An Entertainment Altogether New: a celebration of Edinburgh's First Musical Festival

Activity: External performance, talk or presentation › Talk for a mainly non-academic audience (e.g. for the general public, community or industry)

Description

A talk about a particular series of concerts in Edinburgh, locating the festival in the context of other festivals during the late 18th-19th centuries, and mentioning key figures involved in the festival. Music librarians at Edinburgh City Library and the National Library of Scotland mounted exhibitions to coincide with this talk.
PeriodNov 2015
Held atEdinburgh City Library

Keywords

  • Edinburgh
  • Music festivals
  • 19th century