SearchGetRecordBBC Concerts (1956-1957)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
BBC Concerts (1956-1957)
Description
A collection of 37 programmes from concerts organised by the BBC, from 1956 to 1957. Some programmes contain analytical programme notes with illustrative musical examples.
The collection contains programmes from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. The programmes from the BBC Symphony Orchestra include London concerts given in the Royal Festival Hall and provincial concerts from the following venues: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Town Hall, Birmingham; St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich; Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich; Caird Hall, Dundee; Music Hall, Aberdeen; St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow; Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Worcester Cathedral. These provincial concerts were all conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Both the London and provincial concerts occasionally included performances by the following groups: Scottish Choral Society; BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society.
BBC Concert Orchestra material includes programmes from the following provincial venues: De Montford Hall, Leicester; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Town Hall Birmingham; Albert Hall, Nottingham; Central Hall, Grimsby; St. George’s Hall, Bradford; Leeds Town Hall; Assembly Hall, Worthing; Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea; De la Waar Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea; Winter Gardens, Margate; Winter Gardens Ballroom, Morecambe (which featured the BBC Northern Orchestra); Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. A large amount of these concerts were conduced by Vilem Tausky. Some concerts were given as part of the series “Friday Night is Music Night”. Performances by the orchestra were occasionally supplemented with performances by the following choirs: Midland Light Orchestra; BBC Men’s Chorus; Bexhill Choral Society; Margate Festival Choir; Worthing Municipal Choir; Mull and Felton Works Band; British United Male Voice Choir; West Riding Opera Circle Chorus. There is also a programme from a concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra given at the Royal Albert Hall.
Arrangement:
The programmes are divided between the BBCSO and the BBCCO. BBCSO programmes are divided first into London and Provincial sequence, then organised by date. BBCCO provincial programmes are organised into a chronological sequence, with the London programme coming at the end of the sequence.
The collection contains programmes from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. The programmes from the BBC Symphony Orchestra include London concerts given in the Royal Festival Hall and provincial concerts from the following venues: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Town Hall, Birmingham; St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich; Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich; Caird Hall, Dundee; Music Hall, Aberdeen; St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow; Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Worcester Cathedral. These provincial concerts were all conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Both the London and provincial concerts occasionally included performances by the following groups: Scottish Choral Society; BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society.
BBC Concert Orchestra material includes programmes from the following provincial venues: De Montford Hall, Leicester; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Town Hall Birmingham; Albert Hall, Nottingham; Central Hall, Grimsby; St. George’s Hall, Bradford; Leeds Town Hall; Assembly Hall, Worthing; Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea; De la Waar Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea; Winter Gardens, Margate; Winter Gardens Ballroom, Morecambe (which featured the BBC Northern Orchestra); Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. A large amount of these concerts were conduced by Vilem Tausky. Some concerts were given as part of the series “Friday Night is Music Night”. Performances by the orchestra were occasionally supplemented with performances by the following choirs: Midland Light Orchestra; BBC Men’s Chorus; Bexhill Choral Society; Margate Festival Choir; Worthing Municipal Choir; Mull and Felton Works Band; British United Male Voice Choir; West Riding Opera Circle Chorus. There is also a programme from a concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra given at the Royal Albert Hall.
Arrangement:
The programmes are divided between the BBCSO and the BBCCO. BBCSO programmes are divided first into London and Provincial sequence, then organised by date. BBCCO provincial programmes are organised into a chronological sequence, with the London programme coming at the end of the sequence.
Format
Date range of collection
1956 - 1957
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Midland Light Orchestra -
- Sargent, Malcolm -
- BBC Concert Orchestra -
- BBC Symphony Orchestra -
- British Broadcasting Corporation -
- Festival of Britain -
- BBC Choral Society -
- BBC Chorus -
- BBC Men's Chorus -
- Bexhill Choral Society -
- British United Male Voice Choir -
- Friday Night is Music Night -
- Margate Festival Choir -
- Mull and Fenton Works Band -
- Scottish Choral Society -
- Tausky, Vilem -
- West Riding Opera Circle Chorus -
- Worthing Municipal Choir -
Associated Places
- Assembly Hall, Worthing
- Town Hall, Leeds
- St. George’s Hall, Bradford
- Central Hall, Grimsby
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
- De Montford Hall, Leicester
- Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
- St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich
- Royal Albert Hall
- Wigmore Hall
- Worcester Cathedral
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow
- Music Hall, Aberdeen
- Theatre
- Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich
- Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
- Royal Festival Hall
- Winter Gardens, Margate
- Town Hall, Birmingham
- De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
- Caird Hall, Dundee
- Princes Theatre, Clacton
- St. George's Hall, Bradford
- Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety)
- Winter Gardens, Morecambe
Associated Times
Details also available
Inventory - concert dates, performers, conductors, venues (if London) or town, performing groups
This collection is about
Location Details
Royal College Of Music, Centre for Performance History
College Hall
220-238 Goldhawk Road London W12 9PL Open Map
Website
Email
portraits@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone
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Fax
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Visiting Information
Mon-Fri by appointment
Research access by appointment only.
Researchers will be provided with Collection Regulations, and will be asked to complete a Researcher Registration Form (copies are available on the CPH website)
Building Information
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.
Collections Overview
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.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Open
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