Records of the Harvard Musical Clubs, ca. 1891-1924.

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

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The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra is a collegiate symphony orchestra comprised of Harvard students and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in March 1808 as the Pierian Sodality, the Orchestra is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States. The band contains over 100 members and is the largest orchestra at Harvard University. The group plays four season concerts every year at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, regularly participates in the annual Arts First arts festival at Harvard, and somet...

Harvard Banjo Club

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The Harvard Banjo Club was founded in 1886 as an undergraduate student organization. Until 1918, the Banjo Club, along with the Glee Club and the Mandolin Club, were under one management and were known as the Harvard Musical Clubs. As a result of the 1918 agreement, each club became its own separate identity; the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs were incorporated into the Instrumental Clubs....

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Harvard Musical Clubs.

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Until 1918, the Glee Club, Banjo Club and Mandolin Clubs were under one management, known as the Harvard Musical Clubs. (The Clubs may have included the Pierian Sodality as well.) As a result of the 1918 agreement, each club became its own separate identity; the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs were incorporated into the Instrumental Clubs. From the description of Records of the Harvard Musical Clubs, ca. 1891-1924. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 745597911 ...

Harvard Mandolin Club.

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Harvard Glee Club

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The Harvard Glee Club, America’s oldest college chorus, was founded in March 1858. Its repertoire includes sacred and secular pieces, folk songs from around the world, college songs, and popular show tunes. Traveling all over the United States and abroad, the Glee Club has performed for major choral organizations including The American Choral Directors Association, the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, the Italian Radio Orchestra, the New York Philharmonics, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ---...