Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

PUBLIC EVENTS ORGANISED BY EUCHMI SINCE 1980

• The Conference on Musical Instruments, June 2022 :: details :: timetable and links to abstracts
• The Conference on Musical Instruments, June 2017 :: details :: timetable and links to abstracts
• The Piper's Whim: special exhibition of historic bagpipes from Scotland, England and Ireland, 1 - 31 August 2013
• Historical Bagpipe Concerts, 6, 12, 25 August 2013
• The Bagpipe Colloquium 2013, 12 August 2013
• Painting Music, Exhibition, 4 July - 5 September 2012
• The Frank Tomes Collection, Exhibition, 4 April 2012 - 31 May 2013
• 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
• 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
• Gallery Talks, August-September 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
• The Conference on Musical Instruments, August 2003 :: programme :: papers
• 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
• Colloquium on Historical Musical Instrument Acoustics and Technology, 1997
• International Symposium on Musical Acoustics (ISMA '97), 1997 [Publication available from The Institute of Acoustics]
• Donaldson's Apparatus, the 1997 Festival Exhibition
• 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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• History of the Collection

• Link to searchable interface to photographs and short descriptions of instruments

• Link to browsable list of instruments

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This page updated: 23.12.22