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London: Festivals: Proms
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A collection of loose and bound programmes for the Proms, beginning with the Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts in 1896, moving through the period of the BBC's takeover in 1927, and the move to the Royal Albert Hall in 1941. The run is not complete, and is most comprehensive prior to 1990; this is an open collection and contains programmes up to 2012.
In addition to the date ranges covered below is a separate box containing Proms syllabuses annotated by Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargeant which include information regarding ticket sales and rehearsal schedules (in some cases with personnel lists).
Bound volumes cover the following date ranges:
1927; 6 Aug-3 Sept 1932; 5 Sept-1 Oct 1932; Winter 1932-1933; 12 Aug-9 Sept 1933; 11 Sept-7 Oct 1933; 11 Aug-8 Sept 1934; 10 Sept-6 Oct 1934; Winter 1934-1935; 10 Aug-7 Sept 1935; 9 Sept-5 Oct 1935; Winter 1935-1936; 8 Aug-4 Sept 1936; 5 Sept-3 Oct 1936; 6 Sept-2 Oct 1937; 12 Aug-1 Sept 1939; 1940; 1941; 27 July-23 Aug 1942; 19 July-21 Aug 1943; 10-29 July 1944; 1945; 1946; Winter/Jan 1947; 1947; Winter/Jan 1948; 1948; 1949 (2 copies); Winter 1950; 1950; Winter 1951; 1951; Winter 1952; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956 (2 copies); 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964 (2 copies); 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 21 July-18 Aug 1995; 19 Aug-16 Sept 1995; 19 July-18 Aug 1996; 19 Aug-14 Sept 1996
Individual programmes are stored in boxes with the following date ranges:
1896-1905; 1906-1921; 1922-1926; 1927-1932; 1933-1934; 1935-1936; 1937-1939; 1940-1945; 1946-1948; 1949-1951; 1952-1955; 1956-1960; 1961-1967; 1968-1969; 1970-Aug 1972; Sept 1972-1976; 1977-1979; 1980-July 1981; Aug-Sept 1981; July-Aug 1982; Sept 1982-Aug 1983; Sept 1983-July 1984; Aug 1984; Sept 1984-July 1985; Aug 1985; Sept 1985-July 1986; Aug 1986; Sept 1986-July 1987; Aug 1987; Sept 1987-July 1988; 1-25 Aug 1988; 26 Aug-Sept 1988; July-10 Aug 1989; 11 Aug-5 Sept 1989; 6 Sept 1898-5 Aug 1990; 6 Aug-Sept 1990; 1991; 1992; July-20 Aug 1993; 21 Aug-Sept 1993; 1994; 1995; July-12 Aug 1996; 13 Aug-5 Sept 1996; 6 Sept 1996-15 Aug 1997; 16 Aug-Sept 1997; 1998; 1999-2000; 2001-2002; 2003-2004; 2005 (bound stack); 2006 (bound stack); 2007 (bound stack); July 2008 (bound stack); 1-20 Aug 2008 (bound stack); 21-31 Aug 2008 (bound stack); Sept 2008 (bound stack); July 2009 (bound stack); 1-20 Aug 2009 (bound stack); 21-31 Aug 2009 (bound stack); Sept 2009 (bound stack); Non-standard sized programmes, 2008 onwards
Date range
1896 - 2012
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19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
20th century - early 1900-1930
World War I 1914-18
20th century - mid 1931-1970
World War II 1939-45
20th century - late 1971-1999
21st century
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Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
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