MS 7996 Records of the Australian Musical Association
Formed in London in 1952. Based in Australia House, the Association organised
regular concerts and recitals featuring Australian music and Australian performers
for about twenty years.
Inventory of Records
BOX 1
AGM and Committee minutes and agendas, (3 volumes) 1952-75
BOX 2
Minutes and agendas, 1969-80
Newsletters, 1952-53 and 1968-70
Treasurers' reports and financial 1953-80
statements,
Financial correspondence, 1971-74
Correspondence with auditor, 1972-73
Correspondence, 1959, 1974-80
BOX 3 FILES
General information on the running of the AMA, 1974
History, 1973
Constitution, 1969-72
President, (Correspondence, etc.) 1972-75
Vice Presidents, 1958-74
Patron (Duchess of Gloucester), 1972-73
Miss Strella Wilson, Hon. Life Member, 1973
National Composers Conference, Camberra, 1973
Press cuttings - Australian artists, 1968-71
Master classes - Rafael de Silva, 1969-73
Master classes - Geoffrey Parsons, 1974-75
Australian visitors' guide to London, , published by the AMA 1977
BOX 4 FILES
Corporate membership, (3 files) 1968-75
Florence Austral Appeal, 1963
Australian Council for the Arts - Polyphonia Grant, 1972-73
Taxation, 1970-73
Newspaper advertising, 1973-74
Competitions - correspondence, programmes, publicity, etc (4 1955-
files) .,
1973
BOX 5
Competitions - correspondence, photographs, etc., 1973-74
Competition - Concert of Finalists - correspondence, 1972-75
photographs,etc., (3 files)
Photographs, mostly artists and composers, (27 envelopes) 1964-75
BOXES 6-10 CONCERT FILES (Includes correspondence, cuttings, programmes,
photographs and financial records)
BOX 6
Joan Sutherland, June 1959
Eileen Joyce/Joan Hammond, 1958-61
The Growing Castle, 1968-69
Concerts, May-June 1968
Salon Concert, May 1968
A Night of Operetta, October 1968
McIntyre/Fretwell concert, November 1968
Messiah, December 1968
Galina Solodchin, February 1969
Ruth Nye, April 1969
George Dreyfus, May 1969
A Night of Opera, June 1969
Glickman/Copeland/Quinn, September 1969
Eileen Joyce/Geoffrey Parsons, October 1969
Concert, 2 December 1969
Choral Service, 14 December, 1969
BOX 7
Concert, 29 January 1970
Roslyn Dunbar/Geoffrey Tozer, February 1970
Sonya Hanke/Robin Donald, March 1970
Captain Cook Concert, Festival Hall, 13 April 1970 (7 files)
Lunch hour recitals, April 1970
Concert, 30 June 1970
Music Club of London/Joan Hammond, July 1970
Ronald Farran Price, October 1970
"Il Seraglio", November 1970
Christmas carols, December 1970
Patrick Thomas, January 1971
Vienna Trio, February 1971
BOX 8
Society for the Promotion of New 1971-73
Music,
Gilbert and Sullivan, March 1971
Ivan Smith/Peter Katin, April 1971
Proposed Joan Sutherland concert, June 1971
ISCM concerts, June 1971
Commonwealth Day, 12 June 1971
Yehudi Menuhin reception, July 1971
Rosny Children's Choir/Miriam Hyde, July 1971
Raymond Myers/Geoffrey Parsons, October 1971
"English eccentrics", November 1971
Messiah, December 1971
Sunday entertainment, 1971-73
Queensland Youth Orchestra, 1971-72
Neville Toweel, March 1972
Young Australian Artists, April 1972
Marilyn Richardson, May 1972 (cancelled)
Fidelio, June 1972
Dunstan and the Devil, 4 November 1972
Carl Pini Quartet, 23 November 1972
Austral String Quartet, 23 November 1972
Messiah, 16 December 1972
BOX 9
Powell Harrison/Kevin Peek, 17 January 1973
Hartley Newnham/Margaret Field/David Miller, 31 January 1973
Workshop concert, February 1973
Ronald Woodcock, March 1973
Adelaide Wind Quartet, April 1973
Young Australian Composers, June 1973
Sydney Opera House opening celebration proposal, 1973
Melbourne Youth Orchestra, August 1973
Vija Vetra, September 1973
Percy Grainger, October 1973
June Bronhill, November 1973
Don Banks' 50th birthday, 3 December 1973
Messiah, 13 December 1973
Australian Christmas Carols, 20/21 December 1973
Queen Elizabeth Hall - Matthew Flinders Concert, (8 1 March 1974
files)
BOX 10
Workshop concert, 13 March 1974
"A Musical reminiscence" - Wilfrid Thomas, April 1974
Strand Ensemble, June 1974
Brolga Ensemble - Victoria and Albert Museum, 25 June 1974
Canberra Youth Orchestra, August 1974 (Cancelled)
Roger Woodward, September 1974
Michael Bialoguski/Commonwealth Orchestra, 22 October 1974
Ruth Nye/Geoffrey Shard, 24 October 1974
Concert 21 November 1974
Messiah, December 1974
Rhondda Gillespie/Charmian Gadd, January 1975
Carl Pini Quartet, February 1975
Workshop concert, March 1975
Geoffrey Saba, April 1975
Barry Tuckwell, 30 April 1975
Concert of Finalists, May 1975
Concert, 24 June 1975
Austral String Quartet, December 1975
Concerts, (9 files) January-September 1976
BOX 11
Miscellaneous papers re concerts and workshops, 1976-80
Music scores by Margaret Sutherland(9), Don Banks(2), Larry Sitsky, Miriam
Hyde(2), John Carmichael, Linda Phillips(6), Colin Brumby(3), Arthur
Benjamin(3) and Keith Humble
BOX 12
Two Scores by Adolf Beutler
(photocopies)
Various programmes, 1953-79
Cook Concert programmes, 1970
BOX 13
Programmes, 1952-69
BOX 14
Programmes 1969-76
N.B. Over 200 printed music scores (some duplicates) from this collection have
been transferred to the Music Section.
This collection was acquired by the National Library in 1985.
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