Nottingham Harmonic Society is

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, and has established itself as one of the leading provincial choruses in Britain. It started life as the Vocal Music Club of the Nottingham Mechanics' Institution under the direction of Alfred Joseph Lowe formed in 1846, but soon became independent of the Institute under the name Nottingham Sacred Harmonic Society.

List of Chorus Masters

* Henry Farmer 1866 - 1880 *John Adcock 1880 - 1895 *

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1897 - 1902 *Allen Gill 1902 - 1930 * Roy Henderson 1930 - 1937 *Herbert Bardgett 1937 - 1960 *

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References

''Nottingham Harmonic Society''

''Performing Arts in Nottingham''
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