SearchGetRecordHenry Wood Collection: Brand Lane Festival Concerts (1916-1923)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Henry Wood Collection: Brand Lane Festival Concerts (1916-1923)
Description
A collection of two volumes and seven loose items from Brand Lane Festival Concerts, 1916 to 1923.
There are bound volumes from 1916-1917 (the front cover to this volume is incorrectly embossed “Brand Lane Subscription Concerts”) and 1920-1921. There are loose items as follows: 1919-1920 (1 prospectus, 4 programmes); 1921-1922 (1 prospectus); 1922-1923 (1 programme).
The concerts took place from October to April – Brand Lane’s vision was to have the stellar quality of performers typically to be found at a festival, but to make the concerts dispersed through the year – on Saturdays. The amount of concerts per season increased with time: for instance there were 7 concerts in 1916 to 1917, yet 12 in 1921-1922. The concerts took place in the Free Trade Hall.
Concerts were a variety of genres: there were orchestral concerts, choral concerts, recitals, military band concerts and concerts of operatic extracts. The conductors included Brand Lane and Henry Wood. Some performances featured the New Brand Lane Orchestra and the Manchester Philharmonic [choir]. There were also military bands such as the bands of the Irish Guards, Welsh Guards and Scots Guards.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged in chronological order. Loose programmes are kept at the end of the sequence.
There are bound volumes from 1916-1917 (the front cover to this volume is incorrectly embossed “Brand Lane Subscription Concerts”) and 1920-1921. There are loose items as follows: 1919-1920 (1 prospectus, 4 programmes); 1921-1922 (1 prospectus); 1922-1923 (1 programme).
The concerts took place from October to April – Brand Lane’s vision was to have the stellar quality of performers typically to be found at a festival, but to make the concerts dispersed through the year – on Saturdays. The amount of concerts per season increased with time: for instance there were 7 concerts in 1916 to 1917, yet 12 in 1921-1922. The concerts took place in the Free Trade Hall.
Concerts were a variety of genres: there were orchestral concerts, choral concerts, recitals, military band concerts and concerts of operatic extracts. The conductors included Brand Lane and Henry Wood. Some performances featured the New Brand Lane Orchestra and the Manchester Philharmonic [choir]. There were also military bands such as the bands of the Irish Guards, Welsh Guards and Scots Guards.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged in chronological order. Loose programmes are kept at the end of the sequence.
Format
Date range of collection
1916 - 1923
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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Location Details
Royal Academy of Music, Library
Marylebone Road London NW1 5HT United Kingdom Open Map
Website
Email
library@ram.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7873 7323
Fax
020 7873 7322
Visiting Information
Term-Time Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9.00–18.00
Saturdays: 9.00–12.00 (Junior Academy terms only)
Vacation hours vary and are advertised in the Library Information section in the on-line Unicorn Catalogue.
Collections Overview
Books; printed music; sound recordings; choral sets; orchestral sets; manuscripts; early printed music & books; undergraduate & research
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Closed
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