Orchestra
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Guide to the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Records, 1976-2012
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 388
Summary
Material collected by the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra after its founding in 1975 by a small group of musicians under the musical direction of Roy Bennet, assistant professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, along with Dale Young, a music instructor at Central Jr. High, as concertmaster. Collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, program brochures, grant applications, and documents about outreach programs, and various ephemera from the...
Dates:
1976-2012
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts Records, 1928-2025
Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 582
Summary
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts Records, ranging from 1928-2023. Clara Mae Ward became Eau Claire State Normal School’s music teacher during the 1923-1924 school year. She initiated the school’s first orchestra and helped revitalize vocal music groups. Robert Gantner was hired during the 1940s and there was much growth in the music department. The Department of Communication and Theatre Arts was formed in 1983, and was preceded by the Department of...
Dates:
1928-2025