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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1952)
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Description A collection of two boxes of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1952. The collection contains programmes from concerts given in the United Kingdom. The programmes were collected by the concert agent Norman McCann (1920-1999).

The majority of the collection consists of programmes from London (particularly the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall), and various venues in Edinburgh. The contents of the collection are as follows:

London (including Greater London):
Royal Festival Hall – 57 programmes
These include three programmes from “Mysore Concerts”, which were organised by the Philharmonic Concert Society.

Royal Albert Hall – 21 programmes; 1 prospectus
These include material from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, summer season (6 programmes; 1 prospectus) as well as one programme from the winter season of Promenade Concerts.

Other London venues:
All Souls Church, Langham Place; Freemasons’ Hall; St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; Conway Hall; Kingsway Hall (part of the series of “Mysore Concerts”); Civic Hall, Croydon; Central Hall, Westminster (2); Mermaid Theatre; Town Hall, Woolwich; Wimbledon Town Hall; Hampstead Parish Church; Mansion House; Chenil Galleries, Chelsea; Royal Academy of Music (3); Caxton Hall; 4 St. James’s Square; Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park; Victoria and Albert Museum (4); Wigmore Hall (3).

There are four prospectuses entitled “Guide to London Orchestral and Choral Concerts”.

Edinburgh:
Usher Hall – 25 programmes; 1 prospectus
The majority (23) of these programmes are from concerts given by the Scottish National Orchestra.

Edinburgh Festival – 8 programmes; 1 prospectus

Other Edinburgh venues:
National Gallery of Scotland (3); Reid School of Music (6).

In addition, there is a programme from a concert organised by the Edinburgh University Musical Society Choir where the venue has not been specified.

Other provincial venues:
Empress Cinema, Runcorn; Howell School Library [Denbigh]; English Baptist Church, Abercarn; St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow (2); Town Hall, Birmingham (4); De Montford Hall, Leicester; Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (4); St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich (2); Victoria Hall, Hanley; Guildhall, Southampton; Moot Hall, Colchester; City Hall, Sheffield (5); Town Hall, Burton-upon-Trent; Victoria Hall, Sheffield; County Borough of Great Yarmouth School of Arts and Crafts and Arts Centre; Albert Hall, Nottingham (2); Dome, Brighton; Concert Hall, Leyton Super Baths, Leyton; Cheam Baths Hall (2); Pier Pavilion, Colywn Bay; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Abertillery; St. Mary’s Church, Amersham; Central Hall, Coventry (2); Central Hall, Saltash Street, Plymouth; Parochial Hall, Brunts Street, Mansfield; New Theatre Royal, Norwich; Truro Cathedral; Town Hall, Coatbridge; Guildhall, Southampton; Theatre Royal, York; Abbotsholme School; Cathedral Chapter House, Cantebury.

There is a festival programme for the Aldeburgh Festival.

The collection contains a programme from the venue “Station Theatre”. The programme is from a concert organised by the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, so it is likely that the venue is located within the college or surrounding area. There is a programme from a concert organised by the “City of Birmingham”, a flier from concerts organised by the Huddersfield Choral Society, and a programme from a concert organised by “The Central Music Library & Westminster Public Libraries”. In all cases, the exact venue has not been specified. There are six other programmes from concerts where either the venue has not been specified, or the concert forms part of a multi-venue tour.
Date range 1952 - 1952
Associated People and Organisations Aldeburgh Festival - Central Music Library - Edinburgh Festival - Edinburgh University Musical Society - Huddersfield Choral Society - Mysore Concerts - Philharmonic Concert Society - Promenade Concerts (winter series) - Promenade concerts - Royal Air Force College, Cranwell - Scottish National Orchestra - Westminster Public Libraries -
Associated Places Abbotsholme School Albert Hall, Nottingham All Souls’, Langham Place Battersea Park: Festival Pleasure Gardens Canterbury Cathedral: Chapter House Caxton Hall, Westminster Central Hall, Coventry Central hall, Plymouth Central Hall, Westminster Cheam Baths Hall Chenil Gallery City Hall, Sheffield Civic Hall, Croydon Conway Hall Conway Hall County Borough of Great Yarmouth School of Arts and Crafts De Montford Hall, Leicester Dome, Brighton Ebenezer Baptist Church, Abertillery Empress Cinema, Runcorn English Baptist Church, Abercarn Freemasons' Hall, London Guildhall, Southampton Howell's school, Denbigh Kingsway Hall Leyton Super Baths: Concert Hall Mansion House, London Mermaid Theatre Moot Hall, Colchester National Gallery of Scotland New Theatre Royal, Norwich Parish Church, Hampstead Parochial Hall, Mansfield Pier Pavilion, Colwyn Bay Reid School of Music, Edinburgh Royal Academy of Music Royal Albert Hall Royal Festival Hall St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich St. Margaret's Church, Westminster St. Mary's Church, Amersham Theatre Royal, York Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Burton upon Trent Town Hall, Coatbridge Town Hall, Wimbledon Town Hall, Woolwich Truro Cathedral Usher Hall, Edinburgh Victoria and Albert Museum Victoria Hall, Hanley Victoria Hall, Sheffield Wigmore Hall Winter Gardens, Bournemouth Arts Council of Great Britain, 4 St. James's Square
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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