| Title | Birmingham Musical Festival Programmes. 1778 – 1912. 45 volumes.
NOTE - A Musical Festival was held on behalf of the General Hospital in 1768 (for programme see Bunce (J.T.) The Birmingham General Hospital and the Triennial Musical Festival). A second festival was held in 1778 on behalf of the General Hospital and St. Paul's Church building fund. Strictly speaking the Triennial Festival as a permanent institution was not established till 1784, but the two earlier festivals belong by right of parentage to the series which followed. There was no festival in 1793, partly owing to the destruction by fire of the Theatre Royal (where the evening concerts were held). The festival due to be held in 1833 was postponed to 1834 for the completion of the Town Hall. The Triennial festivals were discontinued after 1912. Where the collection of programmes for the year is not complete the titles of such programmes as are in the Library are given. 1778 Judas Maccabæus 1780 Grand miscellaneous concert. Jephtha 1784 Sacred concert. Goliath. Miscellaneous concert 1787 Grand miscellaneous concert. Israel in Egypt Second miscellaneous concert. The Messiah 1790 The Messiah. Acis and Galatea. Sacred concert (Selections from Handel) 1796 L'Allegro ed Il Penseroso. Grand miscellaneous concert 1799 Wanting 1802 Grand miscellaneous concert 1805 Wanting 1808 Grand miscellaneous concert 1811 Choral service, St. Philip's. Grand miscellaneous concert. Grand selection of sacred music, at St. Philip's 1817 – 1843 Complete 1846 Complete 1849 – 1879 Complete 1882 Complete 1885 – 1912 Complete. |