Search

Search Help
Back

Collection Description
Collection name Henry Wood Collection: Brand Lane Festival Concerts (1916-1923)
Unique identifier
Description A collection of two volumes and seven loose items from Brand Lane Festival Concerts, 1916 to 1923.

There are bound volumes from 1916-1917 (the front cover to this volume is incorrectly embossed “Brand Lane Subscription Concerts”) and 1920-1921. There are loose items as follows: 1919-1920 (1 prospectus, 4 programmes); 1921-1922 (1 prospectus); 1922-1923 (1 programme).

The concerts took place from October to April – Brand Lane’s vision was to have the stellar quality of performers typically to be found at a festival, but to make the concerts dispersed through the year – on Saturdays. The amount of concerts per season increased with time: for instance there were 7 concerts in 1916 to 1917, yet 12 in 1921-1922. The concerts took place in the Free Trade Hall.

Concerts were a variety of genres: there were orchestral concerts, choral concerts, recitals, military band concerts and concerts of operatic extracts. The conductors included Brand Lane and Henry Wood. Some performances featured the New Brand Lane Orchestra and the Manchester Philharmonic [choir]. There were also military bands such as the bands of the Irish Guards, Welsh Guards and Scots Guards.

Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged in chronological order. Loose programmes are kept at the end of the sequence.
Date range 1916 - 1923
Associated People and Organisations Wood, Henry - Tovey, Donald - Band of the Irish Guards - Band of the Scots Guard - Band of the Welsh Guards - Brand Lane Festival Concerts - Lane, Brand - Manchester Philharmonic [choir] - New Brand Lane Symphony Orchestra -
Associated Places Free Trade Hall
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930
Associated Content Analytical Notes
Star Item(s)
Strength(s)
Further details
Viewing the Collection
Term-Time Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00–18.00 Saturdays: 9.00–12.00 (Junior Academy terms only) Vacation hours vary and are advertised in the Library Information section in the on-line Unicorn Catalogue.
Visiting information

Location details

Royal Academy of Music, Library
Marylebone Road London NW1 5HT Open Map
DOMUS
Website http://www.ram.ac.uk
Email
Telephone
Fax
Building Information
Collections Overview Books; printed music; sound recordings; choral sets; orchestral sets; manuscripts; early printed music & books; undergraduate & research
Display Overview
Star Objects
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status Closed
Legal Status
Custodial History
Related Publications
Management Information (Type)
Collection Owner(s)
Collection Creator(s)
Collection Custodians(s)