Guide to the Guide to programs and related material regarding Percy Grainger
Grainger
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Programs and related material regarding Percy Grainger
- Date Range
- 1903 - November 2011
- Collection Number
- Grainger
- Extent
- 73 items
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance.
The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library's holdings are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection.
Preferred Citation
Acknowledgement of use this material should refer to the Ephemera PROMPT collection.
Citation of items from this collection should include references to author's/organisation's name, date, item title, Publisher and place of publication.
Example: J.C. Williamson (Firm). & Theatre Royal (Adelaide, S.A.). 1950, Gilbert & Sullivan opera season [theatre program] : The gondoliers J. C. Williamson Ltd [Adelaide]
Related Materials
The National Library [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/] and Trove [https://trove.nla.gov.au/] hold collections with other material relating to Blakemore including musical scores and recordings, Oral history recordings and interviews, scrapbooks and personal papers, pictures, photographs and items in Australian newspapers.
Arrangement
Programs in the National Library' PROMPT collection are arranged chronologically in the following categories: Program from performances in Australia; Programs from performance overseas; Programs from concerts which included music written by Percy Grainger; Tributes to Percy Grainger; Exhibitions about Percy Grainger and miscellaneous.
Biographical / Historical
George Percy Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many adaptations of other composers' works. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune Country Gardens. In October 1911 he took the professional name of Percy Aldridge Grainger, Aldridge being his mother's family name.
Item Descriptions
Series. Australian Career, 1903 - 6 April 1935
23 itemsRelated Materials
See also Digitised Australian newspaper coverage of Percy Grainger (including news of international performance dates, reviews etc) via Trove [https://trove.nla.gov.au/].
(Melbourne); Ada Crossley Concerts, 1903 (Item)
Percy Grainger duet and piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
Town Hall (Melbourne); Ada Crossley Concerts Fourth Concert, 10 October 1903 (Item)
Percy Grainger duet and piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
(Sydney); Ada Crossley Concerts First Concert, 24 September 1903 (Item)
Percy Grainger piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
Town Hall (Melbourne); Ada Crossley Concerts Fourth Concert, 10 October 1903 (Item)
Percy Grainger piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
Town Hall (Melbourne); Melbourne's farewell to Miss Ada Crossley First Concert, 17 December 1903 (Item)
Percy Grainger piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
Town Hall (Melbourne); Ada Crossley Australasian Tour 1908-1909 Fifth Concert, 10 October 1908 (Item)
Percy Grainger piano solo.
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Program (filed under Crossley, Ada in Prompt)
Auditorium (Melbourne); Percy Grainger Concerts Third Concert, 10 June 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program.
Perth; Tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1926: Percy Grainger Season Fourth Concert, 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program.
Auditorium (Melbourne); Percy Grainger Concerts Sixth Concert, 17 June 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program.
Exhibition (Adelaide); Percy Grainger First Orchestral and Choral Concert, 16 September 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program.
Exhibition (Adelaide); Percy Grainger Second Orchestral and Choral Concert, 18 September 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program.
Auditorium (Melbourne); Percy Grainger Orchestral and Choral Concerts 2nd Melbourne Concert, 30 October 1926 (Item)
Souvenir program. 2 copies.
Town Hall (Melbourne); Australia 1934 Percy Grainger A Pianist-Composer Extraordinary, 14 April 1934 - 24 April 1934 (Item)
Flyer.
Elder Conservatorium (University of Adelaide); Chamber Music Recital in memory of Frederick Delius by members of the Staff of the Elder Conservatorium assisted by Percy Grainger and Jean Sinclair, 23 July 1934 (Item)
Program.
Series. Overseas Career, 26 January 1925 - 10 November 1946
13 itemsAlbert Hall[?] (London); London Symphony Orchestra conductor Sir Thomas Beecham International Celebrity Subscription Concerts Season 1924-25, 26 January 1925 (Item)
No. 3 Shepherd's Hey - Grainger. Program.
Carnegie Hall (New York); Third Annual Christmas Song Festival of The People's Chorus of New York, 14 December 1930 (Item)
Conductor: L.Camilieri, Soloist: Percy Grainger. Program.
Corn Exchange, Newbury (Berkshire, England); N.A.O.U Orchestral Concert, 2 December 1931 (Item)
Singer Margaret Rees, Conductor George Weldon, No. 4 Shepherd's Hey Percy Grainger. Program.
Wellington Town Hall (New Zealand); The New Zealand Broadcasting Board presents: Percy Grainger assisted by 5 others and The Wellington Symphony Orchestra with Percy Grainger as guest conductor. In aid of the Mayor's Metropolitan Relief Fund, 21 November 1935 (Item)
Souvenir Program.
Queen's Hall (London); Promenade Concerts forty-fourth Season 1938, 6 August 1938 - 1 October 1938 (Item)
Conducted by Sir Henry J.Wood. The BBC Symphony Orchestra. Program.
Carnegie Hall (New York); Carnegie Hall Golden Anniversary Season. In Aid of Bundles for Britain, 13 December 1940 (Item)
Marjorie Lawrence soprano, Felix Wolfes at the piano, Percy Grainger will accompany his own compositions in association with The Willem Durieux String Ensemble. Program.
Queen's Hall (London); Promenade Concerts forty-sixth and Farewell Season 1940, 10 August 1940 - 5 October 1940 (Item)
Conducted by Sir Henry J.Wood. The London Symphony Orchestra. Program.
John Adams High School (South Bend, Indiana); South Bend Symphony Orchestra Edwyn Hames conductor 1940 - Eighth Season - 1941 Second Concert, 12 January 1941 (Item)
Guest conductor and soloist Percy Grainger. Program.
Music Hall (Cincinnati); Forty-Sixth Season Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1 November 1940 (Item)
Eugene Goossens Musical director. Fourth pair Symphony Concerts conducted by Eugene Goossens. Soloist Percy Grainger Pianist. Program.
George's Hall (Liverpool, England); Orchestral Concerts for H.M. Forces, 6 April 1941 (Item)
Organised by the Merseyside War-Time Entertainments Committee, Merseyside Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Louis Cohen. Program/Flyer.
Central High School, Masonic Temple Auditorium (Detroit); Fourteenth Annual Music Festival, 6 June 1941 (Item)
Dr Harry W. Seitz Director with Percy Grainger composer, pianist, conductor. Program.
Series. Programs for concerts which include music by Percy Grainger, 9 March 1970 - 27 November 2011
13 itemsRoyal Festival Hall (London); Grainger Festival, 9 March 1970 - 20 March 1970 (Item)
Festival includes performances of Grainger's music; program and an exhibition. Flyer.
Wigmore Hall (London); Six hand salute to Percy Grainger, 26 January 1983 (Item)
Grainger's complete works for 2 pianos/6hands and other British piano music. By Leslie Howard, Richard Markham & David Nettle. Flyer.
London; The Percys of Fitzrovia an Arty-Farce & The Infernal Galop, a French dance with English subtitles, 1992 (Item)
By Adventures in Motion Pictures. Musical programme has an arrangement by Grainger. Program.
Blackheath Concert Halls (Blackheath, London); Percy Grainger Festival, 7 March 1992 - 29 March 1992 (Item)
Grainger notes by John Pickard, artistic director Martin Jones. Program.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Suffolk); BT Snape Proms 1992, 1 August 1992 - 31 August 1992 (Item)
P. 99 Irish Time from County Derry by Grainger. Program.
The Guildhall (London); Monteverdi Choir 30th Anniversary Concert, 28 March 1994 (Item)
John Eliot Gardiner conductor. Five pieces by Grainger. Program.
Sadler's Wells Theatre (London); Hope Aids Benefit, 12 March 1995 (Item)
London City Ballet performing with music by Grainger. All proceeds go to the London Lighthouse and Crusaid Hardship Funds. Program.
Symphony Hall (Birmingham); Around the world in 80 minutes : a CBSO Family Concert, 16 October 2005 (Item)
Grainger piece Gumsuckers' March from In a Nutshell. Program.
St Saviour's Church (St Albans, England); Sweet Music : English 19th and 20th century part-songs, 25 March 2006 (Item)
Carillon Chamber Choir. Program and two flyers.
Series. Tributes, 8 February 1982 - 21 July 2011
12 itemsHer Majesty's Theatre, Sydney; Textile Museum of Australia Association, with Percy Grainger Museum, Melbourne University presents: A Tribute to Percy Grainger (1882-1961), 8 February 1982 - 1 March 1982 (File)
Exhibition catalogue.
Melbourne Concert Hall (Melbourne); The Percy Grainger Premiere Centenary Concert, 5 July 1982 (File)
Presented by The University of Melbourne with The Grainger. Program.
Camberwell Civic Centre (Melbourne); Percy Grainger Centenary: A Lincolnshire Posy, 6 July 1982 (File)
Presented by The University of Melbourne in association with The 3rd Military District Band. Arrangements by Grainger. Program.
Brighton Town Hall (Melbourne); Percy Grainger Centenary: Brighton's tribute to a famous son. Centenary Celebration, 11 July 1982 (File)
Presented by The Brighton Historical Society. Souvenir Program.
Council Chambers Town Hall (Melbourne); The White Rose & the Blue: the story of young Percy Grainger, 5 March 1997 - 16 March 1997 (File)
Presented by Performing Arts projects, Chuter Buesst Productions and the City of Melbourne. Flyer.
St John's Smith Square (London); The Grainger Event London's First International Grainger Weekend, 8 November 1998 (File)
In association with the Australian High Commission and the Percy Grainger Society. Program.
49 Queen's Gate Terrace (London); John Amis meets Percy Grainger, 23 April 2008 (File)
Tait's Rush Hour Concert Series. Program.
Kings Place (London); Kings Place What's on Celebrating Grainger, January 2011 - April 2011 (File)
Program.
Kings Place (London); Celebrating Grainger, 17 February 2011 - 20 February 2011 (File)
Programs, flyers, tickets.
St John's (Smith Square, London); Percy Grainger : The Musical Wizard from Oz, 20 February 2011 (File)
Percy's Anniversary Band and Singers. Program.
Series. Exhibitions, 1975 - 15 October 2006
5 itemsParkville, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; A guide to the Grainger Museum University of Melbourne (Victoria), 1975 (Item)
Booklet.
Performing Arts Museum (Melbourne); The three faces of Percy Grainger, 29 July 1985 - 29 September 1985 (Item)
At the Performing Arts Museum, Victorian Arts Centre. Exhibition curator Elinor Wrobel. Brochure.
Grainger Museum, Parkville (Melbourne); The Formative Years of Percy Grainger : baby and child, 1991 (Item)
Curated by Elinor Wrobel. Catalogue for the exhibition on Percy Grainger's childhood at the Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne. Catalogue.
Series. Miscellaneous, November 1923 - 8 November 1998
5 itemsThe Musician for November, 1923: You can't win without high ideals Concern yourself with the inner world and the outer life will take care of itself, November 1923 (Item)
By Percy Grainger. Journal article.
(Melbourne); Percy Grainger, a reassessment, 18 June 1905 (Item)
By Ian Lace. Lace visits pianist and Grainger expert Penelope Thwaites. Photocopy.