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Collection name Charles Acton Collection: Box 26 (1963-85)
Unique identifier Acton Gift 26
Description Collection of 73 annotated programmes from concerts presented by the Music Association of Ireland from 1963 to 1985.
Concerts were held in the Examination Hall, Trinity College; the Second Church of Christ Scientist, Rathmines Park; the Royal Hibernian Hotel; the Royal Irish Academy of Music; The Hall, Muckross Park; the Royal College of Physicians; The German Institiute; the Irish Life Building; St. Andrew's Church, Suffock Street; Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street; St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street; St. Catherine's, Thomas Street; Edmund Burke Hall, TCD; the President's Hall, Incorporated Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace; John Field Room, National Concert Hall; Monkstown Parish Church.

Included in the collection are series of programmes from the Dublin Festival of 20th Century Music and The Coming-out Recitals Series.
Date range 1963 - 1985
Associated People and Organisations Acton, Charles - Dublin Festival of 20th Century Music - Music Association of Ireland -
Associated Places Edmund Burke Hall, Trinity College Examination Hall, Trinity College Dublin Goethe Institute, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 Irish Life (Assurance) Building, Mespil Road, Dublin John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin Monkstown Parish Church, Dublin National Concert Hall, Earlsford Terrace, Dublin President's Hall, Incorporated Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dublin Royal Irish Academy of Music Second Church of Christ Scientist, Rathmines Park, Dublin St. Andrew's Church, Suffolk Street St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin St. Catherine's Church, Thomas Street The Hall, Muckross Park Dublin
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Collections Overview The National Library of Ireland has two collections consisting mainly of printed sheet music from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. These include much material from the mainsteam western classical music tradition, but also material relating to little known Irish composers. The names of the two collections are the Joly Music Collection and the Additional Music collection. In addition the Library has a small but significant collection of music manuscripts. The general printed collections include some Irish ballad, folk-music and popular song collections.
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