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Collection Summary

Collection Title

St. Cecilia´s Hall, Edinburgh (1860-2002)

Unique Identifier

Box 54

Description

Concert Programmes St. Cecilia's Hall: 1 box (1860-2002)
Collection of ca. 100 miscellaneous programmes, handbills, posters, and leaflets from concerts at St. Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh. Performances of mainly chamber music, early music in particular.

Highlights of the collection:
A large number of programmes from chamber music concerts promoted by the Georgian Concert Society (1987-2002), such as The Consort of Musicke: Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb (sopranos), Simon Grant (bass), and Anthony Rooley (lute) (28/9/96); King's Consort (14/11/87); Les Vents Devienne (16/10/93); Baroque Brass of London (10/12/94); Réjouissance (26/3/94); Florilegium (8/10/94); Gothic Voices (21/1/95); The Hilliard Ensemble (8/2/92); Le Nouveau Quatuor with Elizabeth Lane (soprano) (20/2/88), and many others.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band and the Cramond Dancers (20/12/85)
Society of Recorder Players 30th anniversary concert (28/2/87)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble (28/4/79)
Frances Loring (baritone) and Ronald Stevenson (piano) (20/11/74)
Concert of sacred and miscellaneous music with various soloists and the St. Cecilia Choral Society conducted by T.M. Hunter (5/3/1860)
Poster from the first public concert in the hall after its restoration, with Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord), Peter Williams (harpsichord and organ), Clifford Hughes (tenor), and the Edinburgh Quartet (29/6/68)

Format

Date range of collection

1860 - 2002

Accumulation Dates

-

Suggested Audience

Not Specific

Associated People or Organisations

• Stevenson, Ronald -
• Georgian Concert Society -
• Consort of Musicke -
• Kirkby, Emma -
• Tubb, Evelyn -
• Grant, Simon -
• Rooley, Anthony -
• King's Consort -
• Vents Devienne, Les -
• Baroque Brass of London -
• Réjouissance -
• Florilegium -
• Gothic Voices -
• Hilliard Ensemble -
• Nouveau Quatuor, Le -
• Lane, Elizabeth -
• Edinburgh Renaissance Band -
• Cramond Dancers -
• Society of Recorder Players -
• Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble -
• Loring, Francis -
• St. Cecilia Choral Society -
• Hunter, T.M. (Mr) -
• Leonhardt, Gustav 1928 -
• Williams, Peter 1937 -
• Hughes, Clifford -
• Edinburgh Quartet -

Associated Places

• St. Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

Associated Times

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 21st century
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

This collection is about

• Leaflets
• Posters
• Handbills
• Playbills

Location Details

Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library

George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG United Kingdom

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Website

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/

Email

central.music.library@edinburgh.gov.uk 0131 225 8

Telephone

0131 225 5584

Fax

0131 225 8783 

Visiting Information

Mon-Thur 10.00-20.00 Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 09.00- 13.00 For reprographic services, book reservations and overdue items from lending departments.

Monday-Thursday, 10am-8pm; Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm

Collections Overview

Special collection on Edinburgh Festival 1947 to date

For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

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