MS 7996
Records of the Australian Musical Association



Historical Note

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.