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Collection name Charles Acton Collection: Box 62 (1949-50)
Unique identifier Acton Gift 62
Description Miscellaneous programmes from 1949-50, arranged chronologically, which form part of Box 62 in the Charles Acton Collection.

Royal Dublin Society programmes:
10/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Pianoforte Recitals' Eric Harrison [reverse side] 17/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Cello Recitals' Paul Tortelier.
17/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Cello Recitals' Paul Tortelier [reverse side] 24/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: Martin String Quartet.
24/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: Martin String Quartet [reverse side] 31/1/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Pianoforte Recitals' Mewton Wood.
7/2/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: Kathleen Ferrier [reverse side] 14/2/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: The Loewenguth String Quartet.
7/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Pianoforte recitals' Weingarten [reverse side] 14/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: The Blech String Quartet.
14/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: The Blech String Quartet [reverse side] 21/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Song recitals' Robert Irwin.
21/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Song recitals' Robert Irwin [reverse side] 28/11/49: Royal Dublin Society Members' Hall, Ball's Bridge: 'Pianoforte recitals' Dr. Edwin Fischer.


Dublin Orchestral Players programmes:
10/3/49: Metropolitan Hall: Dublin Orchestral Players 'Symphony Concert'.
16/6/49: Metropolitan Hall: Dublin Orchestral Players '1939-1949 Jubilee Symphony Concert'.
24/11/49: Abbey Lecture Hall: Dublin Orchestral Players 'Symphony Concert'.

RE Concerts:
26/3/49: Radio Éireann Chamber Music Recital: The Paganini String Quartet.
12/4/49: Phoenix Hall: Radio Éireann Choral and Orchestral Concert: Dublin Orchestral Players with the Clontarf Choral Society.

Miscellaneous programmes:
14/12/49: Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dawson Street: Pianoforte Recital by Alice Barklie. Flyer.
17/12/49: Royal Irish Academy of Music: Students' Musical Union RIAM 'At Home'.
18/12/49: Capitol Theatre, Dublin: Our Lady's Choral Society and Our Lady's Symphony Orchestra 'The Creation'.
11/1/50, 18/1/50, 25/1/50: Acton-Miley Subscription Concerts: Pianoforte Recitals: Charles Lynch. Subscription leaflet.
3/9/49: Theatre Royal, Dublin: The Hallé Orchestra.
Date range 1949 - 1950
Associated People and Organisations Acton, Charles - Barklie, Alice - Blech String Quartet - Clontarf Choral Society - Dublin Orchestral Players - Ferrier, Kathleen - Fischer, Edwin - Hallé Orchestra - Harrison, Eric - Irwin, Robert - Loewenguth String Quartet - Lynch, Charles - Martin String Quartet - Our Lady's Choral Society - Our Lady's Symphony Orchestra - Paganini String Quartet - Royal Dublin Society - Royal Irish Academy of Music Students' Musical Union - RTÉ - Tortelier, Paul - Weingarten - Wood, Mewton -
Associated Places Abbey Lecture Hall, Lower Abbey Street Capitol Theatre, Dublin Metropolitan Hall, Lower Abbey Street Phoenix Hall, Dublin RDS Member's Hall, Ballsbridge Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dublin Dublin
Associated Times 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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