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Collection name
Special Collections: Dorothy Wood: Promenade Concert Programmes (1936-37)
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S443/1/1
Description
Programmes for three Promenade Concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henry Wood, at the Queen's Hall, London on 22 August and 4 September 1936 (42nd season) and 1 October 1937 (43rd season), held loosely in a single folder.
All programmes include words, Descriptive Notes by Rosa Newmarch, a photograph of Henry Wood and lists of the choral and orchestral ensembles.
22 August 1936: Stiles-Allen and John Brownlee (vocal) and Solomon (piano).
4 September 1936: William Parsons (vocal) and Arthur Rubinstein (piano), including the first English performance of E. Dohnanyi, Minutes Symphoniques.
1 October 1937: Beethoven Concert, including Symphony No. 9 with Jeanne Dusseau, Margaret Balfour, Parry Jones and Harold Williams (vocal). This second part of this programme also featured various pieces conducted by Leslie Woodgate.
Date range
1936 - 1937
Associated People and Organisations
Woodgate, Leslie -
Wood, Henry -
Williams, Harold -
Stiles-Allen, Lillian -
Cutner, Solomon Solomon 1902 - 1988
Rubinstein, Artur 1887-01-28 - 1982-12-20
Promenade concerts -
Parsons, William -
Newmarch, Rosa -
Jones, Parry 1891 - 1963
Dusseau, Jeanne -
Dohnányi, Ernö -
Brownlee, John -
Beethoven, Ludwig van -
BBC Symphony Orchestra -
Balfour, Margaret -
Associated Places
Queen's Hall, London
Associated Times
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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List of orchestral players
Programme notes
List of chorus members
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BBC Written Archives Centre
Caversham Park Reading Berkshire RG4 8TZ Open Map
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The BBC's Written Archives constitute the working papers of the organization from 1922 to the 1970s. They show in great detail how the BBC went about the task of making programmes, first for radio and later also for television. They detail the planning, production and content of these programmes, encompassing internal memoranda and minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence with contributors, programmes records of various types, extensive press cuttings, audience reaction, concert programmes, publicity and publications. These detailed internal records are available for research from the beginning up to 1974.
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