A collection of one box of programmes from St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, from 1898 to 1983. The collection contains a small amount of posters, press cuttings and flyers. The collection is divided into two parts: general material and Bach Cantata Club material.

The general material dates from 1898 to 1983, but the majority of material is from post-1945. The programme from 1898 is from an organ recital; there are two programmes from 1924 which represent a performance of Byrd’s “Great” Service. This was given by the Newcastle Bach Choir, and is billed as the “first performance in London”. The remainder of programmes are from a variety of concerts including orchestral concerts, choral concerts and organ recitals. There are a number of programmes from concerts given by the Board of Trade Choir, as well as concerts under its new name “Whitehall Choir”. There is a significant amount of programmes from the concerts given by the Organ Music Society in the 1960s. Other choirs represented in the collection include the Treasury Singers, Geriant Jones Singers (and orchestra) and the St. Margaret’s Westminster Singers. There are also a few programmes from church services.

There are 55 programmes and prospectuses from the Bach Cantata Club, from 1926 to 1950. The majority of programmes dates from the 1920s and 1930s. The concerts usually consisted of cantatas, with other items including passions, motets, instrumental music and solo organ music. Choral items were performed by the Bach Cantata Choir; orchestral accompaniment was provided by a group entitled either “Bach Chamber Orchestra” or “Bach Cantata Orchestra”. The concerts were conducted by Charles Kennedy Scott.

Arrangement:
General programmes then programmes from Bach Cantata Club. Each subset is arranged chronologically.

1898 - 1983

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Not Specific

• Bach Cantata Choir -
• Bach Cantata Club -
• Bach Chamber Orchestra -
• Board of Trade Choir -
• Geriant Jones Singers -
• Newcastle Bach Choir -
• Organ Music Society -
• Scott, Charles Kennedy -
• St. Margaret's Westminster Singers -
• Treasury Singers -
• Whitehall Choir -

• London [England]
• St. Margaret's Church, Westminster

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

• Press Cuttings
• Flyers
• Posters

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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.

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.