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Assembly House, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Charles Avison black plaque

Commemorative plaque
Assembly House, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Charles Avison black plaque
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This black commemorative plaque records: Assembly House, Westgate Street. Charles Avison 1709-1780. Composer. Held his first public subscription concert in this building in 1735. the first Assembly Rooms in Newcastle 1716-1736. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Charles Avison, an influential composer of the Baroque era, held his inaugural public subscription concert at the Assembly House in 1735, marking a significant cultural event in Newcastle Upon Tyne's musical history.

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