the Royal Manchester College of Music (est. 1893) and the Northern College of Music (est. 1942). For programmes from these institutions, please see separate records under their respective names.
The first items in the collections are from the inaugural productions given in the Opera Theatre, in February 1973. The collection contains programmes from various venues within the college, including the Opera Theatre, Concert Hall and Recital Room.
The programmes in the collection are from concerts organised by the RNCM, usually featuring RNCM ensembles. However, a number of items in the collection are from external concerts or performances. These include performances given by the Manchester Opera Company, Northern Dance Theatre, Northern Ballet Theatre and Contemporary Music Network.
Arrangement:
The items are arranged in chrnological order.
The RNCM was formed in 1973, from a merge between the Royal Manchester College of Music (est. 1893) and the Northern College of Music (est. 1942). For programmes from these institutions, please see separate records under their respective names.
The first items in the collections are from the inaugural productions given in the Opera Theatre, in February 1973. The collection contains programmes from various venues within the college, including the Opera Theatre, Concert Hall and Recital Room.
The programmes in the collection are from concerts organised by the RNCM, usually featuring RNCM ensembles. However, a number of items in the collection are from external concerts or performances. These include performances given by the Manchester Opera Company, Northern Dance Theatre, Northern Ballet Theatre and Contemporary Music Network.
Arrangement:
The items are arranged in chrnological order.
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Date range of collection
1973 - 2003
Accumulation Dates
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Suggested Audience
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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