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Léon Goossens: Provinces E-H (1930-1980)

Collection Summary

Collection Title

Léon Goossens: Provinces E-H (1930-1980)

Description

Concert programmes for provincial programmes given in places beginning E to H.

East Budleigh: All saints’ church (Thursday 22/7, year unknown).
East Retford: Town hall (Thursday 16/5, year unknown: Midland sinfonia orchestra).
Eastbourne: Congress theatre (25/3/67: Pro arte society; Pro arte orchestra); Eastbourne college (18/10/64: Eastbourne college subscription concerts society), Winter garden, Devonshire park (24/2/33, 1/3/35, 24/1/36, Friday 22/10 year unknown (1 programme; 1 souvenir programme): municipal orchestra).
Eastcotte: unknown venue, Eastcotte music club (20/12/46).
Edinburgh: Fettes college (8/10/33); Freemasons’ hall (4/2/36: Edinburgh music club; 20/5/47), Freemasons’ hall, part of Edinburgh international festival of music and drama (2/9/47: Jacques orchestra; 27/8/48: Boyd Neel orchestra; 11/9/48; 1/9/49: Jacques orchestra; 23/8/51: Boyd Neel orchestra; 24/8/53; 24/8/54: Jacques orchestra; 1/9/56); Maitland’s (unknown date); Reid school of music (3/5/58: Edinburgh Bach society; Edinburgh Bach choir; 1960-1961 season brochure); Usher hall (11/2/37, 27/1/38: Reid orchestral concerts; Reid symphony orchestra; 3/11/44: Reid orchestra; 14/3/47: Edinburgh concert society; Scottish orchestra; 24/8/47-13/9/47: Edinburgh international festival of music and drama; 29/12/50: Scottish national orchestra; 20/8/51: Edinburgh international festival of music and drama; London philharmonic orchestra; 8/5/53: Edinburgh Bach society; Edinburgh Bach society’s choir; St. Cecilia singers; [members of the] Waddell junior orchestra; 4/9/56: Edinburgh international festival); multiple venues, Edinburgh Bach society (1957-1958; 1958-1959; 1966-1967).
Elgin: Gordonstoun (13/5/82: Gordonstoun concerts society); High church hall (21/2/51 (2 copies), 26/1/53 (2 copies): Moray chamber music society); unknown venue, Moray arts club (6/11/58).
Elland: unknown venue (1/12/50: Elland and district music society).
Ellesmere: Ellesmere college (5/3/66: Ellesmere college subscription concerts; 5/2/77).
Ely: Cathedral (7/9/47).
Enniskillen: Town hall (5/1/68: Ulster orchestra).
Epsom: Ebbisham hall (Wednesday 16/11, year unknown: Riddick string orchestra); Epsom college (8/2/55 or 9/2/55, 29/7/61; Epsom college music society).
Ermington: Parish church of st. peter and st. Paul (8/9/79).
Essendon: Holwell court (6/1/30: Haileybury chamber music society).
Eton: Eton college (Saturday 4/3, year unknown).
Evesham: Prince Henry’s grammar school (4/10/68: Evesham and district music club); unknown venue, Evesham and district music club (31/3/52).
Exeter: Civic hall (1/2/46: Western philharmonic orchestra; Wednesday 28/11, year unknown: Devon string players); Exeter cathedral (2/1/65: Exeter musical society; 9/10/80 (3 programmes; 1 flyer): Exeter music group); University of Exeter, great hall (26/2/67: Philomusica of London); unknown venue, Exeter philharmonic subscription concerts (18/11/39).
Exmouth: unknown venue, Exmouth and district society of art (unknown date).
Eynsham: Eynsham parish church (22/7/56); Stroud court (8/11/50; 7/3/52; 17/2/53; 2/12/54).
Fakenham: multiple venues, Fakenham festival of music and the arts (28/4/71-15/5/71; Goossens concert, 10/5/71 in Fakenham parish church).
Falmouth: Falmouth county high school (15/10/53); Princess pavilion (Wednesday 15/1, year unknown).
Farnham: Farnham girls’ grammar school (14/1/50: Farnham and Bourne music club); Weydon county secondary school (Wednesday 5/7, year unknown: Southern orchestral concert society; southern string orchestra).
Felixstowe: Pier pavilion (24/2/48: Felixstowe music and arts society); Spa pavilion (26/2/57, 11/10/60: Felixstowe celebrity concert society).
Felsted: unknown venue, Felsted concert club (10/2/51).
Firle place: Firle place (22/7/66).
Fittleworth: St. Mary’s church (Saturday 27/5, year unknown: Southern orchestral concert society; Southern string orchestra).
Fleetwood: Rossall school (16/11/63, 3/10/70 (2 copies of programme; 1 copy of typed music list): Rossall school music society).
Flint: unknown venue, Flint music club (unknown date).
Folkestone: Leas cliff hall (Friday 6/3, year unknown: Folkestone municipal orchestra); town hall (28/11/46: Folkestone music society).
Folkington: Folkington manor (16/7/72).
Forest row: Michael hall (11/7/53: Forest row festival).
Forres: Altyre house (8/11/58 (2 copies)).
Fort William: Town hall (18/10/60).
Frinton: unknown venue, Frinton arts and music society (23/10/48).
Frodsham: Frodsham secondary school (9/12/50: Frodsham music and arts club).
Frome: unknown venue, Frome music club (9/4/45).
Fulwood: Clayton hall, Harris orphanage (11/10/48: Fulwood arts club).
Gainsborough: High school (20/3/50: Gainsborough music club); multiple venues, West Lindsey music and drama festival (26/4/51-28/4/51).
Gerrards cross: Playhouse (12/11/44: South bucks orchestra).
Giggleswick: Giggleswick school (24/1/38).
Gillingham: Gillingham school (date unknown, letter about concert for 4/10/73: Gillingham school and district concerts society).
Glamis castle: Glamis castle (date unknown: cloister singers).
Glasgow: Athenaeum theatre (12/3/46, 4/2/47: Glasgow chamber music society); City hall (1970-1971 (season brochure), 11/4/71 (programme): Scottish baroque ensemble); Empress theatre (12/2/61); Green’s playhouse (16/3/47: Choral and orchestral union of Glasgow; Scottish orchestra); St. Andrew’s hall (15/3/47: Choral and orchestral union of Glasgow; Scottish orchestra; 30/12/50: Glasgow Saturday concerts; Scottish national orchestra); St. Andrew’s (Berkeley) hall (19/10/61: Scottish national orchestra club).
Glenalmond: unknown venue, Glenalmond concert society (21/10/52, 13/10/56, 15/5/62).
Glossop: Victoria hall (12/10/48: music club).
Gloucester: Guildhall (22/9/43; 22/9/43; 14/11/45; Thursday 4/3, year unknown); Shire hall (11/9/31; Three choirs festival).
Glyndebourne: Glyndebourne festival opera house (16/5/56; 1957 season, Glyndebourne festival opera); unknown venue, Lewes music club (23/11/35).
Godalming: Regal cinema (25/6/39 (2 copies)).
Gosport: HMS Dolphin (Thursday 25/1, year unknown); unknown venue, Gosport music club (18/2/68; unknown date).
Grantham: unknown venue (26/9/74: Grantham music club).
Great Wissendan: unknown venue (3/12/44).
Great Packington: Great Packington church (13/10/68).
Gresham: Gresham school (4/2/62: Gresham’s school concert society).
Grimsby: Central hall (11/1/47: Boyd Neel string orchestra).
Guernsey: Central hall (7/4/37: Guernsey orchestra).
Guildford: Civic hall (2/12/67, 21/3/70, 2/12/78: Claud Powell concerts society; Guildford symphony orchestra); County school of music (17/3/38: Guildford orchestral subscription concerts; Guildford symphony orchestra); County technical college (28/11/53: Guildford subscription concerts society; Guildford symphony orchestra; Claud Powell choir; 11/6/55, 2/4/60 (1 programme; 1 flyer): Guildford subscription concerts society; Guildford symphony orchestra); St. Nicolas hall (Tuesday 13/5, year unknown: Guildford choral society).
Haddo house: Haddo house (2/11/55; 19/5/57 (and with Tunriff choral society), 10/5/70, 7/5/72, 10/5/75, 9/10/76: Haddo house choral society; 13/5/78, 12/5/78, 8/5/83: Haddo house choral and operatic society).
Hadleigh: Hadleigh church (Sunday 20/7, year unknown: Thames chamber orchestra).
Hamble: Hamble county secondary school (26/3/69: Southern orchestral concert society; Kathleen Merritt orchestra).
Hanley: Entruscan philharmonic hall (21/10/47); Victoria hall (28/12/41: Outcasts’ musical society; outcasts choral society; 20/9/45: Ceramic city choir; 1947-1948: Etruscan choral society; 2/3/50: Ceramic city choir).
Harpenden: venue unknown, Harpenden music club (3/10/45, 29/12/48 (2 copies): Boyd Neel string orchestra).
Harrogate: Royal baths lounge (11/2/45); Royal hall (5/7/65-10/7/65: Harrogate festival of music); Lounge hall (25/3/66: Harrogate string orchestra); Queen Ethelburgas’ (13/5/57).
Harting: Harting church (Sunday 2/8, year unknown: Southern orchestral concert society; Southern string orchestra).
Haslemere: Haslemere hall (7/12/35: Haslemere chamber music concerts).
Haslingden: Modern school (27/2/48: Haslingden arts club).
Hastings: White rock pavilion (31/3/46: Jacques string orchestra; 15/6/49-19/6/49: Hastings Mozart-Beethoven festival).
Hatfield: Old palace (2/5/46).
Hawick: St. George’s west hall (3/3/62: Hawick music club).
Haywards heath: venue unknown, Haywards heath music club (31/10/53; 19/10/57; 24/2/62).
Hebden: Picture house (27/10/46).
Helensburgh: St. Columba’s school (17/5/55); Victoria halls (22/1/53 (2 copies): Helensburgh ministers’ art club).
Hemel Hempstead: Pavilion (25/9/67: Hemel Hempstead music club.
Henley: Regal cinema (23/11/75: Henley symphony orchestra); Town hall (13/1/46, 24/4/49 (2 copies): Henley concert society).
Hereford: Shirehall (7/12/46: Boyd Neel string orchestra; 6/12/55: Hereford music club); unknown venue (23/3/72).
Hexham: Hexham abbey (30/6/57-9/7/57: Goossens concert 1/7/57); Queen Elizabeth grammar school (22/10/60: Hexham abbey festival of music; Tyneside chamber orchestra).
Hindley: Unknown venue, Hindley music and arts society (13/10/48).
Hitchin: Regal cinema (27/2/44); St. mary’s church (27/9/58); Unknown venue, Hitchin music club (5/5/50).
Holmbury: unknown venue, Holmbury st. Mary music club (21/2/42).
Holywell: multiple venues, Holywell music festival (4/6/71-20/6/71: Goossens concert, 9/6/71, Plas pen ucha, Caerwys).
Horam: unknown venue, Horam and Vines cross music society (1/7/67).
Horsham: Capitol theatre (12/5/67: Horsham music circle); Collyer’s school, Duckering hall (27/1/66: Horsham music circle); Unknown venue, Horsham music circle (10/11/61, 12/1/68).
Hove: Hove parish church (Wednesday 25/11, year unknown); unknown venue, Sussex women musicians club (19/5/32).
Huddersfield: St. patrick’s hall (7/10/44: Huddersfield music club); Town hall (11/2/48: Halle orchestra; 13/11/78).
Hugglescote: Baptish church (23/10/46: Sheringham singers).
Hull: Middleton hall, Hull university (8/4/71); New theatre (4/11/45: Needler’s musical society); University college, assembly hall (Saturday 4/3, year unknown: Hull chamber music club).
Hurstpierpoint: Hurstpierpoint college (22/3/69); Upper school (Saturday 21/11, year unknown).

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Date range of collection

1930 - 1980

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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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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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