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Collection name Rubbra Archive Programmes, etc.: Box 8 (1957-58)
Unique identifier MS. Rubbra 23
Description Edmund Rubbra: programmes, reviews and writings (mostly bound in chronological order. Items marked with asterisk are loose and held at end of sequence) 1957 - 1958 [Box 8 of 17]

01/10/1957, Birmingham Town Hall: Including Symphony no. 7, op. 88 with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrzej Panufnik
05/10/1957 - 22/03/1958: Royal Festival Hall, brochure for Ernest Read Orchestral Concerts for Children, including Improvisation for violin and orchestra, op. 89 [22/02/1958] with Frederick Grinke (violin) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ernest Read [Brochure out of sequence, page 28]
07/10/1957, Royal Festival Hall: Including Festival Gloria, op. 94 with St Paul's Cathedral Choir conducted by John Dykes Bower
08/10/1957, Royal Festival Hall: Including Symphony no. 7, op. 88 with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arndrzej Panufnik
11/10/1957, Great Drawing Room, Arts Council of Great Britain: Concert for the 85th Birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams, including The Givers, op. 96, with The Elizabethan Singers conducted by Louis Halsey
09/11/1957, Newbury Baptist Church: Including Song of the Soul, op. 78 with Newbury Singers, Philomela Singers and Newbury String Players conducted by Christopher Finzi [Programme booklet plus postcard of programme sent by Joy Finzi to Rubbra]
26/11/1957, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Durban: Recording including Fantasia on a theme of Machaut, op. 86 with Die Eoliese Spelers
06/12/1957, Institut Francais, London: Including No Swan so Fine, op. 91 with Sophie Wyss, (soprano) and Rubbra (piano) [2 copies at page 24-25]
31/01/1958, Midland Institute, Birmingham: Including Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 31 with Lorna Hermolle (violin) and Kathleen Hermolle (piano)
08/02/1958, Holywell Music Room: including Fantasia on a theme of Machaut, op. 86 with Bruce Jamson (violin), Lorna Blair (violin), Andre Hughes (viola), Francesca McManus (cello), Michael Crowe (recorder) and John Rhys (harpsichord)
17/02/1958, St James's, Piccadilly: Including Symphony no. 7. op. 88 with Kensington Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leslie Head
17/02/1958, Examination Hall, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth: including Lyric Movement, op. 24 with string quartet and Ian Parrott (piano) [Programme out of sequence, page 36]
18/02/1958, St Pancras Town Hall: Including Festival Gloria, op. 94 with Arnold Foster Choir, conducted by Arnold Foster
22/02/1958*, Royal Festival Hall: Ernest Read Orchestral Concert for Children, including Improvisation for violin and orchestra, op. 89 with Frederick Grinke (violin) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ernest Read
26/03/1958, Royal Festival Hall: Including Symphony no. 7, op. 88 with BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Schwarz [*2 further copies at end of sequence]
13/04 and 15/04/1958, Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University: Including Two Sonnets, op. 87 [15/04] with Keith Falkner (baritone), Joan Reuning (viola) and Donald Grout (piano)
16/05/1958*, Die Brucke, Anglo-German Center, Cologne: Including Oboe Sonata, op. 100 with Evelyn Rothwell (oboe) and Rubbra (piano)
25/06/1958*, St. Bartholomew the Great, London: Including Song of the Soul, op. 78 with The London Bach Society
26/07/1958 - 20/09/1958*, Royal Albert Hall: Prospectus for 64th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, including Soliloquy, op. 57 with Joan Dickson (cello) and London Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Basil Cameron [04/09/1958]
17/10/1958, All Souls, Langham Place: Including 2 carols with Soni Seddon (soprano) and John Marson (harp)
17/10/1958, Great Drawing Room, Arts Council of Great Britain: Macnaghten Concert, including Oboe Sonata, op. 100 with Evelyn Rothwell (oboe) and Rubbra (piano) [Programme plus 2 flyers at page 40-41 for complete Macnaghten 1958-59 series]
25/10/1958*, Royal Albert Hall,: Daily Herald National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain Festival Contest and Festival concert programmes, including Variations on the Shining River, op. 101 as test piece
16/11/1958, Balliol College, Oxford: Balliol College Musical Society, including Oboe Sonata, op. 100 with Evelyn Rothwell (oboe) and Rubbra (piano)
27/11/1958*, Queen's College, Oxford: Including 3-part Mass, op. 98 with Eglesfield Musical Society Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by James Dalton [2 copies]

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Date range 1957-10-01 - 1958-11-30
Associated People and Organisations Panufnik, Andrzej - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - John Dykes Bower - St Pauls Cathedral Choir - Elizabethan Singers - Louis Halsey - Newbury String Players - Newbury Singers - Philomela Singers - Finzi, Christopher - Finzi, Joy - Eoliese Spelers - Bruce Jamson - Lorna Blair - Andre Hughes - Francesca McManus - Crowe, Michael - John Rhys - Wyss, Sophie - Edmund Rubbra - Lorna Hermolle - Kathleen Hermolle - Arnold Foster Choir - Foster, Arnold - Kensington Symphony Orchestra - Leslie Head - Grinke, Frederick - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Ernest Read - Rudolf Schwarz - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Falkner, Keith - Joan Reuning - Donald Jay Grout - Ian Parrott - Soni Seddon - Marson, John - Rothwell, Evelyn - London Bach Society - Eglesfield Musical Society - James Dalton -
Associated Places Town Hall, Birmingham Royal Festival Hall Arts Council of Great Britain: Great Drawing Room Newbury Baptist Church South African Broadcasting Corporation Holywell Music Room Institut Français du Royaume-Uni (French institute) Midland Institute, Birmingham Town Hall, St. Pancras St James, Piccadilly Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University Examination hall, University college wales, Aberystwyth All Souls’, Langham Place Balliol College, University of Oxford Anglo-German Centre, Cologne St Bartholomew the Great, London Queens College, University of Oxford
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Collections Overview The collection has very strong holdings of British music and related material acquired in part by legal deposit. Many collected editions and scholarly series. Very strong periodical coverage, including major 19thC European journals. Largest collection of American song material in UK.
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Collection Creator(s) Rubbra, Edmund
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