Programmes of concerts given in British Isles, but not including London, by the violinist Isolde Menges.

Contents:
Ayr: Town Hall (1 programme)
Bath: Pump Room (1 programme)
Birmingham: Town Hall (4 programmes)
Blundell School: (1 programme)
Bognor: Pavilion Gardens (1 programme)
Bournemouth: Winter Gardens (9 programmes); Bournemouth pier and Winter Gardens (3 programmes; Menges played at the Winter Gardens only); unknown venue (1 programme) (conductors include Gustav Holst and Alexander Mackenzie)
Bradford: Morley Street Picture House (1 programme); Theatre Royal (2 programmes)
Brighton: The Dome (6 programmes); Royal Pavilion (3 programmes); Prince’s Hall & Sun Terraces (1 programme)
Bristol: Colston Hall (2 programmes)
Bryanston: Byanstan School (1 programme)
Cambourne and Truro: St. George’s Hall, Cambourne and City Hall Truro (1 programme); unlisted concert venues in Cambourne and Truro (1 programme)
Cambridge: Cambridge Guildhall (1 programme); Informal Music Club (1 programme); Music School (1 programme)
Croydon: North End Hall (1 programme); Baths Hall (1 programme)
Derby: Central Hall (1 programme)
Dover: Town Hall (2 programmes)
Dublin: Royal Dublin Society (1 programme)
Fletching: The Schools, Fletching (1 programme)
Folkestone: The Sixteenth British Music Industries Convention (1 programme) (other artists include Chaliapine (bass)
Glasgow: Saint Andrew’s Hall (4 programmes) (accompanists include Tod Boyd; Isolde Menges plays music by including Tod Boyd and Herbert Menges)
Harrogate: Royal Hall (1 programme)
Hastings: White Rock Pavilion (1 programme)
Helensburgh: (1 programme)
Hove: Town Hall (2 programmes) (1 programme with Symphonic String Players, conducted by Herbert Menges; 1 programme with Symphonic Players, conducted by Herbert Menges); Music Room “Wahnfried”, 27 Clarendon Villas (1 programme)
Leeds: Town Hall (4 programmes) (including 1 programme for Leeds Musical Festival 1931, conducted by Malcolm Sargent with Menges and Albert Sammons playing solo violin)
Liverpool: Liverpool Philharmonic Society Hall? (5 programmes; 3 programmes from concert 13/2/23 are conducted by Koussevitzky)
Llandudno: Pier Pavilion (1 programme)
Londonderry House: (1 programme)
Manchester: Bowdon Assembly Rooms (1 programme); Brand Lane’s (1 programme); Free Trade Hall (4 programmes); Lesser Free Trade Hall (2 programmes); Odeon Theatre (1 programme);
Newcastle: Old Assembly Rooms (2 programmes); Town Hall (2 programmes)
Northampton: New Theatre (1 programme)
Norwich: St. Andrew’s Hall (2 programmes)
Oundle: The Great Hall, The School, Oundle (1 programme)
Oxford: Town Hall (1 programme)
Redhill: Market Hall (1 programme) (with Solomon, piano)
St. Helens: Town Hall (1 programme) (promoted by St. Helens Glee Club)
Sheffield: Victoria Hall (1 programme)
Tunbridge Wells: The Opera House (1 programme)
Winchester: The Guildhall (1 programme)

Arrangement:
By alphabetical order of place name, then by alphabetical order of venue, then by date. Undated items appear at the end of the sequence for each venue.

1920 - 1941

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Not Specific

• Symphonic String Players -
• Symphonic Players -
• British Music Industries Convention -
• Royal Dublin Society -
• Chaliapin, Fyodor 1873 - 1938
• Cutner, Solomon Solomon 1902 - 1988
• Koussevistsky, Serge -
• Sammons, Albert -
• Sargent, Malcolm -
• Menges, Herbert 1902 - 1972
• Boyd, Tod -
• Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell -
• Holst, Gustav -
• Menges, Isolde 1893 - 1976

• Informal Music Club
• Guildhall, Winchester
• Opera house, Tunbridge Wells
• Victoria Hall, Sheffield
• Town Hall, St. Helens
• Market Hall, Redhill
• Town Hall, Oxford
• Oundle school: Great hall
• Town Hall, Newcastle
• Old Assembly Rooms, Newcastle
• Odeon Theatre, Manchester
• Lesser Free Trade Hall
• Bowdon Assembly Rooms
• Londonderry House
• Town Hall, Leeds
• Helensburgh
• Schools, Fletching
• Baths Hall, Croydon
• North End Hall, Croydon
• Music School, University of Cambridge
• Guildhall, Cambridge
• Morely Street Picture House, Bradford
• City Hall, Truro
• St. George's Hall, Camborne
• Bryanston School
• Prince's Hall & Sun Terraces
• Theatre Royal, Bradford
• Bournemouth Pier
• Pavilion Gardens, Bognor
• Blundell School
• Pump Room, Bath
• Town Hall, Ayr
• Royal Pavilion, Brighton
• St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich
• New Theatre, Northampton
• Free Trade Hall
• Pier Pavilion, Llandudno
• Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
• Town Hall, Hove
• White Rock Pavilion, Hastings
• Royal Hall, Harrogate
• St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow
• Town Hall, Dover
• Central Hall, Derby
• Colston Hall
• Dome, Brighton
• Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
• Town Hall, Birmingham

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

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