A volume of programmes of performances by Thomas Harper. The programmes feature performances by the trumpeter Thomas Harper from 1845 to 1894 – Thomas Harper lived from 1816-1898 – which took place in a variety of provincial venues around the United Kingdom. The volume starts with a programme from Temperance Hall, Aberdare, and contains 39 programmes.

The programmes are largely from concerts where Thomas Harper played obligato trumpet: these concerts include performances of oratorio, sacred music and solo vocal concerts. Accompanists to Thomas Harper include piano, orchestras and military bands. A number of programmes are from musical performances which were given to commemorate the opening of buildings or structures.

The volume contains programmes from the following venues:

Temperance Hall, Aberdare; Town Hall, Birmingham; Rink Concert Hall, Blackheath; Town Hall, Bridgend; The Dome, Brighton; St. George’s Hall, Burton on Trent; Montpellier Rooms, Cheltenham; Corn Hall, Cirencester; Church Congress Hall, [Croydon?]; National School Room, Dartford; Maison Dieu Hall, Dartford; Town Hall, Durham; Town Hall, Dover (opening of the hall); Victoria Hall, Exeter (opening of the hall); Town Hall, Folkestone; Pavilion Lawn, Folkestone; Town Hall, Haverhill; Corn Exchange, Kettering; Music Hall, Albion Street, Leeds; Assembly Rooms, Ludlow; Free Trade Hall, Manchester; Town Hall, Newport, Mon.; St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich; Mechanics Hall, Nottingham; Town Hall, Reading; Richmond & Twickenham Footbridge, Lock and Weir (opening ceremony); New Assembly Room, Digby Hotel, Sherborne; Stockport Technical School (corner stone ceremony); Mechanics’ Institution, New Swindon; Crystal Palace; Volunteer Hall, Ulverston; Music Hall, Worcester

Arrangement:
The programmes are chiefly arranged by alphabetical order of geographic name. Crystal Palace is considered as “Sydenham” and the prefixes “Great” and “New” to geographic names have been ignored in the filing order.

1845 - 1894

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• Town Hall, Durham
• Town Hall, Haverhill
• Town Hall, Birmingham
• Dome, Brighton
• Town Hall, Dover
• Victoria Hall, Exeter
• St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich
• Town Hall, Burton upon Trent
• Crystal Palace
• Free Trade Hall
• Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
• Church Congress Hall, Croydon
• Corn Exchange, Kettering
• Corn Hall, Cirencester
• Digby Hotel, Sherborne
• Maison Dieu Hall, Dartford
• Mechanics' Hall, Nottingham
• Mechanics' Institution, New Swindon
• Montpellier Rooms, Cheltenham
• Music Hall, Albion Street, Leeds
• Music Hall, Worcester
• National School Rooms, Dartford
• Pavilion Lawn, Folkestone
• Richmond & Twickenham Footbridge, Lock and Weir
• Rink Concert Hall, Blackheath
• St. George's Hall, Burton on Trent
• Stockport Technical School
• Temperance Hall, Aberdare
• Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety)
• Town Hall, Bridgend
• Town hall, Folkestone
• Town Hall, Newport
• Town Hall, Reading
• Volunteer Hall, Ulverston

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
• 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850

• Musical Examples
• Analytical Notes

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