This page lists the most important documents from the earlier periods of the York Symphony Orchestra from the Orchestra’s archive. The text of selected documents, including reviews and articles, and graphic images of programmes, etc., can be viewed by clicking on their titles. The list is continually being added to.
The original documents are housed at the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the Library of the University of York. See the list of Papers of the York Symphony Orchestra 1898-1937.
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1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915
1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927
1933 | 1937 | 1938
1948 | 1949
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
Click on the concert headings to see a list of the works performed.
Accounts for 1898. |
1st concertAnnouncement of the 1st concert, Yorkshire Post, 29th March 1899. |
Accounts for 1899. |
2nd concertProgramme of the 2nd concert, 21st February 1900. |
Memo from Editha Knocker regarding donation to the Minster organ fund, February 1900. Review of a concert in the North Eastern Choirs Festival, 1900. Announcement of the Minster Passion Music, Yorkshire Gazette, 3rd March 1900. Announcement of the Minster Passion Music, Yorkshire Herald, 3rd March 1900. Review of Military Sunday service (1), 23rd April 1900. Review of Military Sunday service (2), 23rd April 1900. Review of Military Sunday service (3), Leeds Mercury, 23rd April 1900. Review of Military Sunday service (4), Yorkshire Gazette, 28th April 1900. |
3rd concertProgramme of the 3rd concert, 6th December 1900. |
4th concertProgramme of the 4th concert, 20th November 1901. |
5th concertProgramme of the 5th concert, 10th April 1902. |
6th concert* Preview of the 6th concert, Yorkshire Herald, November, 1902. |
* Article on the YSO, Pall Mall Gazette, 17th April 1903. * Article on the YSO, Musical Times, May 1903. |
7th concert* Preview of the 7th concert, Yorkshire Herald, 2nd May 1903. |
8th concertNote to members, September 1903. |
9th concertAdvertisement for the 9th concert, May 1904. |
10th concertProgramme of the 10th concert, Friday, 4th November 1904. |
11th concertAdvertisement for the 11th concert, March 1905. |
Programme of a concert in aid of York Training Home for Girls, 10th October 1905. Review of the concert in aid of York Training Home for Girls, Yorkshire Herald, 11th October 1905. Review of the concert in aid of York Training Home for Girls, Yorkshire Post, 11th October 1905. |
12th concertAdvertisement for the 12th concert, November 1905. |
13th concertAdvertisement for the 13th concert, February 1906. |
Programme of a recital in aid of York County Hospital, 9th October, 1906. Review of the concert in aid of York County Hospital, Yorkshire Post, 10th October, 1906. |
Programme of a concert in aid of Barnardos, 28th November, 1906. Review of the concert in aid of Barnardos, Yorkshire Herald, 29th November, 1906. |
14th concertProgramme of the 14th concert, 11th February 1907. |
15th concertProgramme of the 15th concert, 18th November 1907. |
16th concertProgramme of the 16th concert, 2nd March 1908. |
17th concertAdvertisement for the 17th concert, November, 1908. |
Note on Hon. Members’ tickets, 1909. Press note on the YSO, c. 1909. |
18th concertAdvertisement for the 18th concert, March 1909. |
19th concertAdvertisement for the 19th concert, November 1909. |
20th concertAdvertisement for the 20th concert, April 1910. |
Accounts for 1909-1910. * Press report on the YSO, c. 1910. |
21st concertAdvertisement for the 21st concert, November 1910. |
22nd concertAdvertisement for the 22nd concert, March, 1911. |
* Prospectus 1911-12 season. Letter from Mr. Plunket Greene, 6th September, 1911. |
23rd concertProgramme of the 23rd concert, 6th November, 1911. |
24th concertProgramme of the 24th concert, 11th March, 1912. |
25th concertProgramme of the 25th concert, 4th November, 1912. |
Orchestra rules, c. 1912. * Letter from Tertius Noble to members, 7th December, 1912. * Article on Tertius Noble, The Musical Times, 1st February, 1913. * Invitation to YSO members to subscribe to a testimonial to Tertius Noble, 17th February, 1913. * Invitation to subscribe to Tertius Noble’s testimonial, 27th February, 1913. |
26th concertProgramme of the 26th concert, 26th March, 1913. |
* Orchestra rules, September 1913. * Prospectus of the 1913-1914 season. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Chronicle, 7th August, 1913. * Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Gazette, 9th August, 1913. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Herald, 4th September, 1913. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Herald, 5th November, 1913. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, York Star, 6th November, 1913. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Chronicle, 6th November, 1913. Preview of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Gazette, 8th November, 1913. |
27th concertPreview of the 27th concert, Yorkshire Herald, 20th November, 1913. |
28th concertAdvertisement for the 28th concert, Yorkshire Herald, 4th March, 1914. |
Review of the 1913-1914 season, Yorkshire Chronicle, 28th May, 1914. * Miss Knocker’s letter of resignation, 13th July, 1914. * Letter from Miss Fry to Dr. Smith, 13th July, 1914. * Miss Fry’s letter of resignation, 13th July, 1914. * Letter from Dr. Smith to Miss Willoughby, 11th August, 1914. * Letter from Miss Willoughby to Dr. Smith, 19th August, 1914. |
War Memorial Service* Letter from Edward Bairstow, Yorkshire Herald, October, 1914. |
* Letter to Mr. Daniel (YMS) from Dr. Smith regarding the orchestra’s competence, 18th June, 1915. * Letter to Dr. Smith from Mr. Daniel regarding the orchestra’s competence, 9th July, 1915. * Letter to Dr. Smith from a member of the YMS, 13th July, 1915. * Letter to Dr. Bairstow from Edmund Smith regarding the merger of the YSO and YMS, 19th September, 1915. * “Last minutes” of the YSO, 15th October, 1915. Leeds Concerts and War Relief Funds, Yorkshire Post, 1915. Correspondence on music in wartime, Daily Chronicle, May, 1915. Correspondence on music in wartime, Yorkshire Gazette, 7th August, 1915. Press article on music in wartime (1). Press article on music in wartime (2). |
WORLD WAR I |
Press comment on post-war revival of orchestral music, 3rd March, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to ex-members, 26th July, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to Miss Willoughby and others, 26th July, 1919. Letter from Edmund Smith to the Yorkshire Evening Press, 29th July, 1919. Press comment, Yorkshire Gazette, 2nd August, 1919. Letter from Edmund Smith, Yorkshire Herald, 20th September, 1919. Letter from Edmund Smith, Yorkshire Gazette, 27th September, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to Leila Willoughby, 22nd September, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to Edward Bairstow, 17th October, 1919. Invitation to a general meeting about the revival of the YSO, 18th October, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to Seebohm Rowntree, 31st October, 1919. * Letter from Edmund Smith to Leila Willoughby, 31st October, 1919. * List of members, 1919-1920. Financial statement, 20th September, 1920. * Letter to Mr. Cooper regarding payment to Mr. Hattersley, 6th April, 1921. * Letter to Mr. Cooper from Mr. Hattersley, 17th August, 1921. * Letter from Mr. Bennett, 3rd September, 1921. * Letter from Mr. Bennett, 7th September, 1921. |
29th concertAnnouncement of rehearsals, 10th October, 1921. |
30th concertPreview of the 30th concert. |
31st concert.Programme of the 31st concert, January 16th, 1924. |
32nd concert.Programme of the 32nd concert, 5th November, 1924. |
33rd concert.Programme of the 33rd concert, 1st April, 1925. |
34th concert.Programme of the 34th concert, 10th February, 1926. |
Accounts, 1925-26. * Prospectus for the 1926-1927 season. |
35th concert.Programme of the 35th concert, 9th February, 1927. |
36th concert.Programme of the 36th concert, 5th November, 1933. |
37th concert.Press notice, 11th December, 1936 |
38th concert.Programme of the 38th concert, 25th April, 1937. |
39th concert (Carol concert).Programme of the Carol Concert, 26th December, 1937. |
Accounts of a dance, 14th October, 1938. |
WORLD WAR II |
* Letter from Tertius Noble to Herbert Hey. |
10th March, 1948Programme of the concert of 10th March, 1948. |
27th June, 1948Programme of the concert of 27th June, 1948. |
4th July, 1948Programme of the concert of 4th July, 1948. |
27th February, 1949Programme of the concert of 27th February, 1949. |
13th March, 1949Programme of the concert of 13th March, 1949. |
20th March, 1949Programme of the concert of 20th March, 1949. |
27th March, 1949Programme of the concert of 27th March, 1949. |
11th December, 1949Programme of the Messiah, 11th December, 1949. |
19th March, 1950Programme of the concert of 19th March, 1950. |
8th April, 1951Programme of the concert of 8th April, 1951. |
30th March, 1952Programme of the concert of 30th March, 1952. |
8th April, 1954Programme of the concert of 8th April, 1954. |
1st April, 1955Programme of the concert of 1st April, 1955. |
2nd May, 1956Programme of the concert of 2nd May, 1956. |
3rd April, 1957Programme of the concert of 3rd April, 1957. |
22nd November, 1957Programme of the concert of 22nd November, 1957. |
24th March, 1958Programme of the concert of 24th March, 1958. |
31st October, 1958Programme of the concert of 31st October, 1958. |
29th December, 1958Programme of the concert of 29th December, 1958. |
29th April, 1959Programme of the concert of 29th April, 1959. |
15th December, 1959Programme of the concert of 15th December, 1959. |
17th February, 1960Handbill for the concert of 17th February, 1960. |
16th March, 1960Programme of the concert of 16th March, 1960. |
20th December, 1960Programme of the concert of 20th December, 1960. |
15th February, 1961Programme of the concert of 15th February, 1961. |
14th March, 1962Programme of the concert of 14th March, 1962. |
28th November, 1962Programme of the concert of 28th November, 1962. |
27th March, 1963Programme of the concert of 27th March, 1963. |
25th November, 1963Preview of the concert of 25th November, 1963, Yorkshire Evening Press, 23rd November, 1963. |
11th March, 1964Programme of the concert of 11th March, 1964. |
11th November, 1964Programme of the concert of 11th November, 1964. |
15th March, 1965Programme of the concert of 15th March, 1965. |
17th November, 1965Programme of the concert of 17th November, 1965. |
16th March, 1966Preview of the concert of 16th March, 1966 Yorkshire Evening Press. |
16th November, 1966Programme of the concert of 16th November, 1966. |
8th March, 1967Programme of the concert of 8th March, 1967. |
16th November, 1967Report on a visit to York by YSO President Basil Cameron, Yorkshire Evening Press. |
12th December, 1967 (Messiah)Programme of the concert of 12th December, 1967. |
5th March, 1968Programme of the concert of 5th March, 1968. |
20th March, 1968Programme of the concert of 20th March, 1968 |
14th November, 1968Preview of the concert of 14th November, 1968 |
3rd December, 1968Programme of the concert of 3rd December, 1968 |
10th May, 1969Programme of the concert of 10th May, 1969 |
14th November, 1969Programme of the concert of 14th November, 1969 |
December, 1969Review of the concert of December, 1969, Yorkshire Evening Press, 10th December, 1969 (Messiah) |
14th March, 1970Programme of the concert of 14th March, 1970 |
13th November, 1970Preview of the concert of 13th November, 1970, Yorkshire Evening Press, November, 1970 |
6th March, 1971Programme of the concert of 6th March, 1971 |
22nd May, 1971Review of the concert of 22nd May, 1971, Yorkshire Evening Press, 24th May, 1971 |
19th November, 1971Preview of the concert of 19th November, 1971 |
13th May, 1972Programme of the concert of 13th May, 1972 |
24th November, 1972Programme of the concert of 24th November, 1972 |
24th March, 1973Preview of the concert of 24th March, 1973 |
23rd November, 1973Programme of the concert of 23rd November 1973 |
18th May, 1974Programme of the concert of 18th May, 1974 |
23rd November, 1974Programme of the concert of 23rd November, 1974 |
15th May, 1975Programme of the concert of 15th May, 1975 |
21st November, 1975Programme of the concert of 21st November, 1975 |
20th March, 1976Programme of the concert of 20th March, 1976 |
20th November, 1976Programme of the concert of 20th November, 1976 |
5th February, 1977Programme of the concert of 5th February, 1977 |
7th May, 1977Programme of the concert of 7th May, 1977 |
19th November, 1977Programme of the concert of 19th November, 1977 |
11th March, 1978Programme of the concert of 11th March, 1978 |
18th November, 1978Programme of the concert of 18th November, 1978 |
31st March, 1979Poster for the concert of 31st March, 1979 |
24th November, 1979Poster for the concert of 24th November, 1979 |
22nd March, 1980Programme of the concert of 22nd March, 1980 |
22nd November, 1980Preview of the concert of 22 November, 1980, Yorkshire Evening Press |
Secretary’s letter to the Yorkshire Evening Press Report on dinner to mark Francis Jackson’s retirement, 13th February, 1981 |
21st March, 1981Programme of the concert of 21st March, 1981 |
21st November, 1981Programme of the concert of 21st November, 1981 |
27th March, 1982Programme of the concert of 27th March, 1982 |
27th November, 1982Programme of the concert of 27th November, 1982 |
26th March, 1983Programme of the concert of 26th March, 1983 |
26th November, 1983Programme of the concert of 26th November, 1983 |
24th March, 1984Programme of the concert of 24th March, 1984 |
24th November, 1984Programme of the concert of 24th November, 1984 |
23rd March, 1985Programme of the concert of 23rd March, 1985 |
23rd November, 1985Programme of the concert of 23rd November, 1985 |
8th March, 1986Programme of the concert of 8th March, 1986 |
30th November, 1986Programme of the concert of 30th November, 1986 |
28th March, 1987Programme of the concert of 28th March, 1987 |
13th December, 1987Programme of the concert of 13th December, 1987 |
27th March, 1988Programme of the concert of 27th March, 1988 |
18th March, 1989Programme of the concert of 18th March, 1989 |
25th November, 1989Preview of the concert of 25th November, 1989 |
24th November, 1990Programme of the concert of 24th November, 1990 |
16th March, 1991Programme of the concert of 16th March, 1991 |
30th June, 1991Preview of the concert of 30th June, 1991 |
24th November, 1991Programme of the concert of 24th November, 1991 |
7th March, 1992 (Young People’s Chamber Concert)Programme of the concert of 7th March, 1992 |
28th March, 1992Review of the concert of 28th March, 1992 |
27th June, 1992Programme of the concert of 27th June, 1992 |
Press announcement, 27th November, 1992 |
28th November, 1992Poster for the concert of 28th November, 1992 |
20th March, 1993Programme of the concert of 20th March, 1993 |
26th June, 1993Poster for the concert of 26th June, 1993 |
27th November, 1993Preview of the concert of 27th November, 1993 |
26th March, 1994Programme of the concert of 26th March, 1994 |
26th June, 1994Programme of the concert of 26th June, 1994 |
19th November, 1994Preview of the concert of 19th November, 1994 |
1st April, 1995Programme of the concert of 1st April, 1995 |
1st July, 1995Programme of the concert of 1st July, 1995 |
26th November, 1995Programme of the concert of 26th November, 1995 |
23rd March, 1996Programme of the concert of 23rd March, 1996 |
29th June, 1996Programme of the concert of 29th June, 1996 |
15th December, 1996Programme of the concert of 15th December, 1996 |
15th March, 1997Programme of the concert of 15th March, 1997 |
28th June, 1997Programme of the concert of 28th June, 1997 |
13th December, 1997Programme of the concert of 13th December, 1997 |
28th March, 1998Programme of the concert of 28th March, 1998 |
11th July, 1998Poster for the concert of 11th July, 1998 |
13th December, 1998Preview of the concert of 13th December, 1998 |
13th March, 1999Programme of the concert of 13th March, 1999 |
26th June, 1999 (Centenary Concert)Preview of concert of 26th June, 1999 |
4th December, 1999Programme of the concert of 4th December, 1999 |
18th March, 2000Programme of the concert of 18th March, 2000 |
1st July, 2000Programme of the concert of 1st July, 2000 |
2nd December, 2000Programme of the concert of 2nd December, 2000 |
17th March, 2001Programme of the concert of 17th March, 2001 |
30th June, 2001Programme of the concert of 30th June, 2001 |
1st December, 2001Programme of the concert of 1st December, 2001 |
16th March, 2002Programme of the concert of 16th March, 2002 |
29th June, 2002Programme of the concert of 29th June, 2002 |
7th December, 2002Programme of the concert of 7th December, 2002 |
15th March, 2003Programme of the concert of 15th March, 2003 |
28th June, 2003Programme of the concert of 28th June, 2003 |
29th November, 2003Programme of the concert of 29th November, 2003 |
20th March, 2004Programme of the concert of 20th March, 2004 |
26th June, 2004Programme of the concert of 26th June, 2004 |
27th November, 2004Programme of the concert of 27th November, 2004 |
19th March, 2005Programme of the concert of 19th March, 2005 |
2nd July, 2005Preview of the concert of 2nd July, 2005 Yorkshire Evening Press, 1st July, 2005 |
3rd December, 2005Programme of the concert of 3rd December, 2005 |
18th March, 2006Programme of the concert of 18th March, 2006 |
1st July, 2006Programme of the concert of 1st July, 2006 |
25th November, 2006Programme of the concert of 25th November, 2006 |
24th March, 2007Preview of the concert of 24th March, 200 |
30th June, 2007Programme of the concert of 30th June, 2007 |
15th December, 2007Programme of the concert of 15th December, 2007 |
15th March, 2008Programme of the concert of 15th March, 2008 |
28th June, 2008Programme of the concert of 28th June, 2008 |
29th November, 2008Programme of the concert of 29th November, 2008 |
7th March, 2009 (Chamber Concert)Programme for the chamber concert of 7th March, 2009 |
28th March, 2009Programme of the concert of 28th March, 2009 |
4th July, 2009Programme of the concert of 4th July, 2009 |
12th December, 2009Programme of the concert of 12th December, 2009 |
27th March, 2010Programme of the concert of 27th March, 2010 |
3rd July, 2010Programme of the concert of 3rd July, 2010 |
29th January, 2011 (postponed from 4th December, 2010 )Programme of the concert of 29th January, 2011 |
26th March, 2011Programme of the concert of 26th March, 2011 |
14th May, 2011 (chamber concert)Poster for the concert of 14th May, 2011 |
2nd July, 2011Programme of the concert of 2nd July, 2011 |
26th November, 2011Programme of the concert of 26th November, 2011 |
31st March, 2012Programme of the concert of 31st March, 2012 |
28th April, 2012 (chamber concert)Poster for the concert of 28th April, 2012 |
30th June, 2012Poster for the concert of 30th June, 2012 |
24th November, 2012Francis Jackson – Symphony in D minor |
23rd March, 2013Poster for the concert of 23rd March, 2013 |
27th April, 2013 (chamber concert)Poster for the concert of 27th April, 2013 |
29th June, 2013Poster for the concert of 29th June, 2013 |
1st December, 2013Poster for the concert of 1st December, 2013 |
29th March, 2014Poster for the concert of 29th March, 2014 |
10th May, 2014 (chamber concert)Programme of the concert of 10th May, 2014 |
28th June, 2014Poster for the concert of 28th June, 2014 |
7th December, 2014Programme of the concert of 7th December, 2014 |
28th March, 2015Poster for the concert of 28th March, 2015 |