SearchGetRecordLondon: Churches: Southwark Cathedral (1921-1997)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
London: Churches: Southwark Cathedral (1921-1997)
Description
A collection of one box of programmes from Southwark Cathedral, from 1921 to 1997. The full name of the cathedral is Cathedral Church of St. Savior and St. Mary Overie, Southwark.
The programmes from the 1920s and 1930s are from church services. Often, these include performances of large-scale choral works, which were given after brief prayers. There are also programmes from a festival – “Musical Festival” – held in the cathedral. These include performances of sacred and secular music, usually choral but including some orchestral works, preceded by prayers.
From the late 1940s, the programmes are more diverse. Though the programmes from the 1940s are generally from performances which were preceded by prayers, by the 1950s the programmes do not specify any liturgical element to the musical performances. The choir is often specified as being either or both the “Southwark Cathedral Choir” or “Southwark Cathedral Special Choir”. There are programmes from concert performances at the Southwark Cathedral Music Festival in the 1950s and concert performances of Bach’s passions from the late 1950s onwards. Concerts entirely consisting of orchestral music are represented in the collection from the 1960s onwards, appearing in significant numbers in the 1970s. From the 1970s onwards, the collection consists largely of choral concerts and orchestral concerts, with other genres and service programmes. Of the choral concert programmes, a number are from performances by the Alexandra Choir.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically.
The programmes from the 1920s and 1930s are from church services. Often, these include performances of large-scale choral works, which were given after brief prayers. There are also programmes from a festival – “Musical Festival” – held in the cathedral. These include performances of sacred and secular music, usually choral but including some orchestral works, preceded by prayers.
From the late 1940s, the programmes are more diverse. Though the programmes from the 1940s are generally from performances which were preceded by prayers, by the 1950s the programmes do not specify any liturgical element to the musical performances. The choir is often specified as being either or both the “Southwark Cathedral Choir” or “Southwark Cathedral Special Choir”. There are programmes from concert performances at the Southwark Cathedral Music Festival in the 1950s and concert performances of Bach’s passions from the late 1950s onwards. Concerts entirely consisting of orchestral music are represented in the collection from the 1960s onwards, appearing in significant numbers in the 1970s. From the 1970s onwards, the collection consists largely of choral concerts and orchestral concerts, with other genres and service programmes. Of the choral concert programmes, a number are from performances by the Alexandra Choir.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically.
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Date range of collection
1921 - 1997
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
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Email
cph@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7 589 4340
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020 7 589 7740
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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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