A collection of 33 programmes from concerts organised by the BBC, from 1954 to 1955. Some programmes contain analytical programme notes with illustrative musical examples.

The majority of programmes are from concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. These are largely from concerts which took place in the Royal Festival Hall, but the collection also includes a programme from a “Henry Wood Birthday Concert” given at the Royal Albert Hall. The collection contains programmes from concerts given as part of two provincial tours of the orchestra: these were conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Concerts took place at Peterborough Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Hall (Norwich) in February 1955. Concerts took place in the following venues in early May, 1955: King George’s Hall, Blackburn; City Hall, Hull; City hall, Sheffield; St. George’s Hall, Bradford; Town Hall, Leeds. Other groups which occasionally joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra in concerts are as follows: BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; BBC Women’s Chorus.

The collection contains programmes from concerts given by the BBC Theatre Orchestra in a number of provincial venues: Grand Pier Pavilion, Herne Bay; Prince’s Theatre (town hall), Clacton-on-Sea; The Dome, Brighton; Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone; De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea. These concerts were conducted by Charles Mackerras, and also included performances by Thurrock Males Voices Choir, Ilford Girls’ Choir and Orpington Junior Singers.

There is also a programme from a concert entitled “New Music for Brass”. This concert featured the “All star” concert brass band of Great Britain and Fodon’s Motor Works Band.

Arrangement:
The collection is chiefly chronological.

1954 - 1955

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Not Specific

• British Broadcasting Corporation -
• Sargent, Malcolm -
• BBC Symphony Orchestra -
• All Star Concert Brass Band of Great Britain -
• BBC Choral Society -
• BBC Chorus -
• BBC theatre orchestra 1931 - 1949
• BBC Women's Chorus -
• Foden's Motor Works Band -
• Ilford Girls' Choir -
• Mackerras, Charles -
• Orpington Junior Singers -
• Thurrock Male Voices Choir -

• Worcester Cathedral
• Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich
• Albert Hall, Nottingham
• Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
• Royal Albert Hall
• Royal Festival Hall
• St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich
• King George's Hall, Blackburn
• Peterborough Cathedral
• Dome, Brighton
• Theatre
• De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
• Music Hall, Aberdeen
• Town Hall, Birmingham
• Winter Gardens, Margate
• Assembly Hall, Worthing
• Usher Hall, Edinburgh
• De Montford Hall, Leicester
• St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow
• Town Hall, Leeds
• Central Hall, Grimsby
• St. George’s Hall, Bradford
• City Hall, Hull
• City Hall, Sheffield
• Grand Pier Pavilion, Herne Bay
• Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
• Prince's Theatre, Clacton
• St. George's Hall, Bradford

• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

• Musical Examples
• Analytical Notes

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The Portraits and Performance History Collection and its associated reading room is housed in a recently adapted space within the RCM's College Hall, its hall of residence for students. There is step-free access for visitors.

The Centre for Performance History (CPH) is a research centre and is also responsible for the stewardship of two well-established RCM research collections, the Museum of Instruments and the Portraits and Performance History Collection (PPHC). The latter houses a diverse collection relating to the history of performance including the RCM’s internationally famous collection of images, comprising 340 original portraits and sculptures and 25,000 prints and photographs, forming the most comprehensive archive of likenesses of musicians in the UK. The collection of 600,000 concert programmes from 1720 to the present day is of major importance for research into the history of music, society and culture.