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Collection name Usher Hall: Box 4 (1960-79)
Unique identifier Box 61
Description Usher Hall: box 4 of 8 (1960-79)
Collection of ca. 90 miscellaneous programmes, posters, flyers and handbills from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Performances of mainly chamber music, opera, orchestral music, and choral music, many as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Some of the highlights from the collection include:
Many programmes from concerts by the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union (1971-79)
Vaughan Williams Centenary Concert by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union and the BBC Scottish Choral Society, conducted by Christopher Seaman (14/10/72)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Louis Kentner (piano) (7/9/77)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) and Geoffrey Parsons (piano) (6/9/79)
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa (8/9/79)
Many programmes from concerts by the Scottish National Orchestra (1963-79)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos with Maureen Forrester (contralto) (29/5/76)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Roderick Brydon (15/2/77)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra (14/2/77)
Catherine Collard (piano) (23/2/77)
Edinburgh Churches Choir conducted by Walter Wilkinson (12/12/64)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard (27/10/67)
Hallé Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli (24/9/65)
Anna Russell (singer) (5/10/60)
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra conducted by James Loughran (13/4/68)
Vienna Boys Choir (27/2/65)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt (4/1/73)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn (14/11/78) and Claudio Abbado (16/10/79), promoted by Shell Concerts
Date range 1960 - 1979
Associated People and Organisations London Symphony Orchestra - Edinburgh International Festival - Edinburgh Royal Choral Union - Scottish National Orchestra - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Menuhin, Yehudi - English Chamber Orchestra - Hallé Orchestra - Barbirolli, John - Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Loughran, James - Scottish Chamber Orchestra - BBC Scottish Choral Society - Seaman, Christopher - Kentner, Louis 1905 - 1987 Ludwig, Christa 1928 - Parsons, Geoffrey - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Ozawa, Seiji 1935 - Montreal Symphony Orchestra - Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafael 1933 - Forrester, Maureen 1930 - Brydon, Roderick 1939 - Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach orchestra - Collard, Catherine 1947 - 1993 Edinburgh Churches Choir - Wilkinson, Walter - Leppard, Raymond 1927 - - Edinburgh youth orchestra - Vienna Boys' Choir - Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Blomstedt, Herbert - Previn, Andre - Abbado, Claudio 1933 - Shell Concerts -
Associated Places Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970 20th century - late 1971-1999
Associated Content Opera Handbills Flyers Posters Playbills
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Viewing the Collection Mon-Thur 10.00-20.00 Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 09.00- 13.00 For reprographic services, book reservations and overdue items from lending departments.
Monday-Thursday, 10am-8pm; Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm
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Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library
George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG United Kingdom Open Map
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Website http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
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Collections Overview Special collection on Edinburgh Festival 1947 to date
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