North Carolina Symphony recordings, 1951-1973.

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North Carolina Symphony recordings, 1951-1973.

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The collection consists of 204 audiotapes, primarily of performances of the North Carolina Symphony in various locations across the state of North Carolina. Included are many children's concerts that have children singing with the Symphony and a few concerts with high school choirs singing with the Symphony. Also included are clips from radio advertisements for the North Carolina Symphony; recorded talks given by Benjamin Swalin; and music from a film about the North Carolina Symphony entitled "A Symphony in Jeopardy." The Addition of January 2010 consists of seven audiotapes with miscellaneous recordings of the North Carolina Symphony and a folder with information about tape recordings of the Symphony made during the 1950s and suitable for use on radio shows.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7629563

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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North Carolina Symphony

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The North Carolina Symphony was formed in 1932 under the direction of Pulitzer Traveling Fellow Lamar Stringfield. The Symphony was a Works Progress Administration project in the 1930s; in the 1940s, it was the first orchestra to receive state funding on a continuous basis. Benjamin Swalin and Maxine Swalin led the Symphony from 1939 to 1972. They promoted the idea of taking the orchestra out to all parts of the state, a tradition that began in 1943 when the North Carolina State Legislature pass...

Swalin, Maxine M. (Maxine McMahon)

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Benjamin Franklin Swalin led the North Carolina Symphony for 33 years, from 1939 to 1972, revitalizing and expanding the project that Lamar Stringfield had started under the WPA. In 1945, Swalin's work resulted in the passage of North Carolina Senate Bill 248 (dubbed the Horn Tootin' Bill ). This was the first time that an orchestra was recognized as a state agency in the United States. Swalin was a tireless promoter of classical music and the North Carolina Symphony. Un...

Swalin, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1901-1989

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Benjamin Franklin Swalin led the North Carolina Symphony for 33 years, from 1939 to 1972, revitalizing and expanding the project that Lamar Stringfield had started under the WPA. In 1945, Swalin's work resulted in the passage of North Carolina Senate Bill 248 (dubbed the Horn Tootin' Bill ). This was the first time that an orchestra was recognized as a state agency in the United States. Swalin was a tireless promoter of classical music and the North Carolina Symphony. Un...