Tainsh, John, 1907-1967

John Tainsh was a Scottish tenor.
At St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh in 1937 he married Mary Samuel Thomson, also a vocalist, born in 1888.

In April 1929 he took a leading role in the first performances of Donald Francis Tovey's only opera 'The Bride of Dionysus' in Edinburgh.

Instrument(s)/responsibility:
voice - tenor
Nationality:
British

Concerts by Performer

Title Date Venue Professor
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, March 16, 1930 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, March 22, 1931 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, October 29, 1931 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, December 6, 1931 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, March 10, 1932 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, January 15, 1933 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, February 23, 1933 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, February 1, 1934 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, March 24, 1935 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert Sunday, February 23, 1936 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, December 2, 1937 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, March 10, 1938 Usher Hall Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Historical Concert Saturday, January 13, 1940 University Music Class Room Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940
Reid Chamber Concert Saturday, January 25, 1941 University Music Class Room
Reid Chamber Concert Saturday, February 8, 1941 Pollock (Memorial) Hall
Reid Chamber Concert Tuesday, May 12, 1942 University Music Class Room Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Sunday Concert Sunday, January 9, 1944 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Historical Concert Thursday, February 10, 1944 Pollock (Memorial) Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Friday, February 16, 1945 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Friday, December 14, 1945 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Saturday Night Concert Saturday, December 22, 1945 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Friday, March 7, 1947 Pollock (Memorial) Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, January 15, 1948 Central Hall, Tollcross Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Tuesday, November 28, 1950 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Tuesday, December 4, 1951 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Edinburgh University Musical Society Concert Wednesday, March 4, 1953 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Chamber Concert Thursday, December 10, 1953 Reid School of Music, Park Place (see also University Music Classroom) Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Thursday, November 18, 1954 Reid School of Music, Park Place (see also University Music Classroom) Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Reid Orchestral Concert Saturday, January 28, 1956 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Edinburgh University Musical Society Concert Wednesday, February 25, 1959 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971
Edinburgh University Musical Society Concert Wednesday, March 4, 1964 Usher Hall Newman, Sidney T. M. 1906-1971