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Collection name Sunday Evening Concerts and Sunday Concerts Society (1898-99)
Unique identifier d.484.e
Description A collection of analytical programmes for the Sunday Evening Concerts, afterwards concerts of the Sunday Concert Society, given at the Queen’s Hall, Langham Place, between 18 September 1898 and 12 November 1899, under the management of Robert Newman.

Where no other indication is given below, these were performances of vocal and instrumental solos, accompanied by Percy Pitt, with a range of choral and orchestral works.

Up until the end of May 1899, the majority of these concerts were given by the Queen’s Hall Orchestra with the Queen’s Hall Choral Society, conducted by Henry Wood (18 September-4 December 1898) and George Riseley (11 December 1898-April 1899). From October 1899, the concerts were given by the Queen’s Hall Quintet (Messrs. A. Fransella, M. Gomez, D. Lalande, E. F. James, and A. Borsdorf) with H.C. Tonking (organ).

All programmes include historical and analytical notes by Edgar F. Jacques. Many also provide a wordbook and contain a large number of advertisements, typically including an announcement with programme for the next concert in this series and for the Saturday Afternoon Concerts given at the same venue.

1. Sunday Evening Concerts: September–December 1898
The volume also includes advertisements, with programmes, for the three Queen’s Hall Symphony Concerts, given on 12 and 26 November and 10 December 1898.
18 September 1898: Handel, The Messiah, with Miss Ella Russell, Madame Belle Cole, Mr Ellison van Hoose and Mr John Walters.
25 September 1898: Mendelssohn, Elijah, with Miss Maggie Davies, Miss Winifred Wynne, Miss Marian McKenzie, Miss Marian Blinkhorn, Mr Herbert Grover, Mr Gwilym Richards, Mr William Ludwig and Mr Mervyn Dene.
2 October 1898: Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise and Rossini, Stabat Mater, with Madame Marie Duma, Madame Belle Cole, Mr Lloyd Chandos and Mr W.A. Peterkin.
9 October 1898: Haydn, The Creation, with Madame Kate Bensberg, Mr Edward Branscombe and Mr Watkin Mills.
16 October 1898: Sullivan, The Golden Legend, with Miss Thudichum, Madame Marie Hooton, Mr Herbert Grover, Mr Mervyn Dene and Mr Watkin Mills. This was preceded by miscellaneous act of music by Meyerbeer, Gounod and Wagner.
23 October 1898: Gounod, Redemption, with Miss Helen Jaxon, Miss Alice Toothill, Miss Kirkby Lunn, Mr Herbert Grover, Mr Louis Frolich and Mr Orme Darvall and Mr Stedman’s Choir Boys.
30 October 1898: Mendelssohn, St Paul, with Madame Clara Samuell, Miss Florence Christie, Mr William Green, Mr Mervyn Dene and Mr Ben Grove.
6 November 1898: Gounod, Messe Solennelle and Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, with Miss Fillunger, Mr Lloyd Chandos, Miss Ada Crossley and Mr Daniel Price.
13 November 1898: Rossini, Stabat Mater and Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise, with Miss Lillian Blauvelt, Miss Marie Hooton, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr David Hughes.
20 November 1898: Handel, The Messiah, with Mrs Kate Bensberg, Miss Hilda Wilson, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr David Hughes.
4 December 1898: Robert Newman's Testimonial Concert/Schubert, Unfinished Symphony and Verdi, Requiem, with Miss Lillian Blauvelt, Miss Marie Hooton, Mr Edward Branscombe and Mr Watkins Mills.
11 December 1898: Mendelssohn, Elijah, with Miss Ella Russell, Miss Margaret Hoare, Miss Hilda Wilson, Miss Marian Blinkhorn, Mr Gregory Hast, Mr Gwilym Richards, Mr William Ludwig and Mr Mervyn Dene.
18 December 1898: Mendelssohn, St Paul, with Madame Clara Samuell, Miss Lucie Johnstone, Mr Herbert Grover, Mr Mervyne Dene and Mr Plunket Greene.
25 December 1898: Handel, The Messiah, with Madame Clara Samuell, Madame Belle Cole, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr Watkins Mills.


2. Sunday Concert Society: January–May 1899
The concerts on 22 and 29 January and 5 February 1899 were given by the Queen’s Hall Wind Band, conducted by Manuel Gomez, whilst the last four concerts listed were accompanied on the keyboard and featured H.C. Tonking (organ).
The programmes for 23 and 30 April include a copy of the prospectus for the London Musical Festival, given at the Queen’s Hall from 8 to 13 May by the Lamoureux Parisian Orchestra, the Queen’s Hall Orchestra and the Queen’s Hall Choral Society.
1 January 1899: Schubert, Unfinished Symphony and Haydn, The Creation (parts 1 and 2), with Madame Kate Bensberg, Mr Edward Branscombe and Mr David Hughes.
8 January 1899: Sullivan, The Golden Legend, with Miss Thudichum, Miss Marie Hooton, Mr Herbert Grover, Mr Charles Tree and Mr Watkins Mills. This was preceded by an Overture and Chorus from Wagner, Tannhäuser.
15 January 1899: Madame Lucile Hill, Madame Alice Toothill and Mr Gwilym Richard, concluding with Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise.
22 January 1899: Madame Kate Bensberg, Miss Muriel Jack and Mr Homer Lind (vocal) and Mr Arthur W. Payne (violin).
29 January 1899: Miss Helen Jaxon, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr Charles Tree (vocal) with Mr Percy Frostick (violin) and Mr Albert Fransella (flute), accompanied by Mr H. Harvey Pinches.
5 February 1899: Madame Duma and Miss Lucy Clarke (vocal), with Mr H. Lyell-Tayler (violin) and Mr Manuel Gomez (clarinet).
12 February 1899: Handel, The Messiah, with Madame Kate Bensberg, Mrs Hamlen Ruland, Mr Ben Davies and Mr Charles Tree.
19 February 1899: Mendelssohn, Elijah, with Madame Ella Russell, Miss Margaret Hoare, Madame Belle Cole, Miss Marian Blinkhorn, Mr Lloyd Chandos, Mr T.H. Brearley, Mr Bantock Pierpoint and Mr Mervyne Dene.
26 February 1899: Madame Alice Gomez and Mr William Ludwig (vocal) with Mr Percy Frostick (violin).
5 March 1899: Madame Ella Russell and Madame Belle Cole (vocal) and Mr W.H. Squire (cello).
12 March 1899: Madame Alice Gomez and Mr Herbert Grover (vocal) and Mr Arthur W. Payne (violin).
19 March 1899: Madame Ella Russell, Mr Lloyd Chandos and Mr William Ludwig. An insert with this programme records that Ludwig was actually replaced by W.H. Peterkin.
26 March 1899: Madame Alice Gomez and Mr Andrew Black.
2 April 1899: Madame Emily Squire and Mr Philip Brozel (vocal) and Mr H.C. Tonking (organ).
9 April 1899: Madame Lucile Hill, Madame Belle Cole, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr Andrew Black.
16 April 1899: Miss Lucy Clarke and Mr William Ludwig (vocal) with Mr Bernhard Carrodus (violin).
23 April 1899: Madame Kate Bensberg and Mr Lloyd Chandos (vocal) with Mr Percy Frostick (violin).
30 April 1899: Madame Belle Cole and Mr T.H. Brearley (vocal) with Arthur W. Payne (violin).
7 May 1899: Madame Emily Squire and Mr Gwilym Richards (vocal) with Mr Percy Frostick (violin).


3. Sunday Concert Society: October to November 1899
These concerts were given as part of the second season of performances given by the Sunday Concert Society.
15 October 1899: Miss Kirby Lunn and Mr Ellison van Hoose (vocal) with the Kruse String Quartet (Messrs Johann Kruse, C. Schilsky, A.E. Ferir, H. Walenn).
22 October 1899: Miss Katie Smith, Miss Lucy Clarke and Mr Charles Knowles (vocal) with Arthur W. Payne (violin) and Paul Bazelaire (cello).
29 October 1899: Miss Maggie Davies, Madame Marie Hooton and Mr Ellison van Hoose (vocal) with Mr Percy Frostick (violin).
5 November 1899: Madame Emily Squire, Miss Kirby Lunn, Mr Herbert Grover and Mr Charles Knowles (vocal) with Mr W.H. Squire (cello).
12 November 1899: Miss Maggie Davies, Miss Lucy Clarke and Mr Charles Knowles (vocal) with Arthur W. Payne (violin) and Mr B.P. Parker (cello).
Date range 1898 - 1899
Associated People and Organisations Wood, Henry - Tonking, H. C. (Mr) - Sunday Evening Concerts - Sunday Concert Society - Sunday Afternoon Orchestral Concerts - Riseley, George - Queen's Hall Wind Quintet - Queen's Hall Wind Band - Queen's Hall Orchestra 1895 - 1915 Queen's Hall Choral Society - Pitt, Percy - Payne, Arthur W. - Newman, Robert - London Musical Festival - Lamoureux Paris Orchestra - Kruse String Quartet - Jacques, Edgar F. - Gomez, Manuel -
Associated Places Queen's Hall, London
Associated Times 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
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