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London: Centres, Institutes (1832-)
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A collection of concert programmes from London-based institutes, arts centres, music centres and conference centres. Some programmes are for concerts promoted by the institute or centre themselves, and have a connection to the work/subject of the institute/centre. Other programmes are from concerts which use the institute/centre as a venue, with no such connection. There is a substantial amount of programmes from the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), dating from 1949 to 1995. These are chiefly from recitals. Some concerts are combined with other art-forms, for example poetry or installations displayed at the institute. The majority of programmes feature contemporary music. There are a few programmes from the British Music Information Centre and a number of programmes from lectures given at the British Institute of Recorded Sound (later the British Sound Archive at the British Library). The earliest programme in the collection dates from 1832; this is a programme from a mixed concert given at the Mechanics’ Institution, Holborn.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided between centres and institutes. "Centres" includes music centres, non-music centres and conference centres. "Institute" includes musical and non-musical institutes and institutions which function as institutes; programmes from the Institute of Contemporary Art are in a separate folder at the end of the "Institutes" sequence. Within “Centres” or “Institutes” programmes are arranged alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically. The ICA material is arranged chronologically.
Date range
1832 -
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British Institute of Recorded Sound
British Music Information Centre
Institute of Contemporary Art
London [England]
Mechanics' Institution, Holborn
Associated Times
19th century - early 1800-1836
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - late 1971-1999
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
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