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Léon Goossens: Provinces A-BL (1928-1980)
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Concert programmes for provincial programmes given in places beginning A to Bl.
Abbey Dore: various venues, Abbey Dore festival (16/9/66 to 18/9/66 (1 flier, 1 programme): Goossens concert 18/9/66 in the Abbey).
Abbey Town: Holm Cultram abbey (1976 festival, Goossens concert 8/6/76).
Aberdeen: Aberdeen hall (Tuesday 22/10, unknown date: Good companions subscription concerts); Cowdry hall (15/3/46, 5/2/47: Aberdeen chamber music club; 14/6/72: Aberdeen festival); Music hall, Ball room (23/10/34: Aberdeen chamber music club); St. Andrew's cathedral (Sunday 9/11, year unknown).
Aberdovey: unknown venue (31/10/46 and 1/11/46).
Aberystwyth: College hall (9/2/33: UCW music club); Examination hall, University college of Wales (1/11/48; 6/2/50); Parish hall (25/1/34; 1935 to 1936 season brochure, Goossens concert 13/2/36: UCW music club); Seilo Aberystwyth (13/10/67).
Aldershot: Garrison theatre (Sunday 15/8, year unknown: Boyd Neel string orchestra); Grosvenor road Methodist church (22/11/47: Aldershot festival).
Alton: Alton secondary modern school (27/1/62 (2 copies): Alton subscription concerts).
Alverstoke: St. Mary’s church (Wednesday 18/11, year unknown (1 flier, 1 programme): Southern orchestral concert society; Southern string orchestra).
Ambleside: Theatre in the forest (9/3/74; 1978); Theatre at Rosehill (27/1/68 and 28/1/68 (Goossens concert 27/1/68): Northern sinfonia orchestra).
Amersham: Dr. Challoner’s grammar school (2/6/62: Amersham and Chesham bois choral society; Jacques orchestra); Free church (Saturday 21/9, year unknown: Amersham and Chesham bois string orchestra); unknown venue, Amersham music club (17/10/48).
Andover: Andover grammar school (10/11/60 (2 copies): Andover music club; Newbury string players).
Angmering: St. Margaret’s church (22/6/72 to 25/6/72: Festival of music and flowers).
Ardingly: Ardingly college (24/2/62).
Ascot: St. Mary’s convent (9/10/44, 30/9/45: Ascot music society).
Ashburnham: Ashburnham church (3/6/67 (1 copy of church news, 1 programme).
Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Ivanhoe community college (26/5/67: Orchestra da camera); Town hall (2/4/47: Ashby-de-la-Zouch and district arts club).
Ashford: unknown venue, Ashford musical society (17/9/47).
Aylesbury: Aylesbury college of further education (28/9/67 (2 copies): Aylesbury music club); Grange school (4/2/67 (2 copies)).
Ayr: Town hall (24/1/61: Scottish national orchestra); Unknown venue, Ayr music club (11/3/72).
Bakewell: Town hall (20/11/47).
Ballymena: Concert hall, Lisnafillan (6/10/65: City of Belfast orchestra).
Banbury: Church house (20/11/28, 18/10/32: Banbury and district musical society; 31/5/55: Banbury co-operative choral society); Town hall (13/9/45; 9/11/50: Banbury and district musical society).
Bangor: Powis hall, university college (28/1/48, 21/11/51: Bangor musical club; 30/1/58, 3/12/64); University college (29/1/35: Bangor musical club); University college of North Wales (2010/55); unknown venue, vale of Clwyd music society (30/11/32); 3 sheets of loose programme notes found with the other Bangor material.
Barnstaple: Queen’s hall (13/3/55: Taw and Torridge festival society; Blundell’s school motet club).
Barrow-in-Furness: King’s hall (2/2/56: Barrow arts club); Town hall, banqueting hall (6/12/60: Barrow arts club).
Barton-on-Humber: venue unknown, Barton-on-Humber and district music club (13/11/47); multiple venues, Barton Methodist musical festival (25/5/51 to 2/6/51).
Basingstoke: Haymarket theatre (23/9/57); Shrubbery county secondary girls’ school (25/2/67: Southern orchestral concert society).
Bath: Assembly rooms (4/6/41: Bath war-time concerts; 23/6/68: Bath festival); Bath abbey (1/7/61: Newbury string players); Pavilion (22/4/48: Boyd Neel orchestra; 8/3/56, 12/5/60, 6/3/75: Bath symphony orchestra; 19/5, year unknown: Boyd Neel orchestra); Pump room (25/6/52: Bath symphony orchestra); Royal school (26/2/55; 3/7/61).
Bearsden: Kilmardinny house (6/4/76).
Beaulieu: Beaulieu abbey church (17/7/60); Beaulieu cloisters (9/6/51); Domus-palace house (Sunday 17/7, year unknown: Southern orchestral concert society; Southern string orchestra).
Bedford: Bedford modern school (6/10/51); Bedford school (8/11/46: Bedford musical society); Corn exchange (8/7/49 (1 flier, 1 programme): Bedford symphony orchestra); Dame Alice Harpur school (18/2/47).
Belfast: Grant hall, Queen’s university (23/11/57); Ulster hall (15/2/35: Belfast philharmonic society; 15/4/47; 16/3/51: Belfast philharmonic society; Belfast philharmonic orchestra; Belfast philharmonic chorus; 29/12/65 (2 copies): City of Belfast orchestra; Friday 7/2, year unknown); multiple venues, City of Belfast orchestra; unknown venue, British music society of Northern Ireland, Belfast (27/1/45).
Benenden school: (22/5/48; Saturday 18/6, year unknown).
Benfleet: Appleton school (6/3/74).
Berkhamsted: Deans’ hall (21/4/45: Mid and west Hertfordshire musical festival); venue unknown (12/10/68).
Bewdley: Moffats (28/11/65).
Bicester: Bicester upper school (2/5/69: Bicester and district music society).
Bideford: Grammar school (19/2, year unknown: Bideford music club); venue unknown, Bideford music club (Sunday 3/3, year unknown).
Biggar: Municipal hall (19/10/60: Biggar music club).
Bingley: Bingley secondary school (19/6/53 and 20/6/53 (1 syllabus, 1 festival programme): Robertshaw musical festival [competitive])
Birkdale: St. James’ church (22/10/46).
Birmingham: Barber institute (21/11/61: Golden age singers; University special choir); Birmingham art gallery (30/10/60, 1/2/69: Orchestra da camera); City of Birmingham art gallery (3/1/49); Digbeth institute (16/10/46: Ridgdowne music club); Repertory theatre (4/10/51: Birminhgam festival of British music); Town hall (4 concerts 1934-1935, Goossens concert 16/1/35 (series brochure; individual programme (2 copies); 27/10/38: City of Birmingham orchestra; 23/2/45; 5/7/52 to 26/7/52 (1 season brochure, 1 individual programme for 9/7/52), 20/7/54: Promenade concerts; City of Birmingham symphony orchestra; 29/4/55: Youth concerts; City of Birmingham symphony orchestra; 15/11/56, 22.9.57: City of Birmingham symphony orchestra; 17/5/66 to 25/5/66: Birmingham international wind competition; 21/4/71: City of Birmingham symphony orchestra; Monday 26/10, year unknown); West end cinema (7/4/40: City of Birmingham orchestra); no venue, promenade concerts (2/7/53: City of Birmingham symphony orchestra); Official journal of the City of Birmingham symphony orchestra (9/49 to 10/49; 11/49 to 12/49); Multiple venues, Birmingham school of music graduation ceremony and concert (4/7/80).
Bishop Auckland: Girls county school (2/2/45: Bishop Auckland music society).
Bishop’s Stortford: Rhodes centre (11/10/71: Bishop’s Stortford festival of music); unknown venue, Bishop’s Stortford college music society (3/2/46; 8/2/64)
Blackburn: Blackburn cathedral (8/3/75: Blackburn sinfonia); Queen’s hall (1944 to 1945 season, Goossens concert 17/3/45 (1 season flier, 1 individual programme): Blackburn music society); Unknown venue, Blackburn arts club (4/12/50).
Blackpool: Jubilee theatre (8/3/46: Flyde chamber music society); unknown venue, March festival of live and recorded music (unknown date).
Bletchley: Bletchley park (19/5/44: BP recreational club musical society).
Organised alphabetically by place name, then alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically.
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1928 - 1980
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Bath Abbey
Corn Exchange, Bedford
Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen
Music Hall, Aberdeen
Queens Hall Theatre, Barnstaple
Town Hall, Ayr
Town Hall, Banbury
Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety)
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