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

Engagement activity: External performance, talk or presentationTalk for a mainly non-academic audience (e.g. for the general public, community or industry)

Karen McAulay (Invited speaker), Nov 2015

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.

External organisation

NameEdinburgh City Library