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Collection name Léon Goossens: Provinces M-N (1926-1977)
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Description Concert programmes for provincial programmes given in places beginning "M" to "N".

Macclesfield: Adlington halls (11/5/63-6/7/63 (1 collective programme for multiple concerts; 1 individual programme): Goossens concert 22/6/63); Gawsworth hall (leaflet about hall); King’s school (16/10/43, 16/2/46, 14/2/48, 1951-1952 (1 series programme; 1 programme for 10/11/51): Macclesfield friends of music; 15/5/66); various venues, Macclesfield musical festival (competitive music festival) (8/10/49, 13/10/49-15/10/49); various venues, Macclesfield arts festival (9/7/72-30/7/72).
Machynlleth: venue unknown, Machynlleth music club (27/2/70).
Madley: Parish church (21/6/68: Madley festival).
Maidstone: venue unknown, Maidstone orchestral society (8/12/54 (2 copies); 6/5/67: Maidstone symphony orchestra); venue unknown, Maidstone music club (3/12/45).
Maldon: Jubilee hall (11/10/55: Maldon music club).
Malvern: Abbey school (29/9/56); Lawnside (12/2/55); Malvern college (2/11/47: Malvern male voice choir); Malvern girls’ college (16/3/57; 20/11/65; 20/3, year unknown); Winter gardens (23/7/33: Malvern festival concerts; 14/12/54: Malvern musical society; Malvern male voice choir); Malvern festival (23/5/77-12/6/77: Goossens concert 4/6/77 in Winter gardens).
Manchester: Albert hall (29/1/47 and 30/1/47: Liverpool philharmonic orchestra; 4/2/48 and 5/2/48: Hallé orchestra; 27/3/56: Manchester Tuesday mid-day concerts); Forum hall , Wythenshawe (3/12/73: Forum music society); Free trade hall (20/2/36: Hallé concerts society); Houldsworth hall, Deansgate (11/11/47, 12/10/48, 5/12/50, 15/1/52, 24/3/53, 15/9/53, 22/2/55: Manchester Tuesday mid-day concerts); Northern school of music (27/1/65; 25/7/66-28/7/66); Reynold theatre, UMIST (1967-1968 (season brochure, including listings for some concerts outside of Manchester), 23/10/67: Manchester Mozart orchestra society; Manchester Mozart orchestra); St. Ann’s church (6/5/53: Manchester Bach choir); multiple venues, Northern school of music (multiple dates, no year; possibly cancelled).
Mansfield: Civic theatre (15/10/68: English sinfonia).
Margate: Winter gardens (Sunday 7/8, year unknown: Boyd Neel orchestra).
Marlborough: Marlborough college? (25/2/45, 23/11/47, 11/2/62: Marlborough college subscription concerts).
Marple: Marple hall grammar school for boys (18/7/66); Regent cinema (1/3/53: Marple people’s arts group).
Maryport: Presbyterian schoolroom (5/4/50: Maryport music and arts society); venue unknown, Maryport music and arts society (30/9/55: Lemare orchestra).
Matlock: Tawney house (5/1/73: Matlock music society).
Melksham: Melksham house (12/6/47, 19/10/49, Thursday 30/9 unknown year: Melksham music club).
Merthyr Tydfil: St. David’s church (unknown date); Miners hall (7/12/44: Merthyr music club).
Midhurst: County modern school (14/6/52: Southern orchestral concert society); Secondary modern school (26/4/58: Southern orchestral concert society).
Milngavie: Parish church hall (18/10/51-20/10/51: Festival; Milgavnie music club; Goossens concert 20/10/51; 23/1/53: Milngavie music club).
Milton: City of Portsmouth training college (4/3/61: Lyric string orchestra).
Milton Keynes: venue unknown (27/5/74 (letter (dated 27/4/74) and music list, by Goossens)).
Minehead: Regal ballroom (30/3/44: West Somerset music club).
Monkton combe: Monkton combe school (39/11/53).
Monmouth: Monmouth school for girls (14/2/36; 17/11/38); Monmouth school hall (21/10/66 (annotated programme): Merlin music society).
Moresby: Sir Nicholas Sekers theatre (15/3/75 to 12/4/75, Goossens concert 12/4/75); Theatre at Rosehill (Sunday 4/12 and Monday 5/12, year unknown).
Mountain ash: unknown venue (11/1/51).
Nairn: Public hall (31/8/47).
Newark: Parish church (16/11/68: London Mozart players); Technical college (5/3/47: Newark-on-Trent music club).
Newbury: Corn exchange (29/3/39: Newbury and district musical festival; 10/5/44: Newbury musical festival; Newbury string players; 14/2/71: Newbury string players); Downe house (27/1/50? (correspondence between the headmistress of the school and Goossens including a music list)); Lecture hall (3/10/30-14/11/30, Goossens concert on 14/11/30); Newbury parish church (21/1/61: Newbury string players).
Newcastle-upon-Tyne: City hall (13/3/71; 15/6/74: New Tyneside orchestra; Wednesday 10/3, year unknown: Newcastle philharmonic orchestra); Grand assembly rooms (25/2/26: Chamber music society); Guildhall, Sandhill (20/3/69: Chamber music society); King’s hall, King’s college (16/2/57, 12/11/60: Newcastle Bach choir and orchestra; Newcastle upon Tyne Bach choir society); Municipal hall (29/11/34: Newcastle male voice glee union; 5/3/51); Old assembly rooms (15/1/31, 19/1/33, 18/11/48, 16/2/56, 16/12/65: Chamber music society); unknown venue, Newcastle upon Tyne concert society (1/2/45); unknown venue, British music society (26/11/38).
Newport music: Little theatre and arts centre (9/10/67: Newport music club); Priory girls’ school (9/11/61: Newport arts association).
Newquay: Cosy Nook (Saturday 18/2, year unknown: Newquay society of arts).
Newton abbot: Multiple venues, Newton abbot and district society of arts (season brochure 1956-1957; concert programme for Goossens concert 7/3/57 in St. Mary’s hall).
Newtown: Regent cinema (10/10/48: Newtown music club).
North Shields: unknown venue (25/3/76).
Northampton: Carnegie hall, public library (5/2/44; 5/12/46: Northampton industrial music club); Church of All saints (1/7/77 (letter from Goossens to pianist, including music list)); Guildhall (11/3/71: Northampton symphony orchestra).
Northwood: Unknown locations and multiple locations, Northwood music club (season brochures: 1936-1937 (3 copies), Goossens concert 2/3/37; 1938-1939, Goossens concert 18/10/38; 1949-1950, Goossens concert 21/2/50; 1953-1954, Goossens concert 13/10/53; individual programme: 8/10/68).
Norwich: Assembly house (29/1/55: Norfolk and Norwich music club); Castle museum (6/3/43); Maddermarket theatre (30/11/46); St. Andrew’s hall (25/4/59: BBC symphony orchestra); Theatre royal (1/10/44: Norwich philharmonic society; Boyd Neel string orchestra).
Nottingham: Albert hall (12/2/44, 6/3/44: Music club, Nottingham; Boyd Neel string orchestra; 25/1/50 at 14:45, 25/1/50 at 6:30 (partially different programmes): Nottingham harmonic society; Junior harmonic orchestra; 19/2/53 (2 copies): Boyd Neel string orchestra; 7/3/56: Nottingham harmonic society; Junior harmonic orchestra; 31/10/58; Friday 12/11 year unknown: Nottingham charity subscription concerts; Wednesday 7/3 year unknown: Nottingham junior harmonic orchestra); Blue triangle hall (4/10/41: Music club, Nottingham); Broad street, Concert hall (14/6/76: Nottingham festival); Nottingham Playhouse (9/7/67: Midland sinfonia; 22/6/73: Nottingham playhouse holiday time festival); St. Nicholas church (unknown date: St. Nicholas orchestra); University college (16/10/30: Music club, Nottingham); YMCA (14/2/52: Music club, Nottingham); unknown venue, Nottingham industrial music club (16/11/48); unknown venue, Music club, Nottingham (31/1/35)

Arrangement:
Organised alphabetically by place name, then alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically.
Date range 1926 - 1977
Associated People and Organisations BBC Symphony Orchestra - Boyd Neel Orchestra - Boyd Neel string orchestra - British Music Society - Chamber Music Society (Newcastle upon Tyne) - English sinfonia - Forum music society, Stockport - Goossens, Léon - Hallé Concerts Society - Hallé Orchestra - Junior harmonic orchestra, Nottingham - Lemare orchestra - Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - London Mozart Players - Lyric string orchestra - Macclesfield arts festival - Macclesfield friends of music - Macclesfield musical festival - Machynlleth music club - Madley festival - Maidstone music club - Maidstone orchestral society - Maidstone symphony orchestra - Maldon music club - Malvern festival concerts - Malvern festival - Malvern male voice choir - Malvern musical society - Manchester and Salford Cooperative Society - Manchester Bach choir - Manchester Mozart orchestra society - Manchester Mozart orchestra - Manchester Tuesday Mid-day Concerts - Marlborough college subscription concerts - Marple people's arts group - Maryport music and arts society - Matlock music society - Melksham music club - Merlin music society - Merthyr music club - Midland Sinfonia (pre-1995) - Milngavie music club festival - Milngavie music club - Music club, Nottingham - New Tyneside orchestra - Newark-on-Trent music club - Newbury and district musical festival - Newbury musical festival - Newbury String Players - Newcastle Bach choir society - Newcastle Bach Choir - Newcastle male voice glee union - Newcastle Philharmonic Orchestra - Newcastle-upon-Tyne concert society - Newport arts association - Newport music club - Newquay society of arts - Newton abbot and district society of arts - Newtown music club - Norfolk and Norwich music club - Northampton industrial music club - Northampton Symphony Orchestra - Northern school of music - Northwood Music Club - Norwich philharmonic society - Nottingham charity subscription concerts 1933 - Nottingham festival - Nottingham Harmonic Society - Nottingham industrial music club - Nottingham playhouse holiday time festival - Southern orchestral concert society - St. Nicholas orchestra, Nottingham - West Somerset music club -
Associated Places Abbey school, Malvern Adlington halls, Macclesfield Albert Hall, Manchester Albert Hall, Nottingham All Saints Church, Northampton Assembly house, Norwich Blue triangle hall, Nottingham Carnegie hall, Northampton: Public library Castle Museum, Norwich City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City of Portsmouth training college Civic theatre, Mansfield Concert hall, Nottingham Corn Exchange, Newbury Cosy nook, Newquay Downe House, Newbury Forum hall, Wythenshawe, Manchester Free Trade Hall Gasworth hall, Macclesfield Grand assembly rooms, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Guildhall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Guildhall, Northampton Houldsworth Hall Jubilee hall, Maldon King's college, Newcastle-upon-Tyne King's school, Macclesfield Lecture Hall, Newbury Little Theatre and Arts centre, Newport Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich Malvern College Malvern Girls' College Marlborough College Marple hall grammar school for boys Melksham house Midhurst County modern school Miners hall, Merthyr Tydfil Monkton combe school Monmouth school for girls Monmouth School: Hall Municipal hall, Newcastle upon Tyne Northern School of Music Nottingham Playhouse Old Assembly Rooms, Newcastle Parish Church Hall, Milngavie Parish Church, Madley Parish Church, Newark Parish Church, Newbury Presbyterian schoolroom, Maryport Priory Girls' School, Newport Public Hall, Nairn Regal Ballroom, Minehead Regent cinema, Marple Regent cinema, Newtown Rosehill theatre, Whitehaven (was Sir Nicholas Sekers theatre) Secondary modern school, Midhurst Sir Nicholas Sekers theatre, Rosehill (became Rosehill theatre) St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich St. Ann's Church, Manchester St. David's Church, Merthyr Tydfil St. Mary's hall, Newton Abbot St. Nicholas' church, Nottingham Tawney house, Matlock Technical college, Newark-on-Trent Theatre Royal, Norwich UMIST: Reynold theatre University college, Nottingham (became University of Nottingham in 1948) Winter Gardens, Malvern Winter Gardens, Margate
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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