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Collection name Charles Acton Collection: Box 49 (1959-85)
Unique identifier Acton Gift 49
Description Collection of 122 programmes relating to the Royal Irish Academy of Music from 24/2/60-22/11/85 by performers including The Academy Wind Ensemble, The Opera Class and Orchestra, RIAM Senior Orchestra and The Academy Chamber Orchestra. The concerts were held in the Hewson Room, RIAM; Dagg Hall, RIAM; St. Paul's Church, Adelaide Road, Glenageary; St. Francis Xavier's Hall; Metropolitan Hall. Concerts were mostly presented by the Students' Musical Union. Many programmes are accompanied by word-sheets.

The following are the RIAM series' from which many of the programmes originate: International Summer School of Music & Drama; Lunchtime Recitals; Dina Copeman Commemorative Concerts; Young American-Irish Artists Summer School; Feis Ceoil Prize Fund Recital; Royal Irish Academy of Music Summer School; the 'At Home' Series and the Restoration Fund concerts from 14/2/64-7/3/65.

Included in the collection are programmes from:
24/10/83: Paris Conservatoire: Students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
12/6/61: Concert in honour of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco: The Academy Orchestra.
Date range 1959 - 1985
Associated People and Organisations Acton, Charles - Feis Ceoil (later Siemens [Nixdorf] Feis Ceoil) - Prince Ranier of Monaco - Princess Grace of Monaco - RIAM Academy Chamber Orchestra - RIAM Academy Wind Ensemble - RIAM International Summer School of Music and Drama - RIAM Opera Class - RIAM Orchestra - RIAM Senior Orchestra - RIAM Young American-Irish Artists Summer School - Royal Irish Academy of Music Students' Musical Union - Royal Irish Academy of Music Summer School - Royal Irish Academy of Music -
Associated Places Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music Hewson Room, Royal Irish Academy of Music Metropolitan Hall, Lower Abbey Street Paris Conservatoire Royal Irish Academy of Music St. Francis Xavier Hall, Upper Sherrard Street St. Paul's Church, Adelaide Road, Glenageary
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
Associated Content Word books
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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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