The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference records

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The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference records

1947-2019 (majority 1960-1997)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/2988

Begun in December 1946, The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference (MWIBOC), is a multi-day band and orchestra international music conference held annually in Chicago, IL. The conference not only includes performances of featured ensembles, but also focuses "on bringing music directors into contact with not only the best published music, but also with new and established teaching techniques, and the latest products and services for the music educator." The Midwest Clinic Archives serves as a repository for print and recorded materials associated with the annual conference. The archives include audio and visual recordings in a variety of formats, photographs and scrapbooks, programs and publications, and administrative documents of the organization. Materials from the earliest years of the clinic's history comprise a very small portion of the collection, though the collection does include programs dating to the 1st Annual Clinic in 1947. The earliest recordings are from 1956, and extensive administrative documents begin in the late 1970s.

84.75 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7687119

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference (MWIBOC)

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On 7 December 1946, approximately 120 band directors assembled in a YWCA gymnasium on Chicagos west side for a six-hour clinic and new music reading session. In 1947, the event was expanded to two days and moved to the Hotel Sherman to take advantage of the larger facilities and to provide accommodations for out-of-town directors. The second installment brought many new features, including a printed program, an additional band, and a new name: The Mid-West Band Clinic. The VanderCoo...

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In 1946, approximately 120 band directors assembled in Chicago for a six-hour clinic and new music reading session. The following year, the event, formally named the Mid-West Band Clinic, was expanded to two days under the sponsorship of the VanderCook School of Music, Neil A. Kjos Music Company, and Lyons Band Instrument Company. In the 1950s, orchestras and jazz ensembles were introduced, and in 1962, the Midwest Clinic held its first official Orchestra Day. In 1963, the clinic expanded to its...

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