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Filmharmonic Archive (1980-85)
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Souvenir Brochures for two concerts given by the Filmharmonic Society on 18 October 1980 and 16 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund.
Both documents include Introductory and biographical notes (with photographs), notes on the films from which the music is drawn, and notes on the principal institutions/companies upon which the focus of the concert falls.
A handlist of the complete contents of this archive – which also includes scores for the film music presented at these annual concerts – is available.
18 October 1980: 10th Anniversary Concert, given by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, with composers Donald Sinden and Elaine Stritch. The concert was divided into three sections:
i) United Artists, 1919-80: Sixty Years of Cinema History, Fifty Years of Outstanding Movie Music (conducted by John Addison and Richard Leonard).
ii) Independent Television, 1955-80: the First Twenty Five Years (conducted by Geoff Love).
iii) From Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 to the Empire Strikes Back 1980 (scores composed and conducted by John Williams).
16 November 1985: Laughter and Music and Stars that Shine, a programme of music from films made by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and at Elstree Studios, introduced by Sir Richard Attenborough and given by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Stephen Hill Singers and the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, conducted by Wing Commander Eric Banks, Stanley Black, John Gregory, John Scott and John Williams with Gemma Craven (vocal) and Margaret Fingerhut (piano).
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1980 - 1985
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Williams, John -
Strich, Elaine -
Stephen Hill Singers -
Sinden, Donald -
Scott, John -
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Love, Geoff -
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Leonard, Richard -
Gregory, John -
Fingerhut, Margaret -
Filmharmonic Society -
Craven, Gemma -
Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund -
Black, Stanley -
Banks, Eric -
Addison, John -
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Royal Albert Hall
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20th century - late 1971-1999
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts
Greenwich,King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College London SE10 9JF Open Map
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The Jerwood Library supports Trinity's mission to prepare informed performers of the highest calibre. Its core business is to provide all the information resources and music materials that students need to attain the high standard required by their courses. It is also a research library with collections of international significance. The establishment of the Jerwood Library, which opened in September 2001, was made possible through the generosity of the Jerwood Foundation [www.jerwood.org.uk].
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