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Concert and Theatre Programs Collection, 1860s-2008

The University of Melbourne
Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library (Located in, Managed by)
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Items are viewed in the Cultural Collections Reading Room located in the Baillieu Library. 24 hours notice is required prior to viewing by either visiting, phoning or sending an email to the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, University of Melbourne.

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Collection of concert and theatre programs focussing on the musical life in Melbourne Australia 1860s-2008 (70 % of the collection). Remainder of the Collection covers overseas (20%) and interstate (10%) concerts of the same period. The collection charts the development of Melbourne's first orchestras, various exhibitions and musical festivals (such as the Christmas Festival of 1882 and the International Exhibition Concerts in 1888), the foundation of the Ormond Chair of Music, and later the Musica Viva Society, visits by renowned professional musicians such as Charles and Lady Hallé, Fritz Kreisler, Ignaz Friedman, and Artur Schnabel, the Viennese Boys' Choir, the Ballets Russes, and the Olympic Games Music Festival of 1956. Records also includes a small collection of materials associated with Sir Bernard Heinze and a volume of Programs of the Marshall-Hall orchestral concerts 1892-1910. 92 boxes of records. Finding aids for each box.

Data time period: 1860 to 2008

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