Selwyn College has had a musical society since very early in its foundation: by 1895 the Society was providing an annual report for the College Calendar. Events consisted of fortnightly Sunday evening smoking concerts, enhanced by one bigger concert each term and a May Week Concert. After the Second World War, the then Organ Scholar, Frederick Rimmer, invited former servicemen to restart their musical careers in Selwyn’s Hall. The College's tradition of presenting recitals given by young professionals was ahead of its time in Cambridge, and as the concert series grew in prominence and reputation over the decades, the college became well known in both Town and Gown circles for its Sunday recitals.