William Gardiner in Leicester - mid 19th Century
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, page 374:
As I have all my lifetime taken an active part in promoting music in Leicester, both in public and in private, it always gives me great pleasure to see the same zeal kept up amongst a younger generation ; and, after having had, for very many years, perhaps the chief share in the management of the musical affairs of the town, I am now allowed to be a listener, and to enjoy the fruits of the labours of others. I make these few remarks by way of preface to the notice of the "Visitors' Night," given by the Leicester Amateur Madrigal Society last spring, when a company of twenty or thirty … more >>
William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 3 (London, 1 January, 1853), p. 374. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433367652155 accessed: 2 April, 2025
Listeners
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Madrigals
written by Various |
performed by Leicester Amateur Madrigal Society |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |