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Collection name Charles Acton Collection: Box 87 (1980)
Unique identifier Acton Gift 87
Description Miscellaneous programmes collected by Charles Acton from 1980.

TCD Concerts:
26/1/80: Edmund Burke Theatre: George Zukerman with Joseph Groocock.
6/3/80: Edmund Burke Hall: Gabriel Estarellas. Contains biographical note.
9/3/80: Examination Hall, TCD: Fitzwilliam String Quartet. Contains biographical and programme notes.
29/3/80: Examination Hall, Trinity College: Dublin Baroque Players. Contains programme notes.
1/4/80: Edmund Burke Hall, Trinity College: Miloš Sádlo with Anthony Hughes. Contains biographical note.
26/4/80: Examination Hall, Trinity College: Dublin Orchestral Players. Ruby Jubilee 1940-1980. Contains programme notes.
27/6/80 & 28/6/80: St. Mary's Cathedral Limerick & Edmund Burke Theatre TCD: Diana Kasco presented by the LMA. Contains biographical notes.
19/7/80: Edmond [sic] Burke Hall, Trinity College: The Dublin Symphonic Wind Ensemble presented by Ceol-Chumann na nOg. Contains programme notes.
18/10/80: Edmund Burke Theatre, TCD Dublin: The Amsterdam Nonet drawn mainly from the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. Contains biographical and programme notes.
9/11/80: Edmund Burke Hall, TCD: John Gibson and Maciej Smolenski with Rosemary Hill presented by the Irish-Polish Society. Contains biographical notes.
16/11/80: Edmund Burke Theatre TCD: Marianne Boettcher presented by the Dublin Zonta Club. Poster.
15/11/80: Examination Hall, TCD: Dublin Orchestral Players.
6/12/80: Examination Hall, Trinity College: the Dublin Baroque Players. Contains programme notes.
14/12/80: Examination Hall, TCD: New Irish Chamber Orchestra presented by the Goethe Institute Dublin.

RDS Concerts:
1/3/80: Concert Hall, RDS: David Ward. Contains programme notes. Programme + flyer.
25/4/80: RDS Concert Hall: Yehudi Menuhin and Louis Kentner; part of the John Player Concerts. Contains programme notes.
15/6/80: RDS Concert Hall: Goteborg Symphony Orchestra; part of the John Player Concerts. Contains programme notes.
28/11/80: Thomas Prior Hall, RDS: Florian Kitt and John O'Connor [sic] presented by the Irish-Austrian Society.

St. Patrick's Training College concerts:
8/3/80: St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra: Wicklow Opera Group.
4/5/80: St. Patrick's Training College Drumcondra: Dublin Symphony Orchestra.

St. Patrick's Cathedral concerts:
30/3/80: St. Patrick's Cathedral: Choirs of Goethe Institute and St. Patrick's Cathedral and the New Irish Chamber Orchestra. Wordbook.
26/4/80: St. Patrick's Cathedral: Choir of Belfast Royal Academy with the Belfast Royal Academy Chamber Orchestra.
29/6/80: St. Patrick's Cathedral: Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge with Gerard Gillen. Wordbook.
5/7/80: Church of the Holy Redeemer, Bray & St. Patrick's Cathedral: Lionel Rogg & Choirs of St. Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedrals with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
2/11/80: St. Patrick's Cathedral: St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir with John Dexter, Stephen Barber and David Adams. Contains programme notes.
11/12/[80]: St. Patrick's Cathedral: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; part of the John Player Concerts. Contains programme notes.

Municipal Galleries of Modern Art concerts:
20/4/[80]: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: Concorde.
11/5/[80]: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: Concorde.
15/6/[80]: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: Concorde.
20/6/80: The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: Jan Cap. Contains biographical and programme notes.
27/6/80: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: John O'Conor. Contains programme and biographical notes.
4/7/80: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: Veronica McSwiney. Contains biographical and programme notes.
12/10/80: Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: 'Sundays at noon' Anne Cant and Gillian Smith. Wordbook.
9/11/80: Municipal Gallery of Modern Art: 'Sundays at noon' Hesketh Piano Trio and Anne Cant.

St. Catherine's Church Concerts:
28/5/[80]: St. Catherine's Thomas Street: Rodney Baldwin and Raymond Russell. Contains programme notes.
14/6/80: St. Catherine's Thomas Street: Douglas Gunn Ensemble.

St. Michael's Church concerts:
8/6/[80]: St. Michael's Church Dun Laoghaire: Gwyn Hodgson and the Choir of the Sisters of St. Louis.
22/6/80: St. Michael's Church Dun Laoghaire: Jean-Luc Salique.
6/7/80 [plus duplicate]: St. Michael's Church, Dun Laoghaire: International Organ-Playing Competition prizewinners' concert.
13/7/80 & 20/7/80 [plus duplicate]: St. Michael's Church Dun Laoghaire: Gerard Gillen & Helmut Kruse.
24/8/80 & 31/8/80: St. Michael's Church Dun Laoghaire: John McCann and Gerard Gillen.
10/9/80: St. Michael's Church Dun Laoghaire: Patricia Dunkerley, Alessandrao Bonelli, Giorgio Selvaggio, Riccardo Albanese and Piero Rivoltella.

St. Ann's Church concerts:
22/7/[80]: St. Ann's Church: Irene Sandford, Violet Twomey, Aine Nic Gabhann, Frank Patterson, William Young, the Camerata Singers with the New Irish Chamber Orchestra.
12/7/[80]: St. Ann's Church: Irene Sandford, Violet Twomey, Aine Nic Gabhann, Frank Patterson, William Young, the Camerata Singers with the New Irish Chamber Orchestra.
14/9/[80]: St. Ann's Church: Irene Sandford and William Young. John Beckett directs Bach. 'A concert in aid of the Safeguard Christ Church Cathedral Fund.'
13/11/[80]: St. Ann's Church: William Watson.

Project Arts Centre concerts:
27/7/[80]-24/8/[80]: Project Arts Centre. 'Introducing contemporary works by five Irish composers'. Leaflet.
27/7/80: Project Arts Centre: James Wilson and Veronica Dunne.

Russborough concerts:
25/7/80: Russborough: John O'Conor presented by the Alfred Beit Foundation. Contains programme notes.
15/8/80: Russborough: Emer Buckley; presented by the Alfred Beit Foundation. Contains programme notes.

Irish Georgian Society concerts:
13/7/80: [location unknown]: Daire Fitzgerald and Gillian Smith presented by the Irish Georgian Society.
10/8/80: [location unknown]: Ulysees Ensemble presented by the Irish Georgian Society. Contains programme notes.

Castletown Concerts:
11/5/80: Castletown: John Gibson presented by the Irish Georgian Society.
14/9/[80]: Castletown House: Howard Shelly.
21/9/80: Castletown House: John O'Conor presented by the Irish Georgian Society. Contains biographical note.

Grand Opera House concerts:
15/9/80: Grand Opera House: Ulster Orchestra.
16/9/80-13/1/81: Grand Opera House Belfast: Flyer.
17/10/80-24/10/80: Grand Opera House, Belfast: Ulster Orchestra and the Chorus of the Northern Ireland Opera Trust. Contains programme notes.

American Embassy concerts:
5/6/80: American Embassy: David and Deborah Apter. Contains biographical and programme notes.
24/9/80: American Embassy Chancery: Terrence Farrell. Contains biographical note.

Dublin Institute of Adult Education concerts:
4/12/80-13/12/80: Dublin Institute of Adult Education: Hesketh Piano Trio. Mountjoy Christmas Festival.
[date unknown, between 4/12/80-13/12/80]: Dublin Institute of Adult Education: Virginia Kerr and Jeannie Reddin.

Miscellaneous programmes:
22/1/[80]-27/1/[80]: Coleraine, Belfast, Cork and Dublin: Robert White with Samuel Sanders.
[date and location unknown]: Kilkenny Chamber Opera.
15/2/80: Metropolitan Hall: Dublin Orchestral Players. Flyer.
19/3/[80]-23/3/[80]: Cork, Tralee, Kilkenny and TCD: Poul Rosembaum. Contains biographical note.
9/4/80-12/4/80: Galway, Cork, Limerick & Dublin: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest with Andras Schiff; part of the John Players concerts. Contains programme notes.
19/4/80-27/4/80: Dublin Arts Festival - Victorian Dublin. Festival programme booklet.
7/5/80: St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row: St. James' Choir and Orchestra with Violet Twomey and William Young. Contains biographical and programme notes.
[date and location unknown]: Christian Brothers School Westland Row Band Recital.
[date unknown]: Dublin City Theatre: Frank Patterson and Des Keogh. World premiere of 'McCormack'. Contains historical notes.
22/5/80 & 24/5/80: Dominican Priory, Tallaght & Holy Cross Church, Sligo: Tallaght Choral Society and the Dublin Baroque Players. Wordbook.
24/5/[80]-29/5/[80]: Cork, Limerick and Dublin: Simon Taylor and Ron Cooney.
[6/6/80: location unknown]: Emer Buckley.
10/6/[80] & 17/6/[80] [plus duplicate]: Pro-Cathedral, Dublin: William Watson and Gerard Gillen.
20/6/80-24/6/80: Malahide Festival 80. Festival programme booklet.
12/6/80: Christ Church Cathedral: Students of the College of Music; part of the Liberties Festival 1980.
17/6/80-28/6/80: Abbey Theatre: Irish Ballet Company.
23/6/80-28/6/80: Gaiety Theatre: Dublin City Ballet.
7/5/80-11/5/80: City Hall, Cork: Cork's 27th International Choral and Folk Dance Festival. Leaflet.
29/6/80-6/7/80: Dublin International Organ Festival. Festival souvenir programme booklet.
4/7/80-6/7/80: Killarney Bach Festival 1080 - 10th Anniversary. Festival programme booklet.
12/9/80: City of Dublin VEC Dublin Institute of Technology College of Music Chatham Row, Dublin 2: Ethan Robinson, Odhrán O Casaide with Aisling Henegan.
[date and location unknown]: Kilkenny Chamber Opera.
25/9/80: Clarance Hotel: Aylish E Kerrigan and Roslyn Frantz.
[specific date unknown /80]: Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire: Dublin City Ballet; part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 1980
5/10/80-12/10/80: Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe: 'Lucia di Lammermoor'.
12/10/80-6/11/80: UK & Ireland Tour: The Johann Strauss Orchestra and the Johann Strauss Dancers.
5/11/80: John Player Theatre: Gary Karr and Harmon Lewis.
8/11/80: the Church of St. Jude, The Apostle: St. Jude's Parish Choir, the Park Singers, the Schola Singers.
10/11/80: National Gallery of Ireland: Eric Landerer presented by l'Alliance Francaise de Dublin and l'Alliance Française de Paris. Contains biographical note.
13/11/80: St. Bartholomew's Church: The Camerata Singers. Flyer.
18/4/80: The Purcell Room: Theresa Kennedy, Jean Holmes, Sioned Williams, Celia Pitstow, Noel Drennan, Paschal Allen, Helen Cawthorne and Donal Cox presented by the Irish Heritage Society.
13/11/80: The London Tara Hotel, Kensington: Theresa Kennedy, Ena Bryant, Sioned Williams, Helen Cawthrone, Noel Drennan, Paschal Allen, Caroline Franklyn and Donal Cox presented by the Irish Heritage Society. Poster.
[date and location unknown]: The Music King Players.
29/9/80-22/1/81: Jesuit Hall, Galway: Galway Music Association Recitals Season 1980-1981.
22/11/80: Augustinian Priory, John's Lane, Dublin: Our Lady's Choral Society with the New Irish Chamber Orchestra.
[date and location unknown]: Wicklow Opera Group. Season 1980/81.
28/11/80: Church of the Resurrection, Bayside, Sutton: Third Day Chorale with Anne Cant, Aideen Lane, Frank Dunne and Padraig O'Rourke. Wordbook.
[date and location unknown]: The Young Dublin Singers.
11/12/[80]: Alliance Francaise, Kildare Street: Cécile Ó Gormghaile and Billy O'Shea.
18/12/80-19/12/80: Carmelite Church, Whitefriars' St., Dublin: Our Lady's Choral Society with the RTE Symphony Orchestra.
29/6/80-6/7/80: Dublin International Organ Festival. Festival souvenir programme booklet.
1/2/80-15/3/80: 'A Sense of Ireland - Classical Music Programme'. A Major Festival in London of The Arts and Culture of Ireland. Contains numerous individual programmes.

Collection includes dance programmes; press cuttings; programmes for competitions; correspondence
Date range 1980 - 1980
Associated People and Organisations Acton, Charles - Adams, David - Albanese, Riccardo - Alfred Beit Foundation - Allen, Paschal - Alliance de Française de Dublin - Alliance Française de Paris - Amsterdam Nonet - Apter, David - Apter, Deborah - Baldwin, Rodney - Barber, Stephen - Beckett, John - Belfast Royal Academy Chamber Orchestra - Belfast Royal Academy Choir - Boettcher, Marianne - Bonelli, Alessandrao - Bryant, Ena - Buckley, Emer - Camerata Singers - Cant, Ann - Cawthorne, Helen - Ceol Chumann na nÓg - Christchurch Cathedral Choir (Dublin) - City of Dublin VEC College of Music - Concorde - Cooney, Ron - Cork International Choral & Folk Dance Festival - Cox, Donal - Dexter, John - Douglas Gunn Ensemble - Drennan, Noel - Dublin Baroque Players - Dublin City Ballet - Dublin International Organ Festival - Dublin Orchestral Players - Dublin Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Dublin Symphony Orchestra - Dublin Theatre Festival - Dublin Zonta Club - Dunkerley, Patricia - Dunne, Frank - Dunne, Veronica - Estarellas, Gabriel - Farrell, Terrence - Fitzgerald, Daire - Fitzwilliam Quartet - Franklyn, Caroline - Frantz, Roslyn - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest - Galway Music Association - Gibson, John - Gillen, Gerard - Goethe Institute (German Institute for Cultural Relations) - Goethe Institute Choir - Goteborg Symphony Orchestra - Groocock, Joseph - Henegan, Aisling - Hesketh Piano Trio - Hill, Rosemary - Hodgson, Gwyn - Holmes, Jean - Hughes, Anthony - Irish Ballet Company - Irish Georgian Society - Irish Heritage Society - Irish-Polish Society - Johann Strauss Dancers - Johann Strauss Orchestra - John Player Concerts - Karr, Gary - Kasco, Diana - Kennedy, Theresa - Kentner, Louis 1905 - 1987 Keogh, Des - Kerr, Virginia - Kerrigan, Aylish E. - Kilkenny Chamber Opera - Killarney Bach Festival - Kitt, Florian - Krust, Helmut - Landerer, Eric - Lane, Aideen - Lewis, Harmon - Liberties Festival - Limerick Music Association - Malahide Festival - McCann, John - McSwiney, Veronica - Menuhin, Yehudi - Music King Players - New Irish Chamber Orchestra - Ní Gabhain, Aíne - Northern Ireland Opera Trust Choir - O Casaide, Odhrán - Ó Gormghaile, Cécile - O'Conor, John - O'Rourke, Padraig - O'Shea, Billy - Our Lady's Choral Society - Park Singers - Patterson, Frank - Pitstow, Celia - Reddin, Jeannie - Rivoltella, Piero - Robinson, Ethan - Rogg, Lionel - Rosembaum, Poul - RTÉ Symphony Orchestra - Russell, Raymond - Sádlo, Miloš - Salique, Jean-Luc - Sanders, Samuel - Sandford, Irene - Schiff, Andras - Schola Singers - Selvaggio, Giorgio - Shelly, Howard - Sisters of St. Louis Choir - Smith, Gillian - Smolenski, Maciej - St. James' Choir - St. James' Orchestra - St. Jude's Parish Choir - St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir - Sundays At Noon Concert Series (Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art) - Tallaght Choral Society - Taylor, Simon - Third Day Chorale - Twomey, Violet - Ulster orchestra 1966 - Ulysees Ensemble - Ward, David - Watson, William J. - Westland Row CBS Concert Band - White, Robert - Wicklow Opera Group - Williams, Sioned - Wilson, James - Young Dublin Singers - Young, William - Zukerman, George -
Associated Places Alliance Francaise, Kildare Street American Embassy Chancery, Dublin Augustinian Priory, John's Lane, Dublin Belfast (unitary authority) Carmelite Church, Whitefriar Street Castletown House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare Church of St. Jude, the Apostle Church of the Holy Redeemer, Bray Church of the Resurrection, Bayside, Sutton City hall, Cork City of Dublin VEC Dublin Institute of Technology College of Music, Chatham Row Clarance Hotel, Dublin Coleraine Cork Dominican Priory, Tallaght Dublin Institute of Adult Education, Dublin Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin Examination Hall, Trinity College Dublin Galway Grand Opera House, Belfast Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin Jesuit Hall, Galway John Player Theatre, Dublin Killarney Limerick, Ireland London Tara Hotel, Kensington Malahide, Dublin Metropolitan Hall, Lower Abbey Street Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Parnell Square, Dublin National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin Oystermouth Church Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street Project Arts Centre, Essex Street, Dublin Purcell Room RDS Concert Hall Russborough, Blessington St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin St. Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Road, Dublin St. Catherine's Church, Thomas Street St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick St. Michael's Church, Dun Laoghaire St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin St. Patrick's Training College, Druncondra Taibhdhearc Na Gallimhe Thomas Prior House, RDS, Ballsbridge Tralee, Co. Kerry
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999
Associated Content Historical Notes Ballet Word books Analytical Notes Press Cuttings Posters Correspondence Flyers Leaflets
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