The Original Liverpool Sound: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Story

In 1840, a group of music-loving Liverpool businessmen came together and formed the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic society, which gave a total of four concerts in its first year. Though the scope and reach of the Liverpool Phil—now the second-oldest concert promoting society with the oldest continuing professional orchestra in all of the United Kingdom—has changed in the many years since its founding, its original vision has remained constant. With the aid of 100 illustrations, The Original Liverpool Sound tells the amazing story of an organization still dedicated to its founding mission, “to promote the science and practice of music,” as it brings to life one of Liverpool’s cultural crown jewels.