Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Man Who Brought You Mahler’s Tenth Symphony…

Posted on 26 August 2011 by

Work has begun on the preservation and cataloguing of the personal archive of Deryck Cooke (1919-76), which as explained in the press release was donated to the UL by Cooke’s partner Hazel Hyde in 2010. This project has been made … Continue reading →

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From the other side of the fence

Posted on 18 August 2011 by

It was only after I had accepted the post of Librarian at Selwyn College that I realised I had landed a job right next door to the Music Faculty. I was delighted to discover that this had advantages, such as … Continue reading →

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The Entertainer: John Orlando Parry

Posted on 10 August 2011 by

Tackling my folder of problem programmes last week, I came across two items undated, with no venue, featuring the Victorian entertainer John Orlando Parry (1810 – 1879). Undaunted by the paucity of useful information, and wanting to find out more, … Continue reading →

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Work experience at the Pendlebury – their story/our story

Posted on 3 August 2011 by

This is the second year that we have had Year 10 students from local schools for work experience at the Pendlebury Library. Catherine and Tom spent two busy weeks at the Faculty of Music: one part of their time they … Continue reading →

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