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Léon Goossens: Provinces BO-BY (1933-1981)

Collection Summary

Collection Title

Léon Goossens: Provinces BO-BY (1933-1981)

Description

Concert programmes for provincial programmes given in places beginning "BO" to "BY".

Bognor Regis: Esplanade theatre (22/4/67: The Kathleen Merritt Orchestra). Boston: Congregational hall (18/12/43: Boston arts and crafts society); Girl’s high school (1 overall 1960-1961 programme; 1 programme for 16/2/61) (Boston concert club).
Bournemouth: Pavilion (1 programme for 1935-1936 season; 1 programme for week commencing 27/10/35: Goossens concert on 30/10/35; Bournemouth municipal orchestra) (1 programme for week commencing 17/1/37: Goossens concert on 21/1/37; The municipal orchestra) (17/2/38: Municipal orchestra); St. Peter’s Hall (4/1/47: Bournemouth chamber music society); St. Peter’s School, Southbourne (11/4/81); Winter Gardens (11/11/48; 21/12/50; 6/12/51; 11/3/53: Bournemouth municipal orchestra; 23/9/54: Bournemouth symphony orchestra).
Bracknell: South-east Berkshire college of further education (22/2/74); South hill park (Friday 17/3, year unknown).
Bradfield: Bradfield college (Sunday 29/9, year unknown).
Bradford: The Prince’s ball room, the Midland Hotel (8/1/35; Bradford music club); St. George’s Hall (1/4/55; 21/3/58 (2 copies): Bradford festival choral society; 16/1/59: BBC symphony orchestra; Bradford subscription concerts); Theatre Royal (25/1/31: The west riding chamber orchestra; Bradford philharmonic (Sunday) concerts); Unknown venue, Bradford music club (21/2/36; 25/11/44; 24/2/45; 18/1/55 (1 printed copy; 1 typed copy of music list, with different pianist listed)); Unknown venue, Bradford subscription concerts (21/2/36: Hallé orchestra (2 copies); 6/2/59: Hallé orchestra).
Brentwood: Brentwood school (19/1/48; 23/2/51; 25/10/54 (1 copy of printed programme; 1 copy of typed music list): Brentwood musical society).
Bridgenorth: St. Mary’s church (28/5/77 (2 copies of programme; 1 flyer): gala recital for Goossens’ 80th birthday); Unknown location (1/10/71).
Bridgwater: Arts centre (21/10/49 (originally on 28/1/49, postponed due to the illness of Goossens): Bridgwater music club).
Bridlington: High school for girls (9/2/46: Bridlington music circle).
Bridport: Church house (19/1/50: Bridport and district music club).
Brighouse: Unknown location, Brighouse music club (31/1/50; 3/10/56).
Brighton: The college (Sunday 4/12, year unknown); The dome (6/3/40: Brighton symphonic players; 28/10/44: London philharmonic orchestra; Brighton philharmonic society; 16/11/47: BBC symphony orchestra; 28/1/51: Southern philharmonic orchestra; 25/2/61: BBC concert orchestra); Rodean school (16/10/55); Royal pavilion (13/5/33; 10/4/43: Sussex women musician’s club; 9/3/55; 9/11/55: Sussex rural music school concert orchestra; Sussex opera club; Friday 26/5, unknown year (2 copies); Multiple venues, Brighton competitive musical festival (27/4/56-5/5/56; 10/5/57-25/5/57).
Bristol: Cathedral (1/2/51: Bristol philharmonic society); Clifton college (2/1/41; 2/3/52; 27/2/55: Clifton college music club; 19/1/74: Clifton college concert club); Colston hall (30/4/68: Bristol Sinfonia; Bristol Proms; Friday 6/12, year unknown: BBC symphony orchestra); Theatre royal (5/12/43 (1 programme; 1 flyer; 1 season leaflet); University of Bristol (23/2/56: Great hall of the university; 14/12/34: Museum lecture theatre; 20/10/49; 30/11/50; 20/11/52: Victoria Rooms).
Broadstairs: Charles Dickens school (11/11/55: Thanet subscriptions concerts society); Venue unknown, Broadstairs festival (7/7/70).
Broadway: Lifford hall (29/4/42 (2 copies)).
Brockenhurst: Brockenhurst grammar school (6/12/65: Brockenhurst music society).
Bromsgrove: Bromsgrove college of further education (1/11/60); Bromsgrove school (5/7/46).
Bruton: King’s school memorial hall (22/11/58; 26/10/63: Bruton subscription concerts).
Bryanston: venue unknown, Bryanston musical association (31/1/48).
Buckley: Tabernacle school room (18/7/51).
Burford: New grammar school hall (12/9/59: Burford chamber orchestra).
Burnley: Barden secondary school (9/3/75: Blackburn sinfonia orchestra); Empire theatre (3/10/54: Municipal symphony orchestra); Mechanics’ institute (14/5/47); Mecca ballroom (19/11/61: Municipal symphony orchestra); Palace theatre (26/3/33; 2/10/38: Municipal symphony orchestra).
Bury St. Edmunds: Athenaeum hall (4/11/48: Music lovers’ concert club).
Buxton: Buxton college (4/11/35); Pavilion gardens (1945 season; 1946 season; 1947 season; 13/8/48: The spa orchestra).

Organised alphabetically by place name, then alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically.

Format

Date range of collection

1933 - 1981

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Suggested Audience

Not Specific

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Location Details

Royal College Of Music, Centre for Performance History

College Hall 220-238 Goldhawk Road London W12 9PL

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http://www.cph.rcm.ac.uk

portraits@rcm.ac.uk

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020 7591 4340

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020 7589 7740

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.

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Closed

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