Oxford & Cambridge Musical Club
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The Oxford & Cambridge Musical Club was founded in London in 1899 as a residential Club for Gentlemen. At the club's foundation, it was open (principally) to past and present members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The club's original purpose was the performance of chamber music but expanded over the years to include solo instrumental music, vocal music and orchestral music. Its first premises were at 47 Leicester Square but from 1914 to 1940 the club was situated at 6 Bedford Square.
The club has survived to the present day but is no longer constituted as a Gentlemen's Club. It is now run in association with the University College London Chamber Music Club and provides music-making activities in London with membership open to all. It also has close links with the Pro Corda Trust.
Club History
The heyday of the club in its original form was from 1900 to 1940 and many famous musicians, politicians and artists of the day were members. The first President of the Club was Dr. Joseph Joachim, the violinist and friend of the composer Brahms. At the establishment of the Club, a number of prominent people were invited to become honorary members, including the Prime Minister Arthur Balfour - who succeeded Joachim as Club President, composers Sir Hubert Parry and Sir Alexander Mackenzie and the conductor Hans Richter[1].
The Club Archives are now held at the Bodleian Library Department of Special Collections in Oxford[2].
Prominent Members
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ernest John Moeran
Hugh Percy Allen
Anthony Asquith
Sir John Dykes-Bower
E.M. Forster
Sir Compton Mackenzie
Percy Alfred Scholes
Lytton Strachey
Sir Donald Francis Tovey
Sir Walford Davies
E.H. Fellowes
W.W. Cobbett
Gervase Elwes
Heathcote Stratham
Sir Percy Buck
Sir Walter Parratt
George Butterworth
Geoffrey Shaw
Freddie Grisewood
Désiré Defauw
Lionel Tertis
Sir Adrian Boult
Boris (Bernhard) Ord
Thomas F Dunhill
Harold Rutland
Patrick Hadley
E. Markham Lee
Baron Frederic d'Erlanger
References
External links
The Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club
Categories:
- Music societies
- London's gentlemen's clubs
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