Fabulous photograph of Northern School of Music squeezing in some rehearsal time before performing at the Royal Technical College at Salford. Performers include Margaret Williams, Lesley Johnson and Rosemary Millward.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Northern School of Music students perform with the Manchester Tuesday Mid-day Concert Society. Students mentioned are Alfreda Hodgson, Joyce Beard and Joyce Abrams.

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Content Warning: uses outdated language re disability.

The Northern School of Music hosted a musical party for a visually impaired people. Names of musicians include Muriel Fryers, Paul Buxton, Charlotte Henderson, Ann Stafford, Patricia Wheeler and Paul Williamson.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A jolly Christmas concert by the Northern School of Music in Houldsworth Hall. Conducted by Ernest Read, and special mention to Alfreda Hodgson, Angela Horsley, Stephen Taylor, Dorothy Currie and Tessa Hultgren.

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Alumni of the Northern School of Music feature in this review of the Sale and District Musical Society's choir. Names include Alicia Robinson, Alfreda Hodgson, Stephen Taylor, Albert Haskayne and organist William Hardwick.

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A little report about the proposed Northern College of Music, and the hiccups getting it sorted.

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A grab bag of press about the Northern School of Music's opera performances of Weber's Abu Hassan and Puccini's Sister Angelica opera.
Conducted by Aylmer Buesst and produced by Sumner Austin, with special mention of Eileen Royds, Christina Morrison, Stephen Taylor, Ian Diggle, and Alicia Robinson.

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Praising the efforts of the Northern School of Music performing the apparent weird and fantastical The Magic Flute by Mozart, the critic commends Maurice Handford conducting the piece for such a small stage. Special mention of singers Trefor Davies, Diane Wolstencroft, William Hill, Michael Scott, Diane Mansfield and Edwin Rolles.

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"Our picture of the year" for the Northern School of Music, as the drama department turn the school into a fairyland for the pupils of Broomedge School in Salford.

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A review of the Northern School of Music choral-orchestra mashup. Maurice Handford was reviewed favourably, and students mentioned include Alison Hargan, Gillian Lurie, Stephen Taylor, Ian Comboy, Paul Buxton.

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Maurice Handford is praised in this review of a Northern School of Music performance. Performers include Alfreda Hodgson, Pauline Tinsley and James Calladine.

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A review of a Northern School of Music concert, to great success it seems. Conducted by Maurice Handford, with Christopher Robins (not of E.E. Milne fame methinks).

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A bit of press about the Northern School of Music's annual awards at Houldsworth Hall. Students featured are Hellen Collier, Ian Warmes and Christine Hill.

Big up the Northern School of Music! Two of its former pupils won scholarships to continue their studies, one to Vienna and the other London.

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A review of the Northern School of Music's production of Faust with Ian Comboy, Peter Walker, Alison Hargan, Charlotte Henderson, Suzanne Doyle and Roger Runnett, conducted by Maurice Handford.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Singing the praises of Northern School of Music alumna Dianne Mansfield on her scholarship award. Having never taken a proper singing lesson before the NSM, she is now winning scholarships, a testament to the school's programme.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

John Robert-Blunn reviews the final large concert of the Northern School of Music before it folds and sends its efforts into the RNCM.

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So this is a pretty cool story. This young chap, Melvyn Tan Ban Eng sent his piano recordings with a friend to England and Yehundi Menhuhin (the BIGGEST of the big deals at the time) somehow got wind of them. He was so impressed that he invited the young Melvyn Tang to study in England at his own elite music training school in Surrey. This led to other awesome things for the young man. Including what I am sure was the highlight of his career, performing with some Northern School of Music students at the Newton Hall in Hyde for the local rotary club. Students names are Alison Furniss and Michael Hancock.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Trotting all over the musical world is Kathleen Morgan, first violin for the Hallé and alumna of the Northern School of Music. I bet Ida Carroll lost her top when it was printed she was connected to the Royal Manchester College of Music instead. She's properly scrubbed it out!

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Northern School of Music smashing it here with three students up for a chance to win a thousand pound scholarship. Student names are Angela Sorrigan, Dianne Mansfield, Peter Jonas and Anthony Smith.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

More news of Royal Manchester College of Music and Northern School of Music students competing to win things and doing cool stuffs. Student names are Joyce Ellis and Dianne Marie Stafford.

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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Newspaper clips about students of the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Northern School of Music, and the cool things they are up to winning stuff and going places.

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Singing student of Northern School of Music, Ian Comboy, heading onto great and good things.

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Griff's once again got a pair of Ida's gloves he's forgotten to give back. He promises to keep them safe until he can hand them back. He hopes to see her soon but urges her to stay home if the weather turns foul. He kept himself dry in this evening's thunder storm by ducking into an air raid shelter along Mauldeth Rd.

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With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.