Portland Youth Philharmonic (Portland Junior Symphony Orchestra) records [manuscript] 1924-1995.

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Portland Youth Philharmonic (Portland Junior Symphony Orchestra) records [manuscript] 1924-1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/670975712

The collection contains sound recordings (archival open reel tapes and commercially-offered long-playing records), concert reviews, and documents relating to orchestra tours for the Portland Junior Symphony Orchestra / Portland Youth Philharmonic under the batons of directors Jacques Gershkovitch and Jacob Avshalomov.

12.29 cubic ft. (12 record cartons, 1 oversize box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7964940

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Portland Youth Philharmonic

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Building on a nucleus of students working with local violin teacher Mary V. Dodge, who had earlier founded and directed the acclaimed Sagebrush Symphony in Burns, Oregon, the Portland Junior Symphony Association recruited Russian conductor Jacques Gershkovitch to form a full youth orchestra. He agreed, and in 1924 the Portland Junior Symphony was established as the first youth orchestra in the United States and soon became a model for youth orchestras around the country. Gershkovitc...

Avshalomov, Jacob

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Jacob Avshalomov (1919- ) graduated from Reed College in 1943 and married Doris Felde, also class of '43. He played percussion and cello in the Portland Junior Symphony before earning advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. Avshalomov taught music at Columbia University from 1946 to 1954 before returning to Portland to become the Conductor of the Portland Junior Symphony, retiring after 40 years in 1994. From the description of Jacob Avshalomov Papers, 1954-2000. 1954-2000...

Avshalomov, Doris

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Gershkovitch, Jacques.

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Portland Junior Symphony Orchestra

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