Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

PUBLIC EVENTS

Organised by the Collections since 1980

Sackbut and Trombone, Exhibition, 26 May - 26 September 2009

Wind Instrument Acoustics, Musical Acoustics Network Summer Meeting, 12-13 July 2009

Making the British Sound: Instrumental Music and British Traditions, Conference, 6-11 July 2009

Creating a New Sound - Musical Instruments of the Past, Present and Future ! - A weekend of fun at the University of Edinburgh's Musical Instrument Museums, 2-3 May 2009

Early Keyboard Instrument Symposium 2008, 24-26 October 2008

The Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection, Exhibition, June 2007 - May 2009

Clarinet and Woodwind Colloquium, 22-24 June 2007

The Clavichord, Symposium, 27-29 October 2006

The Scottish Violin Concerts, August-September 2006

Violin Making in Scotland 1750-1950, Festival Exhibition, August - September 2006

The Violin in Scotland, Colloquium, 26 August 2006

City of Edinburgh Band, Festival Exhibition, August - September 2006 :: what we offered :: how it looked

Transports of Delight: children's & family events, May 2004

The Conference on Musical Instruments, August 2003

Trumpet-Making Workshops, April and July 2002

The Swiss Alpine Horn, public lecture, 19 April 2002

Symposium on Bowed String Musical Instruments, June 2000

Technical Research Forum Making Good Musical Instruments: Can Acoustics Help?, July 1999

The Conference on Musical Instruments, July 1999

Conference on the Historical Background to the New "Handel" Organ in St Cecilia's Hall, 15 August 1998

Oboe Reed-Making Workshop organised in conjunction with University of St. Andrews Music Centre, 1997

Conference on Instrumentalischer Bettlermantl, a 17th-century Musical Compendium, 1997

The Colloquium on Historical Musical Instrument Acoustics and Technology, 1997

The International Symposium on Musical Acoustics (ISMA '97), 1997 - [Publication available]

Donaldson's Apparatus, the 1997 Festival Exhibition - [Catalogue on Web]

Edinburgh Science Festival lecture-demonstration, 27 March 1997

Colloquium on the scientific and musical achievements and prospects for the New Violin Octet, 21 February 1995

Masterclass in Historical Brass Performance Practice, 1994

Symposium on Musical Instrument History organised in conjunction with the Galpin Society and the Historic Brass Society, 1994

Meeting of CIMCIM, the International Council of Museums Committee on Musical Instrument Museums, London and Edinburgh, 1994

Exhibition showing the work of the Collection in the Old College of the University, 1993-94

Brass Roots: 150 Years of Brass Bands, exhibition with associated events organised with City of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, shown in Bradford, Edinburgh, Llangollen, Salford, London and Manchester, 1989-90

Exhibition for the University's General Council Trust in the Old College of the University, 1988

Sound of the Sackbut, lecture given by Alan Lumsden and recital by the London Wind Consort, 25 October 1987 - [Publication available: see UK or Overseas list]

Weekend practical course on late 19th century woodwind instruments, September 1987

The Historic Clarinet, the 1986 Festival Exhibition with associated events - [Publication available: see UK or Overseas list]

Samuel Hughes, Ophicleidist, exhibition with associated events organised in conjunction with Stephen Weston, 1986 - [Publication available: see UK or Overseas list]

Instruments of French Popular Music, exhibition, 1985

Instruments of Parlour Music, exhibition, 1984

Seminar, Guitar Construction Past and Present, given by José Romanillos, organised in conjunction with the Classical Guitar Society of Edinburgh, 1984

The Proud Bassoon, the 1983 Festival Exhibition with associated events, organised in conjunction with William Waterhouse - [Publication available: see UK or Overseas list]

Formal opening of the Collection: lecture by Anthony Baines and concert by the Music Party, 21 October 1982 - [Publication available: see UK or Overseas list]

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