Festival Orchestra concert [sound recording]. 1999.

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Festival Orchestra concert [sound recording]. 1999.

Recording of the first performance in the newly renovated North Carolina School of the Arts auditorium, renamed Crawford Hall. Includes dedication of Crawford Hall ; speeches which relate the history of the facility ; biographical anecdotes of R.B. Crawford, president of the NCSA Foundation, 1964-1970, for whom the facility is named ; and Mr. Crawford's acceptance speech.

2 sound discs (104:06) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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