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Hard-circus road : the odyssey of the North Carolina Symphony / Benjamin Swalin.

Author/creator Swalin, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1901-1989
Other author/creatorNorth Carolina Symphony Society.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoRaleigh : North Carolina Symphony Society, ©1987.
Descriptionxxi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Foreword / by Terry Sanford -- Introduction: How I came to North Carolina -- The symphony's first beginning -- The second beginning -- A milestone: the horn-tootin' Bill -- The war: and other problems -- On tour at last! -- Music on a shoestring -- Reaching young ears -- The fifties -- Legislative support -- Road notes -- The sixties -- The music -- The players -- A culmination: the Ford grant -- Epilogue -- Appendices. Members of the organizing committee of the North Carolina Symphony Society ; Announcement of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration Project ; Presidents of the North Carolina Symphony Society (1932-73) ; Orchestra personnel in the first concert (May 14, 1932) ; Senate Bill 248 (1943) ; Life members, North Carolina Symphony Society ; Memorial memberships ; Orchestra personnel in the first full-length tour (1946) ; Chairmen of the symphony ball (1961-71) ; Assistant and guest conductors of the symphony.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 88136035

Available Items

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Joyner NC Stacks ML1211.7.N7 S9 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner NC Stacks ML1211.7.N7 S9 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML1211.7.N7 S9 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold