A collection of three boxes of programmes from Australia. The collection includes one box of programmes from Sydney. The collection contains programmes and prospectuses from 1907 onwards, including a number of items from the 1920s.

A large array of concert venues, towns and cities are represented in the collection. There are a number of programmes from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, including significant numbers of programmes from the Town Hall, Adelaide, Melbourne Town Hall and the Perth Concert Hall. Within Sydney, there are a number of programmes from the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Town Hall.

Some of the main organisations and ensembles represented by the collection are as follows: Victorian Symphony Orchestra; West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Quinlan Opera Company (1910s); Australian Opera; Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).

Arrangement:
The collection is divided by town/city, then by venue, then chronologically.

1907 -

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Not Specific

• Australian Broadcasting Commission -
• Australian Opera -
• Quinlan Opera Company -
• Sydney symphony orchestra 1932 -
• Victorian symphony orchestra -
• West australian symphony orchestra -

• Adelaide
• Australia
• Concert Hall, Perth
• Melbourne
• Perth [Australia]
• Sydney
• Sydney Opera House
• Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall
• Town hall, Adelaide
• Town Hall, Melbourne
• Town Hall, Sydney

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

Centre for Performance History Prince Consort Road London London SW7 2BS United Kingdom

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During the course of 2008 a new facility providing collection storage space, reader facilities and office space will created for the Centre for Performance History at College Hall, the site of the RCM's Hall of Residence in London W12. This will eventually offer improved access to researchers, and provide the collection with a secure and stable environment, all in one place. In order that the relevant parts of the collection can be packed and prepared for the move, and then re-shelved at the new facility as expeditiously as possible, all facilities and services (including photographic services and access to the programmes collection) of the Centre for Performance History are suspended until 12 January 2009. The Museum of Instruments will continue to operate a full service (including public opening during the summer vacation) throughout this period. We apologize for the inevitable inconvenience that this closure will cause to colleagues, students, researchers and members of the public, but believe that the improvements that will result will benefit the long-term preservation of the collections and will provide enhanced access to them for all users.