Concerts - Australia

Date: 1957 - 1970 - 1975

From: [The Marjorie Saunders collection of theatre ephemera, collected by Arthur Saunders. 1940-2006].

Reference: Eph-B-SAUNDERS-Music-Australia

Description: Includes: Lee Gordon presents The Big Show, Rock 'N' Roll, with Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Alis Lesley. 1st Australian tour 1957. [Programme] (2 copies) Lee Gordon presents Johnnie Ray ("Mr Emotions"), with Graeme Bell's Skiffle Gang and Vic Sabrino, Joe Martin, Patricia Smith, in "The Big Show". 4th Australian tour 1957. [Programme]. (2 copies) The Merry Minstrel Show, starring Peter Kaye and Sula Cartier. [1970s?. Programme] (3 copies) Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, approximately 300 mm in height.

Date: 1886 - 1990 - 1978

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Australia-1800/1999

Description: 1886: Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Original company from Nashville, Tenn. Melbourne 1886. Programme. 1910: Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr G C C Hellemann. First recital, 2 July 1910. Programme (2 copies) Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr G C C Hellemann. Second recital, 5 July 1910. Programme (2 copies) Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr G C C Hellemann. Third recital, 7 July 1910. Programme (2 copies) Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr Christian Hellemann. Fourth recital, 9 July 1910. Programme (2 copies) Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr Christian Hellemann. Fifth recital, 13 July 1910. Programme. Mdlle Antonia Dolores. Town Hall Sydney. Assisted by Mr John Prouse, baritone; at the piano Mr J Edward Sykes and Mr Christian Hellemann. Sixth recital, 16 July 1910. Programme (2 copies) 1919: Mr O F Sobell (tenor). Wagner programme. [Sydney] Conservatorium Orchestra, Thursday 18 September [1919] Flier / programme. 1933: Music Week Concert arranged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Sydney Town Hall, 22 August 1933. Programme (Includes Alfred Hill performing his opera "Hinemoa" with performers Maggie Teyte, Tudor Davies, Wilson Ewart, Princess Wiki) (2 copies) 1960: The ABC presents Alfredo Campoli; at the piano Maurice Till. City Hall Toowoomba, 11 April 1960. Programme The ABC presents Alfredo Campoli; at the piano Maurice Till. Adelaide Town Hall, 25 May 1960. Programme The ABC presents Alfredo Campoli; at the piano Maurice Till. Institute Hall Whyalla, 27 May 1960. Programme The ABC presents Alfredo Campoli; at the piano Maurice Till. Town Hall Annexe Wollongong, 22 June 1960. Programme The ABC presents Alfredo Campoli; at the piano Maurice Till. Civic Theatre Albury, 1 June 1960. Programme 1965?: Osipov Balalaika Orchestra of Moscow & Stars of the Bolshoi Opera & Russian Ballet. Tour devised by Eric Edgley [1965?]. Tour booklet Australian Broadcasting Commission presents ... Alfredo Campoli; associate artist Maurice Till. Town Hall Sydney, 26 April 1966. Programme Australian Broadcasting Commission presents ... Alfredo Campoli; associate artist Maurice Till. Brisbane City Hall, 6 June 1966. Programme Australian Broadcasting Commission presents ... Alfredo Campoli; associate artist Maurice Till. Town Hall Wollongong, 30 May 1966. Programme 1967: The ABC presents Adelaide recital season 1967. Kerstin Meyer mezzo soprano; associate artist and accompanist Maurice Till. Adelaide Town Hall, 24 October 1967. Programme 1970: Williamson-Edgley Theatres Limited present ... the Carl Pini Quartet. [Six Sunday afternoon concerts at the Comedy Theatre, 2 July - 6 August [1970]. Flier 1973: Sistine Chapel Choir, direct from Vatican City. [February 1973]. Booklet. 1974: Musica Viva at the Sydney Opera House, September-November 1974. Programme / list of concerts (Includes Music Players 70 on 5 November 1974) 1975: Shirley Bassey tour of Australia. Booklet [1975?] 1979: Sydney Philharmonia. Kodaly and Haydn. Programme. 1979 (Grant Dickson) 1987: Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich conducts the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonic Choir. [August 1987]. Programme booklet (Beverley Bergen, Grant Dickson) 1990: Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1990. [Season booklet]. (David Bollard, Christopher Doig, Grant Dickson, John Hopkins) 1992: 5th Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. 24 June - 11 July 1992. Programme (2 copies) (Competition juror Maurice Till; see page 19) 1998: Donald Maurice in association with Jenni Flemming present a lecture on "Schostakovich's swansong; why for viola?" University of Queensland, 13 May [1998]. Flyer Quantity: 18 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes, sizes below 300 mm. Provenance: One programme purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2005. Two programmes donated by John Gray, in 2009. Programmes featuring Maurice Till were donated in 2014 by his son Richard Till; one by Donald Maurice in 2015. One item purchased in 2016.

Date: 1983-1987

From: Kelson, Cara, 1922-: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5861

Description: Comprises clippings relating to the demolition of the old Canberra Playhouse and Terry Vaughan's association with it (1996); cards and letters from Walter B Harris, Joan Dale re William Hart-Smith's death (1990); programme for Carillon recital, Canberra (1997); invitation to the Kelsons to unveiling of Terry Vaughan plaque (1996); and promotion folder for Kenneth Weir, pianist (1997) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Braithwaite, Warwick 1896-1971 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5473-2

Description: Braithwaite continues with his narrative with notes on opera at Sadlers Wells, his study time at La Scala Milan before the war, wartime conditions, his work in Britain where he conducted many of the important orchestras and made recordings, a spell with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra (and visits to Belsen) and with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1945. He describes broadcasting to the forces, personalities in the music world, and his visits en route to Australia and activities there prior to his visit to New Zealand. Includes newsclippings of letters from Braithwaite to the `Glasgow Herald' re the Scottish National Orchestra and one from J Barnes, secretary and manager of the Choral and Orchestral Union of Glasgow re season of the orchestra. (Pages 104-117 are not included; this section therefore comprises pages 118-262) Arrangement: On re-sorting the autobiography, which was not completely in order, it was discovered that pages 104-117 were not there Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1900 - 1949

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Australia-1900/1949

Description: Includes: 1902: August van Biene, the actor musician. "The broken melody" [Melbourne? 1902]. Booklet 1907: Tournee artistique. Blanche Arral. [Melbourne], 28 January - 6 February 1907. Promotional booklet 1911: Sousa and his Band. (John Philip Sousa), with soloists Virginia Root, Nicoline Zedeler and Mr Herbert L Clarke. [Sydney 1911]. Programme 1914: Harry Lauder souvenir booklet [Melbourne. 1914] 1919: New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music. Popular concert (With George Whitehead and Winifred Burston). Town Hall Sydney, 13 September 1919. Programme New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music. Sixth orchestral concert, conductor Henri Verbrugghen. Sydney, 20 November 1919. Programme Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney in conjunction with the Conservatorium Orchestra. "The beatitudes" (Cesar Franck). Soloists Rosa Alba, Marjorie Beeby, Philip Newbury, George Whitehead, Roy Allen. Town Hall Sydney, 27 November 1919. Programme New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music. Choral and orchestral concert. (Soloists Dulcie Huxtable, Madame Verbrugghen, Percy French and Nelson Illingworth). Conservatorium Hall, 4 December 1919. Programme 1929: Vinogradoff pianoforte recitals. Conservatorium Hall Sydney, 20 and 22 June 1929. Programme 1932: Song recital by Alice Chapman, soprano, puli of the Melba Conservatorium, also for production, Cicely Audibert. Jellicoe Hall [Melbourne?], 1 March 1932. Programme (Noel, Geoffrey and Keith Newson) 1933: New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music. (With Conservatorium String Quartet - Gerald Walenn, Lloyd Davies, Alfred Hill, Gladstone Bell). Third chamber music concert, 28 June 1933. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes, sizes below 245 mm.

Date: 1965

From: [Ephemera and theatre programmes for performances of opera and light musicals in Australia, some featuring New Zealand performers. 1960-1979].

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-Australia-1965-01

Description: Programme includes names of officials, list of former winners, and photographs of contestants: Kiri Te Kanawa, Valerie McCracken, Robert Dawe, Janice Taylor, Dawn Cusack, Lynne Cantlon, Robert Haase, Janet Lasscock, guest artist Kenneth griffiths, pianist. Also includes photographs of past winners Malvina Major and Raymond Myers. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 200 x 255 mm. Provenance: Donated by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2015.

Date: 1974

From: NZBC Symphony Orchestra :[Programmes 1963-1974].

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-NZBCSO-1974-5

Description: Includes: NZBC Symphony Orchestra Australian visit October 1974. Bookmark / flyer (2 copies) Tickets: One each for concerts on 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 21st October 11 October: Conductor Brian Priestman. Gold series. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 11 October 1974. Programme 12 & 14 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloist Kiri Te Kanawa. Blue series. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 12 and 14 October 1974. Programme (2 copies) 15 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloist Michael Houstoun. White series. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 15 October 1974. Programme (2 copies) 16-17 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloist Michael Houstoun. Red series condert. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 16-17 October 1974. Programme 18 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloist Kiri Te Kanawa. Town Hall series. Sydney Town Hall, 18 October 1974. Programme 19 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloists Kiri Te Kanawa, Vyvyan Yendoll, Wilfred Simenauer. Canberra Theatre Canberra, 19 October 1974. Programme (2 copies) 21 October: Conductor Brian Priestman; soloists Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Vyvyan Yendoll (viola), Wilfred Simenauer (cello). Adelaide Festival Theatre, 21 October 1974. Programme Other Titles - NZBC Symphony Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated. Provenance: Several programmes donated by the NZ Symphony Orchestra in 2015.

Date: 1996

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Popular-1996-01

Description: Illustrated programme for a concert by the New Zealand musical group, Crowded House, on 23 November 1996 on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. Contains many advertisements, and some photographsand biographical notes about the group, which included Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Craig Hooper and Paul Hester. The concert was to benefit the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and the Australian Cord Blood Bank. Some sources give the date of the groups last concert as 24 November 1996 in Sydney. They may be referring to this concert, or there may have been another one a day later in Sydney. Quantity: 1 Programme(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklet of 32 pages, each 332 x 240 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2004.

Date: 1910 - 1967

By: Braithwaite, Warwick, 1896-1971

Reference: MS-Group-0336

Description: This collection of international New Zealand conductor Warwick Braithwaite comprises mainly music scores and libretti of his works (1910-1967), his writings including his autobiography (1932-1965), some correspondence (1953-1967), scrapbooks (1928-1953), and ephemera (1925-1953). There are some papers relating to opera companies (1937-1938), certificates and family papers (1912-1955). Music scores of works by other composers (1934-1961) and writings by others (1942-1962) are included. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Quantity: 109 folder(s). 3 volume(s). 1.19 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter

Date: 1973

Reference: Eph-A-FESTIVALS-Aquarius-1973-01

Description: Newsletter discusses forthcoming festival and the recent activities of Blerta. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on folded newsletter.. Physical Description: Letterpress on folded sheet, 207 x 167 mm.

Date: 1891-1895

From: Gray, Charles, 1860-1936 : Scrapbooks

Reference: MSY-5412

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1976 - 2009 - 1981 - 2015

From: Grosz, Christopher, 1947- :[Music tour and exhibition posters]

By: Grosz, Christopher, 1947-

Reference: Eph-E-GRAPHIC-ARTS-Grosz-1976/2015

Description: Includes: 1976: Robert Raymond presents Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention. Hordern Pavilion, January 20 [1976]. Grosz/Grifith. [Print no.] 1/12 1979: ACE presents Cheap Trick, with special guest Mi-Sex [Australian tour poster with itinerary and venues 25 October - 2 November 1979] ACE presents Tom Waits Australian tour [Tour itinerary 1-11 May 1979] 1981: Printer's proof of one of the first wholly generated on a computer graphics for a page in a promo calendar for Show Ads in Melbourne 1981. 2009: Black Soap Boys, featuring Mr Blues Rick Bryant, with Gordon Spittle and Chris Grosz. Free download. New single out now "Deep dark blue" Can't scan? Visit http://hitaq.it/1VU. Phantom Billstickers Ltd. [2009] 2015: Homegrown country blues live at the Robbie Burns Pub Dunedin. Black Soap Boys, featuring Mr Blues Rick Bryant, with Gordon Spittle and Chris Grosz. Sat 30th Aug 9pm & Sun 31st 4pm. Special guests on Sunday John Hodge & Lyn Edmonson. Tickets available from Robbie Burns Pub and Strawberry Sound [2015] Quantity: 6 Poster(s). Physical Description: Digital, offset and silkscreen prints, sizes varying up to 840 mm.

Date: 1953, 1974

By: Tintner, Georg Bernhard, 1917-1999

Reference: MS-Group-1060

Description: Five reel-to-reel tapes of Bruckner, `Mass in F minor'; Beethoven, `Christ on the Mount of Olives'; Strauss, `Don Quixote'; and Strauss, Four last songs Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Quantity: 5 7" reel(s) ¼ inch width. 0.05 Linear Metres. Provenance: Copy of recording made for Georg Tintner and donated by his widow

Date: 1959, 1980

From: Abbott, Clifford, 1916-1994 : Papers

Reference: 87-100-11

Description: Programme Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1959 Youth Concerts, including Clifford Abbott's `Meditations for orchestra' (first performance); also a brochure ABC Concerts 1980, including Abbott's Flute concerto played by James Galway Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A87-100) Donor Mr C Abbott, Sydney

Date: [1983?]

From: Abbott, Clifford, 1916-1994 : Papers

By: Abbott, Clifford, 1916-1994

Reference: f-88-319-16

Description: Score of Concerto for flute and orchestra no 3, programme of the ABC concert, Sydney Symphony Orchestra programme, 1980; Article `James Galway's Australian album' by Ralph Mace in `24 hours', June 1980 Enclosures - Includes notes by Clifford Abbott, 1 leaf Quantity: 1 folder(s) [1], [1], 12 pages + 1 leaf. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) and autograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A87-100) Donor Mr C Abbott, Sydney

Date: [19 Oct 1974]

From: Tintner, Georg, 1917-1999 : Papers

By: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Priestman, Brian, 1927-; Simenauer, Wilfred, active 1941-2000s; Yendoll, Vyvyan, 1940?-

Reference: MST10-2267

Description: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performance at Canberra Theatre during its Australian tour in October 1974 Other - Recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Performer: Priestman, Brian (cond) Performer: Yendoll, Vyvyan (viola) Performer: Simenauer, Wilfred (cello) Label: BASF Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2001-233) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada Processing information: This recording was previously identified as MST7-0789. As the magentic tape was wound on to a 10" reel core, the tape was reshelved in a 10" reel sequence. Therefore this record was reallcoated to MST10-2267 on 11 June 2020.

Date: ca 1979-1989

By: Ensemble Dufay of New Zealand

Reference: 90-085

Description: Includes correspondence, financial records, applications mailing lists sponsorship papers, audio-visual kit papers, background information on Ensemble Dufay, reports and papers relating to schools and other concerts, papers relating to European, Australian and Singapore tours, performances, photographs, brochures, programmes and clippings Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Quantity: 2 box(es). 0.40 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A90-085) Donated by Ensemble Dufay per Mrs A Oliver, Wellington Processing information: Needs further organising

Date: 1980 - 1989

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Australia

Description: Includes: Peter, Paul and Mary. 25th anniversary tour 1985 [Booklet] Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets and posters, sizes varying Provenance: One programme donated by McBride in 1997.

Date: [19 Oct 1974]

From: Tintner, Georg, 1917-1999 : Papers

By: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Priestman, Brian, 1927-; Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; Te Kanawa, Kiri Janette (Dame), 1944-

Reference: MST7-2843

Description: Recording of part of the concert given by the then known New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra at Canberra Theatre during its Australian tour in October 1974. Other - Recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Performer: Kanawa, Kiri (soprano) Performer: Priestman, Brian (conductor) Recorded for broadcast on Radio National, Australia 2CY Station, Friday 25 October [1974], as part of the programme Concert Hour. The programme also included Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Don Quixote, which, although introduced, is not included on this recording. Quantity: 0.01 Linear Metres. 1 7" reel(s). 21.20 Minutes and seconds.

Date: 2006

By: Mothership Music (Avoca Beach, N.S.W.)

Reference: EPHDL-0029-2

Description: Shows an illustration of a woman dancing in a hula skirt, and a lion. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).