A miscellaneous collection of programmes. The collection consists of a scrapbook, with programmes attached by glue, paperclip or loosely inserted. A substantial amount of the collection, ca. 130 programmes, consists of programmes from concerts that took place at the National Gallery in London. These date from 1939 to 1945 and are from the War-time concerts series. A majority, but not all, of the programmes from the National Gallery feature Ivor Newton as a pianist or accompanist.

The programmes from venues other than the National Gallery concerts all feature Ivor Newton as a pianist or accompanist. These are from a wide variety of venues, in London, the provinces and the rest of the world. The programmes date from 1935 to 1961, with a predominance of programmes dating from 1940 to 1945. The collection contains programmes from the following venues:

Laing Art Gallery and Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester; 5 Langford Close, St. John’s Wood; Royal Dublin Society; Theatre Royal, Bristol; Banqueting Hall, Old Palace, Croydon; Royal Academy of Music; Wigmore Hall; Music for all, Cairo; Melksham Town Hall; Town hall, Oxford; Royal Albert Hall; Royal Chapel of all Saints, Windsor Great Park; Calmeyergatens Misjonshus, Oslo; Town hall, Chelsea; Regent hall, Nottingham; Monmouth school for girls; Diligentia, Den Haag; British Council Innsbruck; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Die Osterreichisch – Britische Gesellschaft, Salzburg.

In addition, the collection contains programmes from the following series, where no venue is listed, but the venue can be assumed:
Marlborough college subscription concerts: Marlborough College
Exeter College Music Society: Exeter College, Oxford

There are also programmes from the following institutions, where venue is uncertain:

Salzburger Festspiele; RAM club; American Theatre at the exposition (possibly Brussels); Austrian legation (no country given, possibly London branch)

Arrangement:
The collection divided between National Gallery concerts then non-National Gallery Concerts. The National Gallery programmes are approximately in chronological order. The non-National Gallery programmes are loosely in chronological order, with some items entirely out of sequence.

1935 - 1961

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Not Specific

• Marschner, Heinrich August -
• Birch, Eliza -
• Speer, W. H. -
• Dittersdorf, Car Ditters von -
• Hervey, Arthur -
• Sinding, Christian -
• Gaveaux, Pierre -
• Wandering Minstrels -
• Kreutzer, Conradin -
• Handel Society -
• Paër, Ferdinando -
• Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von -
• Schiller, Friedrich -
• Sullivan, Arthur -
• Gilbert, William Schwenck -
• Lortzing, Albert -
• American Theatre at the Exposition -
• Austrian Legation -
• Exeter College Music Society, Oxford -
• Marlborough college subscription concerts -
• RAM club -
• Salzburger Festspiele -

• Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
• Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
• Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge
• Wigmore Hall
• Royal Albert Hall
• Monmouth School: Hall
• Regent Hall, Nottingham
• Diligentia
• Royal Academy of Music
• National Gallery
• 5 Langford Close, St. John's Wood
• British Council, Innsbruck
• Calmeyergatens Misjonshus, Oslo
• Diligentia, Den Haag
• Laing Art Gallery and Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Monmouth school for girls
• Music for All, Cairo
• National Gallery
• Old Palace, Croydon: Banqueting Hall
• Österreichisch-Britische gesellschaft, Salzburg
• Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park
• Theatre Royal, Bristol
• Town Hall, Chelsea
• Town Hall, Melksham
• Town Hall, Oxford

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

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During the course of 2008 a new facility providing collection storage space, reader facilities and office space will created for the Centre for Performance History at College Hall, the site of the RCM's Hall of Residence in London W12. This will eventually offer improved access to researchers, and provide the collection with a secure and stable environment, all in one place. In order that the relevant parts of the collection can be packed and prepared for the move, and then re-shelved at the new facility as expeditiously as possible, all facilities and services (including photographic services and access to the programmes collection) of the Centre for Performance History are suspended until 12 January 2009. The Museum of Instruments will continue to operate a full service (including public opening during the summer vacation) throughout this period. We apologize for the inevitable inconvenience that this closure will cause to colleagues, students, researchers and members of the public, but believe that the improvements that will result will benefit the long-term preservation of the collections and will provide enhanced access to them for all users.