Robert Cunliffe Orchestra, Accrington

iBase ID

294801

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-T631-7919-1

Title

Robert Cunliffe Orchestra, Accrington

Place

Accrington

Personal names

Ernest Bamber

General notes

Robert Cunliffe Orchestra, Accrington 1903. On the front of the picture, the name is written as Robert Cunliffe's Orchestra. On the reverse of the file card it is stated that back row, in front of left hand pillar is Ernest Bamber, French horn player, who died 1905.

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User comments:

'I was appointed conductor of the orchestra Spring 1969 to sprig 1972-We did the Brahms Alto Rhapsody in the Ton Hall-and other concerts of Haydn Symphonies {from the substantial library}in the Sunday school as well as at the Oswaldtwistle Town Hall -Pyjama Game- with the Amateur Operatic Soc.
and with the Oswaldtwistle Male voice Choirs concerts
Names I remember Orchestral Manager /agent -Rbt Aspden -[Horn in BBC Northern ]Michael Hacking -a young clarinet player -Arthur Smithies -leader-Mary Jones violin -Composer Harrison Birtwistle was and ex member,The Etough couple on cello and violin , Mr ? Pollard an oboe maker, a basoonistt from the Clitheroe orchestra, Trumpeter from the Town Military band -I was teaching \music and Liberal studies at Accrington FE coll'

20/02/2026.
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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1903

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Subjects

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