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Collection name Léon Goossens: Provinces O-P (1918-1978)
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Description Concert programmes for provincial programmes given in places beginning "O" to "P".

Oban: Phoenix cinema (28/11/73); Station hotel (28/2/62).
Oldham: King street co-op. hall (Tuesday 3/12, year unknown).
Oswestry: Girls’ high school (6/12/44).
Oundle: Oundle school, Great hall (11/2/32; 30/9/51, 23/2/58, 12/1/69: Oundle school subscription concerts).
Oxford: Balliol college (3/5/31, 21/10/34: Balliol college musical society); Holywell music room (25/11/30: Oxford university musical club and union); Jesus college (20/5/48; 24/5/51; 29/5/58); Keble college (24/5/39, 7/5/55 (2 copies): Keble college musical society); Oxford international centre, department of music (24/6/55); Queen’s college (2/12/43: Eglesfield musical society); Radcliffe infirmary, nurse’s recreation room (10/3/71, 23/10/73: United Oxford hospitals concert club); Rhodes house (11/6/43: Oxford university French club); Sheldonian theatre (27/11/33: Oxford subscription concerts; London philharmonic orchestra; 31/10/43; New college choir; Magdalen choir; Christ church cathedral choir; 14/5/59; Oxford subscription concerts; London philharmonic orchestra); Town hall (17/10/29: Oxford subscription concerts; 4/6/41: Oxford war-time concerts; 2/9/43; 8/3/45: Oxford subscription concerts; Oxford orchestral society; 21/3/47: BBC theatre orchestra; 26/1/50: Oxford subscription concerts; 30/4/50: Oxford chamber orchestra; 29/5/74: Oxford music festival); University college (2/8/61: Summer school for singers); multiple venues (brochure for Michelmas term (i.e. October to December) 1934 including concert listings, society listings and music teachers listings); multiple venues, Oxfordshire music festival (26/3/49: Goossens concert at 7:45 pm in Sheldonian theatre); multiple venues, English Bach festival (17/6/67 to 2/7/67); Unknown venue, Oxford ladies’ musical society (17/6/32; 17/6/48); unknown venue (20/7/44: Boyd Neel orchestra).
Oxshott: Uplands (23/6/46: string section of the Surrey philharmonic orchestra).
Oxted: Barn theatre (10/3/54: Oxted and Limpsfield music society).
Parkhurst: Venue unknown, presumably Parkhurst barracks (25/7/18: programme for a farewell concert to “B Coy No. 3”, performers were all cadets; Goossens acted in the revue/sketch, which formed the 2nd half of the concert).
Penn: Unknown venue, Penn music club (14/2/54; Saturday 18/10, unknown year).
Perth: City hall (16/2/75: Perth orchestra society; Perth symphony orchestra); Perth art gallery (22/1/69: Perth chamber music society).
Petersfield: Drill hall (22/4/31: Petersfield musical festival); Town hall (8/12/45, 28/10/50, 22/1/55, 25/10/60: Petersfield orchestra; 6/7/67: Southern orchestral concert society); unknown venues, Petersfield musical festival (14/4/48: Petersfield festival string orchestra; 9/4/57 to 11/4/57: Goossens concert 9/4/57).
Peterborough: Peterborough cathedral (24/4/59: BBC symphony orchestra).
Petworth: St. Michael’s school (10/2/52).
Pitlochry: Pitlochry festival theatre (14/7/68; 1971 publication about the history of the theatre; 1975 publication about the history of the theatre 1972-1975; 21/5/81 - ?; 11/4/82).
Plymouth: Central hall (10/3/48: Plymouth madrigal society; 22/11/55: Plymouth schools’ music association); unknown venue, Serenade arts (1978; 1981).
Poole: Great hall (15/11/47: Poole music club).
Porthleven: Public hall (16/10/53 to 17/10/53: Porthleven musical festival; festival adjudicated by Goossens).
Portsmouth: Guildhall (2/11/35: Portsmouth Bach society; 1/2/39: Portsmouth choral union; 11/11/59: John Lewis partnership music society; London Mozart players); Kings theatre (15/11/42: Portsmouth municipal concerts; 4/2/45: Portsmouth municipal concerts; Jacques string orchestra; 21/9/47: Portsmouth municipal concerts; Southern philharmonic orchestra (strings section)); Portsmouth grammar school (12/2/66).
Preston: Venue unknown, Building design partnership music society (12/2/69; 19/6/74).


Arrangement:
Organised alphabetically by place name, then alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically.
Date range 1918 - 1978
Associated People and Organisations Balliol College Musical Society - BBC Symphony Orchestra - BBC theatre orchestra 1931 - 1949 Boyd Neel Orchestra - Building design partnership music society - Christchuch cathedral choir, Oxford - Eglesfield Musical Society - English Bach Festival - Goossens, Léon - Jacques string orchestra - John Lewis partnership music society - Keble college music society - London Mozart Players - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Magdalen college choir, Oxford - New college choir, Oxford - Oxford Chamber Orchestra - Oxford Festival of Music - Oxford Ladies Musical Society - Oxford Orchestral Society - Oxford Subscription Concerts - Oxford university French club - Oxford University Musical Club and Union - Oxford war-time concerts - Oxfordshire Music Festival - Oxted and Limpsfield music society - Penn music club - Perth chamber music society - Perth orchestral society 1951 - Perth symphony orchestra - Petersfield festival string orchestra - Petersfield musical festival 1901 - Petersfield orchestra - Plymouth madrigal society - Plymouth schools' music association - Poole music club - Porthleven musical festival - Portsmouth Bach society - Portsmouth choral union - Portsmouth municipal concerts - Serenade arts, Plymouth - Southern orchestral concert society - Southern philharmonic orchestra - Summer school for singers, Oxford - Surrey philharmonic orchestra - United Oxford hosptials concert club -
Associated Places Balliol College, University of Oxford Barn theatre, Oxted Central hall, Plymouth City Hall, Perth Drill Hall, Petersfield Great hall, Poole Guildhall, Portsmouth Holywell Music Room Jesus College, University of Oxford Keble College, University of Oxford King Street co-operative hall, Oldham King's Theatre, Portsmouth Oswestry Girls' high school Oundle school: Great hall Oxford international centre: department of music Perth art gallery Peterborough Cathedral Phoenix Cinema, Oban Pitlochry Festival Theatre Portsmouth grammar school Portsmouth Grammar School Public hall, Porthleven Queen's College, University of Oxford Radcliffe infirmary: Nurse's recreation room Rhodes house, Oxford Sheldonian Theatre St. Michael's School, Petworth Station hotel, Oban Town Hall, Oxford Town Hall, Petersfield University College, University of Oxford Uplands, Oxshott
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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