| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | German Concert Orchestra Records
| | | | Creator: | German Concert Orchestra | | | | Dates: | 1926-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The German Concert Orchestra, a musical and cultural performing group dedicated to the preservation of music by German composers, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925. Originally part of the German Central Organization (Deutche Zentrale), it was known as the "Orchester der Deutche Zentrale." Breaking away from its parent organization in 1937, it was renamed the German Concert Orchestra in 1938. The orchestra performed many concerts as a part of the German-American community throughout the 1930s and 1940s. It affiliated with the Society of Danube Swabians in Cleveland during the 1970s and 1980s, and was based during these years at the Society's Banater Hall. In 1989, the orchestra ceased its affiliation with the Society of Danube Swabians, and once again became a group of the German Central Organization. The collection consists of brief histories, minutes, correspondence, financial reports, publicity,and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4568 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | German Concert Orchestra. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Performance. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Musical groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orchestra. | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Cleveland Opera Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Opera Association | | | | Dates: | 1931-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Opera Association was incorporated in 1944 as a non-profit organization to promote and present concerts in Cleveland, Ohio. The founder, Giacomo Bernardi, served as managing director until his death in 1966. After his death, his wife, Harriet, served as manager. Board of trustee members included Harry F. Payer, William Stinchcomb, Benjamin Nicola, Willard W. Brown, Thomas A. Farwick, and Chisholm Halle. Performers were both classical and popular musicians and artists. These included the Bolshoi Ballet, Jose Greco, Yehudi Menuhin, Vladimir Horowitz, Andres Segovia, Jan Pierce, Lily Pons, Marian Anderson, Charles Laughton, Victor Borge, and Simon and Garfunkel. Most of the performances took place in Music Hall. The predecessor of the Cleveland Opera Association was the Cleveland Concert Association, organized by Giacomo Bernardi in 1919 and operated by him until its demise in 1932. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, letters, and other materials relating to Giacomo Bernardi; association financial reports; minutes of meetings; and scrapbooks of performances. The scrapbooks contain both programs and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4739 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bernardi, Giacomo. | Cleveland Opera Association. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Performance. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Opera -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Chamber Music Guild Records
| | | | Creator: | Chamber Music Guild | | | | Dates: | 1946-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Chamber Music Guild was found ca. 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of chamber music lovers in order to provide them with the opportunity to hear chamber music played by local professional musicians and singers. Membership was limited to forty members, and recitals were held in members' homes on a monthly basis. One concert per year was held for the general public. Performers included members of the Cleveland Orchestra and teachers at local musical institutions. Performances included new compositions by several contemporary northern Ohio composers, including Herbert Elwell, J.D. Bain Murray, Rudolph Bubalo, Klaus George Roy, and Katharine Warne. The collection consists of correspondence, account books, notebooks, reports, receipts, a list of performers, notes, membership records, newspaper clippings, and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4744 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Chamber Music Guild. | Chamber Music. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Performance. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Cleveland Chamber Music Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Chamber Music Society | | | | Dates: | 1950-1997 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Chamber Music Society was founded in 1949 by a small group of individuals in order to sponsor chamber music concerts of high quality by world class musicians in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. Concerts took place at a number of venues, many in the University Circle area, and also at the Fairmount Temple Auditorium, Beachwood, Ohio. In 1953, the Society established a school concert program, bringing local chamber music ensembles to schools throughout the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. In 1969, the Society became affiliated with the national program, Young Audiences Inc., whose goals were also to educate young students in the field of chamber music. The society continued to support these concerts when Young Audiences became an independent organization in 1978. Another mission of the Society was to commission the writing and performing of new compositions by local Cleveland composers, included Arthur Shepherd, Normand Lockwood, Walter Aschaffenburg, Starling Cumberworth, and Gerald R. Humel. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, minutes, correspondence, histories, reports, programs, contracts, financial statements, lists, publicity materials, news releases, newspaper clippings, tax documents, schedules, brochures, and manuscript music. | | | | Call #: | MS 4775 | | | | Extent: | 4.15 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Chamber Music Society. | Young Audiences, Inc. | Chamber Music. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Performance. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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