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Collection name
Companies (Scotland) (1963-2002)
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Mus.Box.250
Description
Collection of ca. 60 miscellaneous programmes, leaflets, and brochures from various Scottish ensembles, with a separate folder for each one.
Scottish Ballet:
Brochures about Friends of Scottish Ballet, mailing list, funding requests
Scottish Chamber Orchestra:
Programmes include names of all ensemble members and biographies of soloists.
1/4/79 (with Scottish Philharmonic Singers and Toad Choir) at Greenock Town Hall.
Programme diaries 1980/81, 1982/83, 1984/5 and tour leaflets 1983-84.
Brochures from summer gala evenings at Hopetoun House, 1983
11/10/78 and 4/12/78 at the Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh.
13-18/10/78 at the Ayr Town Hall, Perth Theatre, and Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh.
2-5/11/78 at the Greenock Town Hall, Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh, and Younger Hall, St Andrews.
8-11/9/79 at Lochaber High School, Fort William, Glengorm Castle, Mull, Iona Abbey, and St. John's Cathedral, Oban.
Scottish Opera:
1978 newsletter, 1970, 1993-94 and 2002 programme diaries, leaflets about touring productions.
Scottish Baroque Ensemble:
General notes and names of ensemble members included in each programme.
8-11/4/80 at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Bonar Hall, Dundee, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, and Mitchell Hall, Aberdeen.
22/3/80 at Academy Hall, Galashiels, 13/4/80 at Ayr Pavilion, Ayr, and 29/4/80 at Civic Theatre, Cumbernauld.
11/3/80: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
8/1/80: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 9/1/80: Bonar Hall, Dundee
9-12/10/79: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Bonar Hall, Dundee, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, and Mitchell Hall, Aberdeen
11/12/79: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
11/3/80: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
11-16/11/79: Purcell Ensemble, promoted by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble, Pavilion, Ayr, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Bonar Hall, Dundee, Mitchell Hall, Aberdeen
22/11/79: Corran Halls, Oban, 24/11/79: Theatre Royal, Dumfries
21/11/79: with Moray Choral Union, Elgin Town Hall
Miscellaneous fundraising letters, letters about upcoming concerts, and programme diaries.
Also in this box are miscellaneous programmes from concerts and theatrical productions at Leith Town Hall:
7/9/63: Performance of Scottish Poetry and Music, with various performers.
There are also leaflets from performances by the Edinburgh Quartet (1979-80), and other miscellaneous theatrical programmes.
Date range
1963 - 2002
Associated People and Organisations
Scottish Chamber Orchestra -
Scottish ensemble -
Scottish Philharmonic Singers -
Toad Choir -
Scottish Opera -
Scottish baroque ensemble 1969 -
Purcell Ensemble -
Moray Choral Union -
Edinburgh Quartet -
Associated Places
Hopetoun House
Scotland
Town Hall, Ayr
Younger Hall (was Older Hall until 1819)
Theatre, Preston
Perth Theatre
Town Hall, Greenock
Leith Town Hall
Town Hall, Elgin
Corran Halls
Lecture Hall, Mechanic's Institute
Mechanic's Hall, Milton Street
Mitchell Hall, Aberdeen
Bonar Hall
Henry Wood Concert Hall, Glasgow
Freemasons' hall, Edinburgh
Lochaber High School, Fort William
Glengorm Castle, Mull
Iona Abbey
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Academy Hall, Galashiels
Ayr Pavilion
Civic Theatre, Cumbernauld
Theatre Royal, Dumfries
Associated Times
20th century - mid 1931-1970
21st century
20th century - late 1971-1999
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Ballet
Opera
Leaflets
Brochures
Playbills
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National Library of Scotland, Music Collections
George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW United Kingdom Open Map
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Large reference collection of printed, manuscript and audio-visual music material, including books, scores, periodicals, audio, video and multi-media formats. Legal deposit library.
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