SearchGetRecordCharles Acton Collection: Box 49 (1959-85)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Charles Acton Collection: Box 49 (1959-85)
Unique Identifier
Acton Gift 49
Description
Collection of 122 programmes relating to the Royal Irish Academy of Music from 24/2/60-22/11/85 by performers including The Academy Wind Ensemble, The Opera Class and Orchestra, RIAM Senior Orchestra and The Academy Chamber Orchestra. The concerts were held in the Hewson Room, RIAM; Dagg Hall, RIAM; St. Paul's Church, Adelaide Road, Glenageary; St. Francis Xavier's Hall; Metropolitan Hall. Concerts were mostly presented by the Students' Musical Union. Many programmes are accompanied by word-sheets.
The following are the RIAM series' from which many of the programmes originate: International Summer School of Music & Drama; Lunchtime Recitals; Dina Copeman Commemorative Concerts; Young American-Irish Artists Summer School; Feis Ceoil Prize Fund Recital; Royal Irish Academy of Music Summer School; the 'At Home' Series and the Restoration Fund concerts from 14/2/64-7/3/65.
Included in the collection are programmes from:
24/10/83: Paris Conservatoire: Students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
12/6/61: Concert in honour of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco: The Academy Orchestra.
The following are the RIAM series' from which many of the programmes originate: International Summer School of Music & Drama; Lunchtime Recitals; Dina Copeman Commemorative Concerts; Young American-Irish Artists Summer School; Feis Ceoil Prize Fund Recital; Royal Irish Academy of Music Summer School; the 'At Home' Series and the Restoration Fund concerts from 14/2/64-7/3/65.
Included in the collection are programmes from:
24/10/83: Paris Conservatoire: Students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
12/6/61: Concert in honour of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco: The Academy Orchestra.
Format
Date range of collection
1959 - 1985
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Acton, Charles -
- Feis Ceoil (later Siemens [Nixdorf] Feis Ceoil) -
- Prince Ranier of Monaco -
- Princess Grace of Monaco -
- RIAM Academy Chamber Orchestra -
- RIAM Academy Wind Ensemble -
- RIAM International Summer School of Music and Drama -
- RIAM Opera Class -
- RIAM Orchestra -
- RIAM Senior Orchestra -
- RIAM Young American-Irish Artists Summer School -
- Royal Irish Academy of Music Students' Musical Union -
- Royal Irish Academy of Music Summer School -
- Royal Irish Academy of Music -
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This collection is about
Location Details
National Library of Ireland
Kildare Street
Dublin
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Website
Email
cfahy@nli.ie
Telephone
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Fax
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Main Reading Room Manuscripts Reading Room Information/Readers Ticket Desk
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2pm-4.30pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm Saturday: 10am-12.30pm Saturday: 10am-1pm
Manuscripts are not issued to readers during these hours:
Mon-Fri: 12.30pm to 2pm
Mon-Wed: 5pm to 6pm & after 7pm
The Library’s main Reading Room, exhibition area, seminar room, shop and café are all wheelchair accessible.
The Reading Room, the exhibition area and the shop in the National Photographic Archive are also wheelchair accessible.
Collections Overview
The National Library of Ireland has two collections consisting mainly of printed sheet music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. These include much material from the mainsteam western classical music tradition, but also material relating to little known Irish composers. The names of the two collections are the Joly Music Collection and the Additional Music collection. In addition the Library has a small but significant collection of music manuscripts. The general printed collections include some Irish ballad, folk-music and popular song collections.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Closed
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