Royal Northern College of Music archive
This collection consists of the institutional archive of the Royal Northern College of Music from its formation in 1973 to the present. It is not complete, some sections of the catalogue are rather thin but some sections are fairly comprehensive s...
Royal Northern College of Music (1972-present)
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble additional material 1
This collection mainly consists of programmes of performances that Philip Jones was involved in, most notably the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Also included are files of press releases and small files of correspondence, a travel diary, photograph...
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (1951-1986)
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Archive
Autograph MS of pieces composed or arranged for the ensemble by Philip Jones and others, and annotated published editions and photocopies. The archive encompasses the vast range of repertoire from the Renaissance-period to works contemporary with...
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (1951-1986)
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw medals
Medals given to Dame Katherine Ollerenshaw (1912-2014), Chair of the RNCM Court and RNCM Companion. Includes: Lord Mayor of Manchester 1975-1976; Freedowm of the City 1984; Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1970; Com...
Ollerenshaw, Kathleen Mary (1912-2014), Dame, educationalist, mathematician
Comprises sketches & complete works in MS by John Ogdon, almost entirely unpublished. Virtually every item has additional notes on covers eg. telephone numbers, memoranda, shopping lists, appointments, suggested programmes.. . Also includes s...
Ogdon, John Andrew Howard (1937-1989), composer, pianist
Hubert Harry: letters received
Letters to Hubert Harry, pianist, from Hilda Collens, Walter and Ida Carroll and Sir Clifford Curzon. Also contains some typeset scores of songs composed by Harry.
Harry, Hubert (1927-2010), pianist
Autograph MSS, copy MSS and printed editions of music by Arthur Butterworth. Some correspondence related to Arthur Butterworth.
Butterworth, Arthur (1923-2014), composer, trumpeter
Correspondence, programmes, posters, recordings, diaries, photographs, press cuttings, accounts and other items covering the professional career of the soprano Elizabeth Harwood.Costumes (La Traviata and The Tales of Hoffmann) and portrait of Anto...
Harwood, Elizabeth Jean (1938-1990), Soprano
Correspondence, music, photographs and other items accumulated or created by members of the Carroll family - chiefly Walter and Ida Carroll, but also Elsa Carroll and Geoffrey Griffiths.
Carroll, Ida Gertrude (1905-1995), Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Principal of the Northern School of Music, double bass player
MS works of Alan Rawsthorne including manuscripts of most of his published works. In addition there are manuscripts of many unpublished pieces, most from early in the composer's career. Rawsthorne composed symphonies, concerti, chamber music...
Rawsthorne, Alan (1905-1971), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, composer