Anne Courtney et al. in Beverley Assembly Rooms - 15 January, 1794
from Music and Society in Eighteenth-Century Yorkshire, page 139:
There was a very full Room, & my Sons John, Henry, Thomas & Septimus & my two little Girls Margaret, Jesse & Dorothy Anne & Mr Smith were all at the Concert. This Concert was promoted & patronized by Mr Henry Grimston, & 60 Guineas was the Gross Produce. Forty Pounds was sent to the French Emigrant Clergy. A Mr Worgan a Son of Dr [John] Worgans the famous Composer play’d on Harpsichord & sung; I have many Songs of his father’s Composition. Mr <Laist?> play’d the first fiddle & Mr Erskine on the Hautboy vastly well indeed. I had not… more >>
Christopher Simon Roberts, Music and Society in Eighteenth-Century Yorkshire, p. 139. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446639471600 accessed: 26 April, 2024
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 15 January, 1794 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
A concert for the benefit of 'French Emigrant Clergy'. From the Diary of John Courtney of Beverley, Hull History Centre, Hull, DDX/60/1-4