SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: Oxford: No venue (1827-1958)
Collection Summary
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English Provinces: Oxford: No venue (1827-1958)
Description
A collection of 32 programmes from Oxford which do not specify the venue in which the concert took place, from 1827 to 1958.
The first programme in the collection is from a concert which took place on 26 June 1827. The concert was given "In the Theatre, at Oxford", but no further details are listed. The programme is from a performance "Palestine" - described as a "sacred oratorio", with music by William Crotch and words by Rev. Reginald Heber. The vocal soloists were Mr. Knyvett, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Vaughan, Miss Stephens, Mr. Taylor, Madame Caradori Allen, Mrs Knyvett and Mr Wilkins.
The remainder of the collection dates from 1908 onwards. There are programmes from a variety of ensembles and organisations including the following: Oxford University Opera Club; Oxford Bach Choir; Oxford Orchestral Society; Oxford University Musical Club and Union; Summertown PSA Orchestra - Popular Concert; Oxford Subscription Concerts; Oxford Harmonic Society; Musick Makers' Guild.
The first programme in the collection is from a concert which took place on 26 June 1827. The concert was given "In the Theatre, at Oxford", but no further details are listed. The programme is from a performance "Palestine" - described as a "sacred oratorio", with music by William Crotch and words by Rev. Reginald Heber. The vocal soloists were Mr. Knyvett, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Vaughan, Miss Stephens, Mr. Taylor, Madame Caradori Allen, Mrs Knyvett and Mr Wilkins.
The remainder of the collection dates from 1908 onwards. There are programmes from a variety of ensembles and organisations including the following: Oxford University Opera Club; Oxford Bach Choir; Oxford Orchestral Society; Oxford University Musical Club and Union; Summertown PSA Orchestra - Popular Concert; Oxford Subscription Concerts; Oxford Harmonic Society; Musick Makers' Guild.
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Date range of collection
1827 - 1958
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Allen, Caradori -
- Crotch, William -
- Knyvett, Mr. -
- Musick Makers' Guild (Oxford) -
- Oxford Bach Choir -
- Oxford Harmonic Society -
- Oxford Orchestral Society -
- Oxford Subscription Concerts -
- Oxford University Musical Club and Union -
- Oxford University Opera Club -
- Phillips, Mr -
- Summertown PSA Orchestra -
- Taylor, Mr -
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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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Accrual Status
Open
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