Records of the Manager/Executive Director/President, 1891-[ongoing] (bulk 1967-[ongoing]).

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Records of the Manager/Executive Director/President, 1891-[ongoing] (bulk 1967-[ongoing]).

Papers of each of the orchestra's chief administrators, including correspondence, reports, and speeches of Milward Adams (1891-1894), George H. Wilson (1894-1895), Anna Millar (1895-1899), Frederick Wessels (1899-1926), Henry Voegeli (1927-1943), George Kuyper (1944-1959), Seymour Raven (1960-1964), Silas Edman (1964-1967), John Edwards (1967-1984), and Henry Fogel (1985- ).

32.5 linear ft.

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Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963

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Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchestrator and conductor. From the guide to the Robert Russell Bennett papers, 1911-1981, (Music Library) Reiner was born in Budapest in 1888. He graduated from the Budapest Academy of Music in 1908 where he studied with Bela Bartok. Various conducting and directing appointments followed in Budapest and in Dresden, including that of chief conductor of the Royal Opera House in Dresden for 1914-1922. An acquaintan...

Edwards, John S. (John Schnell), 1912-1984

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General manager of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1967-1984). From the description of John S. Edwards collection, 1809-1980 (bulk 1940-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962671 ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Executive Director

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Voegeli, Henry E., 1876-1943

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Raven, Seymour S., 1918-1994

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Wessels, Frederick J., 1860-1948

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Edman, Silas W. G. (Silas Ward Gould), 1930-

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Fogel, Henry, 1942-

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Wilson, G. H. 1854-1908.

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Chicago Chamber Music Society

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra. President

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The title of Manager of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was used from 1891 to 1962, to describe the chief administrator of the orchestra; in 1962, title changed to General Manager; title later changed to Executive Director; 1996, title changed to President. From the description of Records of the Manager/Executive Director/President, 1891-[ongoing] (bulk 1967-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960801 ...

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Millar, Anna, 1865-1928

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American Symphony Orchestra League

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Kuyper, George A., 1899-1987

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Adams, Milward, 1857-1923

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Chicago classical music series manager, and manager of the Auditorium Theater from 1889 to 1910. Milward Adams was born in Kentucky in 1857, and came to Chicago in 1870 to work as an errand boy for Wilson Brothers Clothiers. He became associated with the manager of Chicago's Central Music Hall, George B. Carpenter, who also managed lectures and concerts series. Adams worked for Carpenter and started at the bottom, sweeping up after shows and manning the ticket window. Af...

Martinon, Jean, 1910-1976

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Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with Albert Roussel and Vincent d’Indy. After completing the composition courses, he studied conducting with Charles Munch and Désormière. He graduated from ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. General Manager

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