BC 129 ERIK CHISHOLM PAPERS BOX 1 Folder 1 1.1.1 Notebook belonging to Janey Drysdale; contains newspaper clippings of Drysdale’s works. Jul 1889. Folder 2 1.2.1 Letter: Unsigned on Dunedin Association paper of which Erik Chisholm is president. 10 Jul 1939. Newspaper clippings: Glasgow Grand opera Society 1.2.2 Grand Opera Society makes a hit: Glasgow amateurs’ success in ‘the bartered bride. [April] 1933; grouped with Grand Opera society: annual production: ‘the bartered bride’. 1.2.3 Glasgow Opera: ‘Aida’. March 1938. 1.2.4 Glasgow Opera: ‘Iphigenia in Taurus’. 20 – 21 Aug 1937. Barony Musical Association. 20 – 21 Jan 1937. (2 pages of newspaper clippings.) 1.2.5 Glasgow Opera: Barony Musical Association. ‘Iphigenia in Taurus’. 1.2.6 Concert programme: Glasgow Grand Opera Society: Corporation of Glasgow: City Hall. 14 Jan 1933. Folder 3 1.3.1 Letter: To Miss Drysdale from George Douglas. 2 Mar [19]17. 1.3.2 Postcard: To Miss Drysdale. Picture of the Cairngorms, Queen’s View, Braemar. 21 Dec. Newspaper clippings of reviews: 1.3.3 Royal Academy. 1.3.4 Glasgow Select Choir. [5 Nov 1906]. 1.3.5 Scottish concert in Birmingham: an enthusiastic gathering; Glasgow Select Choir. (About concert conducted by Learmont Drysdale) 1.3.6 Concerts of the week: Strolling Players’ Orchestral Society at Queen’s Hall. [The people. 23 Dec 1894]. 1.3.7 The following items are grouped (dates annotated): Choral-orchestral concert in the Music Hall. [Scotsman. 18 Dec 1894]. Choral concert in Edinburgh. [Daily mail. 18 Dec]. Edinburgh. Orchestral concert. [Glasgow herald. 18 Dec]. Paterson’s orchestral concerts. [Economy dispatch. 18 Dec 1894]. Choral orchestral concert: a Scottish night. [Economy news. 18 Dec 1894]. Amusements: Messrs Paterson & sons’ choral orchestral concert [?]: 22 Dec 1894. Folder 4 1.4.1 Who’s who entry for Drysdale. Folder 5 Photographs of musicians (1.5.1 – 1.5.8 grouped): 1.5.1 Hugh McDiarmid (pseudonym of Christopher Murray Grieve). 1.5.2 Fiona Chisholm, Erik Chisholm & Sorabji. 1.5.3 Erik Chisholm & Sorabji. 1.5.4 [Paul Hindemith]. 1.5.5 Arnold Bax. 1.5.6 Woman (unknown). Profile. 1.5.7 Cyril Scott. 1.5.8 Florent Schmitt. 1.5.9 [?Howard Foster]. 1.5.10 Francis George Scott. 1.5.11 Photocopy: Cyril Scott & Hugh McDiarmid (pseudonym of Christopher Murray Grieve). 1.5.12 Postcard: To miss Drysdale (printed picture: Dora Wordsworth). 27 Jul [19]16. 1.5.13 Letter: From Michael Tuffin to Miss Eberhard. 17 Oct [?1988]; attached is photocopy of newspaper clipping: review of Alan Bold’s biography of Hugh McDiarmid. 11 Sep 1988. Folder 6 1.6.1 The Scottish musical magazine. Nov 1930. 1.6.2 The Scottish musical magazine. Jan 1931. Newspaper clippings: Active Society concerts: 1.6.3 The evening news. 23 Sep [19]30. The evening news. 22 Sep [19]30. The evening times. 29 Oct [19]30. The daily express. 29 Oct [19]30. (2 pages of newspaper clippings.) 1.6.4 Paul Hindemith. 1930 (4 pages of newspaper clippings). 1.6.5 Kaikhosru Sorabji. 1930. (1 page of newspaper clippings). 1.6.6 Nicholas Medtner. 1931. (2 pages of newspaper clippings; includes concert programme). 1.6.7 Alfredo Casella. 1931. (2 pages of newspaper clippings; includes brochure with photographs of composers). 1.6.8 Bela Bartok. 1932. (2 pages of newspaper clippings). 1.6.9 Florent Schmitt. 1933. 1.6.10 Erik Chisholm & Cyril Scott. [?1933]. Photograph of Florent Schmitt attached. 1.6.11 Bela Bartok. 1933. Brochure with photographs of composers attached. 1.6.12 Review: Erik Chisholm’s piano concerto. Glasgow news. 1935. 1.6.13 Soviet programme: Shostakovitch. [1936]. 1.6.14 Maria Zoldesi (Hungarian pianist). [1937]. Kaikhosru Sorabji. 1.6.15 Maria Zoldesi (Hungarian pianist). 1936, 1937. (2 pages of newspaper clippings). 1.6.16 Review: Busoni operas. 1.6.17 Concert programmes: Active Society: music of John Ireland. 12 Apr 1932. 1.6.18 Concert programmes: Active Society: chamber concert. 2 May 1933. Folder 7 1.7.1 Active Society: Membership subscription forms. 1.7.2 Concert programme: William Busch (pianoforte); Sophie Wyss (sop); B.B.C. Orchestra; conducted by Clarence Raybald. 6 Jan 1939. 1.7.3 List of concerts. 1930 – 1936. 1.7.4 Biographical information on Paul Hindemith (5 brochures). 1.7.5 Pamphlet on Active Society (description of their activities). 1.7.6 Excerpts from various newspapers on the Active Society and Erik Chisholm. Folder 8 Newspaper clippings: 1.8.1 Active Society. [1930]. 1.8.2 Active Society. [1930]. 1.8.3 Arnold Bax; “Scottish music in 1931” by E. Chisholm. 1.8.4 Review: Works by Chisholm, Noevan and Casella. 1.8.5 Active Society concerts to be presented. 1.8.6 Publicity: Active Society concerts. Correspondence: Letters to Erik Chisholm: 1.8.7 [Mgunn, Neil]. 1.8.8 Ernst Toch. [Dec 1931]. 1.8.9 Ernst Toch. 6 Sep 1931. 1.8.10 Ernst Toch. 10 Jul 1932]. 1.8.11 Stevenson, D.M. 16 Mar 1937. 1.8.12 Thomson, Harold. 14 Nov 1963. 1.8.13 Boden, Ernst. 5 Dec 1963. 1.8.14 MacPherson, Kenneth. 10 Jan 1964. 1.8.15 Letter from E. Chisholm. 19 Oct 1931. Handwritten notes: Stage production scheduled for 3 May 1932: 1.8.16 Stage production scheduled for 3 May 1932. 1.8.17 Men and music in my life. (6p). 1.8.18 Plan for programme. 1.8.19 Plan for programme. 1.8.20 List of instrumentalists. 1.8.21 Active Society concert programmes; Meeting. 1931-1932. 1.8.22 Notes (Content unknown). 1.8.23 Pamphlet on Active Society. [Description of their activities]. 1.8.24 The Active Society: letterheads: 1.8.25 The Active Society: membership subscription forms. 1.8.26 The British Linen Bank: account statement. Folder 20 Newspaper clippings: 1.20.1 The Scottish Orchestra: Saturday’s Russian programme. 1.20.2 Articles involving John Ireland, E.Chisholm and D.F. Tovey. [1932; 1933].(Grouped). 1.20.3 Articles involving Scottish composers. 31 Dec [18]94. 1.20.4 The plague at the Lyceum Theatre. 1.20.5 Articles involving contemporary music and the Contemporary Music Centre. [1932; 1936]. 1.20.6 Articles involving E. Chisholm. [1932]. 1.20.7 Articles involving E. Chisholm at the Contemporary Music Festival in Amsterdam. 1.20.8 Articles involving E. Chisholm and Contemporary Music Festival in Amsterdam. [1933]. 1.20.9 Articles involving E. Chisholm double trio. Sunday times. [20 Feb 1933]. 1.20.10 Articles involving Sir Henry Irving. 1.20.11 Articles involving Chisholm’s sextet. [1933?]. 1.20.12 Glasgow String Orchestra: new scoring of Alkan ‘Symphony’: first performance. [Glasgow evening news]. [1937]. 1.20.13 Article involving E. Chisholm. 1.20.14 [?] Shot pair were like lovers. 1.20.15 Photocopy of newspaper clippings involving E. Chisholm. Folder 21 Newspaper clippings: Articles involving E. Chisholm: 1940-1945: 1.21.1 Scottish postscript. [Sunday chronicle, Manchester; Scotch ed.]. [22 Feb 1942]. 1.21.2 Sunday afternoon concerts. [1943]. 1.21.3 Chisholm and Carl Rosa Company. 3 Jul 1942. 1.21.4 Nottingham evening post. 14 Oct 1942. 1.21.5 1942. 1.21.6 Jul. [1940?]. Newspaper clippings: Articles involving E. Chisholm: 1946-1950: 1.21.7 Forgotten Scot back as leader. Daily mail. [7 Feb 1950]. 1.21.8 Week-end concerts: Erik Chisholm’s new work. [Glasgow herald]. [12 Dec 1949]. 1.21.9 The Edinburgh Festival. The Sunday times. 31 Aug 1947. 1.21.10 Week-end concerts. [Bulletin]. [12 Dec 1949]. 1.21.11 Week-end concerts: Erik Chisholm’s new work. [Glasgow herald]. 12 Dec 1949. 1.21.12 New piano concerto: Erik Chisholm. [Scotsman]. [7 Feb 1950]. 1.21.13 New piano concerto: Erik Chisholm. [Scotsman]. [7 Feb 1950]. 1.21.14 9.0 orchestral concert. Radio times. 3 Feb 1950. 1.21.15 Dr. Erik Chisholm’s piano concerto. [1950?]. 1.21.16 New piano concerto by college dean. [1949/1950?]. Folder 22 Newspaper clippings: Articles involving E. Chisholm: 1951-1955: 1.22.1 A review of South African culture. The South African annual review. Jan 1953. 1.22.2 Extract from music and musicians. Jun 1955. 1.22.3 Chisholm konsert vir V.S.A. Die landstem. 6 Jun 1953. 1.22.4 Letters to the editor: opera performances were superb. Bulawayo Sunday news. 8 Mar 1953. 1.22.5 ‘Dark sonnet’: a musical setting of Eugene O’ Neill’s domestic tragedy ‘Before breakfast’ to music by Erik Chisholm with Noreen Berry as ‘Mrs. Rowland’. Radio times. 29 Jan 1954. 1.22.6 Pertinent and otherwise: something new for cleaning plants. The bulletin, Glasgow. 11 Sep 1953. 1.22.7 Erik Chisholm’s Celtic songbook provides a striking performance. The Cape argus. 25 Oct 1956. 1.22.8 First performance of Chisholm concerto. [1952?]. 1.22.9 Recordings of new one-act operas. Edinburgh evening news. 11 Sep 1953. 1.22.10 One-act opera recital: Prof. Erik Chisholm in Glasgow. (3 clippings). 1.22.11 Erik Chisholm operas: Glasgow recital. The Glasgow herald. 16 Sep 1953. 1.22.12 Grand opera. Evening dispatch, Edinburgh. 8 Sep 1953. 1.22.13 Scots should send operas to Cape Town. Evening dispatch, Edinburgh.11 Sep 1953. 1.22.14 Scot’s operas. Glasgow evening times. 11 Sep 1953. 1.22.15 One-act operas: Erik Chisholm. The Scotsman. 11 Sep 1953. 1.22.16 Citizen’s diary. Glasgow evening citizen. 16 Sep 1953. 1.22.17 New piano concerto: Erik Chisholm. [Scotsman]. [7Feb 1950].