SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: St. Albans (1934-2002)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
English Provinces: St. Albans (1934-2002)
Description
A collection of 22 programmes and prospectuses from St. Albans, from 1934 to 2002.
The majority of items in the collection are from concerts given in the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban. Alternative names cited for this venue on programmes include the following: St. Alban's Cathedral; St. Albans Abbey. A large number of programmes are from organ recitals or choir concerts.
Other venues represented in the collection include the following: Abbey Theatre; County Theatre; Maltings Arts Centre; Verulamium. In addition there is a prospectus from performances given by St. Albans Chamber Opera. There is also a festival programme from the International Organ Festival, held in 1981.
Arrangement:
The programmes are sorted by venue, then by date. The multi-venue prospectus and festival programme are at the end of the sequence.
The majority of items in the collection are from concerts given in the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban. Alternative names cited for this venue on programmes include the following: St. Alban's Cathedral; St. Albans Abbey. A large number of programmes are from organ recitals or choir concerts.
Other venues represented in the collection include the following: Abbey Theatre; County Theatre; Maltings Arts Centre; Verulamium. In addition there is a prospectus from performances given by St. Albans Chamber Opera. There is also a festival programme from the International Organ Festival, held in 1981.
Arrangement:
The programmes are sorted by venue, then by date. The multi-venue prospectus and festival programme are at the end of the sequence.
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Date range of collection
1934 - 2002
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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Accrual Status
Open
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