Kathleen Morner papers concerning Paul Fromm

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Kathleen Morner papers concerning Paul Fromm

1972-2016

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Contains drafts, published articles and speeches, program and book introductions, memoranda, and correspondence written by Kathleen Morner for or with Paul Fromm. Many relate to the University of Chicago Chamber Players' concerts and his further work with classical music. There are no collaborative written works for the years 1983-1984.

.25 linear feet (1 box)

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Fromm, Paul, 1906-1987

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Paul Fromm (September 28, 1906 – July 4, 1987) was a Jewish Chicago wine merchant and performing arts patron through the Fromm Music Foundation. The Organum for Paul Fromm was composed by John Harbison in his honor. Born in Kitzingen, Germany to a prominent family of vintners, Fromm was an early supporter of contemporary classical music in that country after he was exposed to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in the early 1920s. He attended concerts at the Donaueschingen Festival further deepening hi...

Morner, Kathleen

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Kathleen Morner was an assistant music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times in the late 1960s, having studied English and music. In 1972, after departing from the Sun-Times, she received a call from Paul Fromm, inviting her to assist him in writing the speeches he gave prior to University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players performances. Their working style varied, but typically involved writing a speech based on a theme or quotation. Over time, Morner assisted Fromm with the writing or rewriting...