Programmes 1951 – 1970

The first column of the table below contains links to the individual programmes. Click one of them to see the programme on a new page in pdf format. The link includes the date in the format yyyy-mm-dd plus a brief title.

The second column may contain some comments about points of interest.

1951-03-06 Misc + Campoli + Review
1951-10-30 The Bartered Bride + Review
1951-12-02 Messiah + Review
1952-03-04 Elijah
1952-10-21 Tales of Hoffman
1952-12-07 Messiah
1953-03-03 Miscellaneous Concert
1953-10-20 Hiawatha and Miscellaneous Concert
1953-12-06 Messiah
1954-10-19 The Mystic Trumpeter and Miscellaneous
1954-03-02 Miscellaneous Concert
1954-11-30 Messiah Dukinfield
1954-12-05 Messiah
1955-03-01-Miscellaneous Concert
1955-10-18 Music Makers +Misc (Constance Shacklock)
1955-12-04 Messiah
1956-03-06 Spring Concert
1956-12-02 Messiah
1957-03-05 Spring Concert (Nowakowski)
1957-10-15 Hymn of Praise + Misc
1957-12-08 Messiah
1958-03-04 Spring Concert (Adele Leigh)
1958-10-14 Faust + Carmen
1958-12-07 Messiah
1959-03-03 Spring Concert (Constance Shacklock)
1959-10-13 Elijah
1959-12-06 Messiah
1960-03-01 Spring Concert
1960-10-11 Faure Requiem +Misc
1960-12-04 Messiah
1961-03-14 Martha + Misc (Marion Studholme)
1961-10-24 Hiawatha
1961-12-03 Messiah (Janet Baker)
1962-10-23 Creation
1962-03-13 Spring Concert
1962-12-09 Messiah
1963-03-12 Spring Concert (Nowakowski)
1963-10-22 Dido and Aeneas (Janet Baker and others)
1963-12-01 Messiah
1964-10-20 The Mastersingers + Tales of Hoffmann
1964-12-13 Messiah (Alfreda Hodgson)
1965-04-06 St Nicholas + Misc (Philip Todd)
1965-10-19 Extracts from Samson + Misc
1965-12-05 Messiah
1966-03-22 Cavalleria Rusticana + Misc
1966-10-18 Misc (Leon Goossens)  This was a joint concert hosted by the Musical Society and also involving Goossens, the Oldham Youth Choir and several accompanists. James Wild conducted.  The programme now cost sixpence.
1966-12-04 Messiah
1967-03-21 St Matthew Passion
1967-10-24 The Bartered Bride
1967-12-10 Messiah
1968-12-08 Messiah
1969-03-18 Miscellaneous Concert
1969-10-14 Gilbert and Sullivan Evening (Peter Pratt)
1969-12-07 Messiah
1970-03-10 Hiawatha Wedding Feast + Misc
1970-10-23 Gilbert and Sullivan Evening
1970-12-06 Messiah
1971-10-00 Faust + Carmen