SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: Newbury (1909-1991)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
English Provinces: Newbury (1909-1991)
Description
A collection of 31 programmes and prospectuses from Newbury, from 1909 to 1991.
A significant number of programmes in the collection are from orchestral and choral concerts. These are largely from Newbury-based groups, including a significant amount of programmes from concerts given by the Newbury Choral Society (founded 1884), Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union (programmes are largely from the 1940s and 1950s) and the Newbury String Players.
The following concert venues are represented in the collection: Corn Exchange; Douai Abbey; Lecture Hall, Northbrook Street; Plaza Theatre; St. George's Church, Wash Common; St. Nicholas Church.
In addition there are programmes from the following organisations where the concert venue has not been specifed: Newbury and Districy Musical Festival; Newbury Musical Festival; Newbury Chamber Concert Society; Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union; Newbury Symphony Orchestra.
There are prospectuses and fliers from the Newbury Spring Festival from 1979 to 1984 (inclusive).
A significant number of programmes in the collection are from orchestral and choral concerts. These are largely from Newbury-based groups, including a significant amount of programmes from concerts given by the Newbury Choral Society (founded 1884), Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union (programmes are largely from the 1940s and 1950s) and the Newbury String Players.
The following concert venues are represented in the collection: Corn Exchange; Douai Abbey; Lecture Hall, Northbrook Street; Plaza Theatre; St. George's Church, Wash Common; St. Nicholas Church.
In addition there are programmes from the following organisations where the concert venue has not been specifed: Newbury and Districy Musical Festival; Newbury Musical Festival; Newbury Chamber Concert Society; Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union; Newbury Symphony Orchestra.
There are prospectuses and fliers from the Newbury Spring Festival from 1979 to 1984 (inclusive).
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Date range of collection
1909 - 1991
Accumulation Dates
-
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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