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Choir and orchestra in Adelaide Town Hall [B 63559] • Photograph

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Summary

Adelaide Harmony Society choir and Norwood Wesley Choir at the Adelaide Town Hall for a rehearsal for Handel's Messiah which was performed over two evenings on 13 & 15 December 1923. The conductor was Samuel Gould, the leader of the orchestra Sylvia Whitington and the 1st cellist Harold Parsons. This was the first time the work had been performed in its entirety in Australia.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 15.2 cm x 27.4 cm (image) ; 29 cm x 37.5 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

1923

Collection

Part of Acre 203 Collection

Subject

Gould, Samuel, 1867-1930
Parsons, Harold, 1885-1973
Whitington, Sylvia M.
Adelaide Town Hall
Adelaide Harmony Choir
Musicians -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Organ (Musical instrument) -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Choirs (Music) -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Choral singing -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Orchestra -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

20/09/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,133 x 2,213 pixels (9.1 MP)

Size

9.18 MB

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