Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra, founded in 1893 and originally based in Bournemouth. With a remit to serve the South and South West of England, the BSO is administratively based in the adjacent town of Poole, since 1979.

Principal conductors of the orchestra have included Sir Dan Godfrey, Rudolf Schwarz, Constantin Silvestri, Paavo Berglund, Andrew Litton and Marin Alsop. The current principal conductor is Kirill Karabits, since 2009. The orchestra is resident at Lighthouse in Poole, with other major concert series given at Portsmouth Guildhall, the Great Hall of Exeter University and Bristol Beacon. Shorter series are also given in Bournemouth (Pavilion Theatre) and Basingstoke.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1893

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WRAX2698 12-in. January-April 1927 Gavroches Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; Jean Gennin ; Pierre Gennin ; Dan Godfrey Piccolo and flute duet, with orchestra Musical group  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX3569 12-in. between March and May 1928 The two imps W. W. Bennett ; Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; W. Bryne ; Dan Godfrey Xylophone duet, with orchestra Musical group  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX3570 12-in. between March and May 1928 Fluttering birds Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; Jean Gennin ; Pierre Gennin ; Dan Godfrey Piccolo duet, with orchestra Musical group  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX3572 12-in. between March and May 1928 Overture Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; Dan Godfrey Orchestra Musical group  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX3573 12-in. between March and May 1928 Overture Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; Dan Godfrey Orchestra Musical group  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX4471 12-in. either December 1928 or January 1929 Echoes of the valley Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra ; Jean Gennin ; Pierre Gennin ; Dan Godfrey Flute duet, with orchestra Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360669.

Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360669.

"Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360669

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