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Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham (1882-83)
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RB.23.b.4180 (22-23.)
Description
Wordbooks for the Grand Annual Performances of Handel, The Messiah given by the Holte Choral Society in the Great Hall of Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham on 7 April 1882 and 23 March 1883.
Both performances featured a ‘band and chorus of 350 performers’ conducted by Mr C.J. Stevens, with the vocalists Madame Emma Beasley, Miss Clara Myers, Mr Vernon Rigby and Mr Lander (1882) and Miss Robertson, Miss Fanny Robertson, Mr H.T. Bywater and Mr J. Lander (1883).
Date range
1882 - 1883
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Stevens, C. J. (Mr) -
Robertson, Fanny -
Rigby, Vernon -
Myers, Clara -
Holte Choral Society -
Handel, George Frideric -
Beasley, Emma -
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Great Hall, Aston Lower Grounds
Associated Times
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
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Word books
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