Paris-Manchester 1918
Conservatoires in time of war
Hallé Librarian’s notebooks
A selection of cuttings from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks highlighting issues affecting orchestral programming during 1914 and 1915.
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- A programme from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks showing how last minute additions to performances had to be made due to players not being available during war. (1914)
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- A programme from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks showing the French national anthem being performed, as a show of solidarity during the war. (1914)
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- A programme from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks with a note about how the war has made it difficult for musicians to move through international borders for performance. (1914)
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- A programme from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks showing the start of the efforts of Thomas Beecham, conductor, to publicise the concerts and promote the orchestra in wartime. (1915)
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- A draft of a programme from the Hallé Librarian’s notebooks showing how Thomas Beecham, conductor, used the war and alliances with France and Russia to promote French and Russian repertoire as well as new music, for example, Petrushka, which had not been played in Manchester before. (1915)
