A concert with a difference…

Tonight the RNCM will host a very special event, recreating the programme from the first ever concert given by the College 40 years ago (7 November 1972).  However, the key difference is that tonight’s concert will be held in its ‘proper’ location, the College’s Concert Hall. 40 years ago, the Concert Hall wasn’t quite ready and so the location was hastily changed to Manchester Town Hall. 

Below you can find an image from the concert programme, as well as two of the reviews which appeared in the press the following day, 8 November 1972.  

Concert programme
Review
Daily Telegrah

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