J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Maurice Abravanel papers
Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993
MS 0517
66.75 linear feet
130 boxes and 2 oversize folders
1890-2009
The Maurice Abravanel papers contains biographical materials, interview transcripts, personal and professional correspondence, meeting minutes, budgets, contracts, and administrative files of the Utah Symphony, performance programs, agendas, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence of local and national arts organizations. Also contains clippings, awards, musical scores, and personal memorabilia. Abravanel was a noted composer and conductor. He served as music director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra from 1947 to 1979.
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For more than three decades, the names of Maurice Abravanel (1903-1993) and the Utah Symphony were virtually synonymous. Born in Greece of Spanish and Portuguese parents, he was raised in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he first conducted at the age of 16.
Abravanel studied in Berlin with Kurt Weill, later enjoying a close collaboration with the composer which led to conducting the world premieres of all of Weill's American productions. After debuts in Europe at renowned houses including the Berlin State Opera and Paris Opera, Abravanel was engaged in 1936 to conduct the Metropolitan Opera--the youngest conductor ever to step to its podium.
His tenure as Music Director of the Utah Symphony lasted from 1947 until 1979, when he retired for health reasons. Under Abravanel's leadership, the Utah Symphony grew from a part-time, community ensemble into one of the finest and most respected orchestras in the country.
A perfectionist who was relentless in his quest for artistic excellence, Abravanel was a constant source of inspiration to the musicians and staff. He strove to share great music with an entire spectrum of listeners: students from grade school through college, rural Utah residents, subscribers who never missed a concert, and music lovers throughout the state, country and international capitals.
He led the Utah Symphony on four triumphant international tours. Under his direction, the orchestra performed in concert halls of major cities across the country, and brought music to audiences large and small in all corners of Utah and the southwestern region.
Abravanel is credited as being one of the outstanding interpreters of Mahler and Bruckner, championing their works in this country at a time when few others believed in their now-indisputable compositional genius. His recordings of all the Mahler symphonies are regarded as classics, as are many of his other Utah Symphony recordings on labels including Vanguard, Vox, Angel and CBS.
In addition to his passion for the Utah Symphony, Abravanel found time and limitless enthusiasm to promote other arts. In the 1950s, he encouraged choreographer Willam Christensen to return to his native Utah to form a dance department at the University of Utah, which has since evolved into Ballet West. There began a collaboration between orchestra and ballet that started with "The Nutcracker" and continues today. The Symphony maintains a similar relationship with Utah Opera.
Maestro Abravanel was for many years associated with the music department of the University of Utah, where numerous Utah Symphony members received their training. Between 1956 and 1979 he directed the prestigious Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, many of whose participants later joined the Utah Symphony and other top orchestra.
Maestro Abravanel has had three musical auditoriums named in his honor: at the Music Academy of the West; at Oceanside, California; and most recently in Brookhaven, Long Island.
Still a vital force in the music world, Abravanel is artist-in-residence, and in 1982 was director of the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1985, he was the only member of that faculty to receive an appointment for life. Countless Tanglewood students consider Abravanel an indispensible presence at the school.
He was vice chairman of the American Symphony Orchestra League, and received the ASOL's Gold Baton Award in 1981. He is a permanent advisor to that organization, participates in its conductor's workshops, and is a frequent judge at competitions for conductors, pianists, and violinists.
President Nixon appointed Abravanel to serve on the National Council of the National Endowment for the Arts and he has been a board member of the Utah Arts Council since 1979. In 1987 he won the first annual Richard D. Bass Achievement Award.
Included among his many awards and honors are a Tony award for "Regina," (The Little Foxes), Grammy nominations for a recording of Honegger's King David, for Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, and for Bloch's Sacred Service. He has received honorary doctorates from several institutions, including the University of Utah, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Utah State University and Weber State College.
This biography is a reprint from the Utah Symphony program of January 8 and 9, 1988, and is used courtesy of Utah Symphony.
Maurice Abravanel died in Salt Lake City on 22 September 1993.
The Maurice Abravanel papers (1890s-2009) are comprised of various materials that illustrate the personal and professional life of one of the world's most respected and revered conductors.
The collection has been divided into eight sections. The first section contains personal materials dealing with Abravanel and his career, such as educational records, personal notes, contracts, and repertoire lists. Biographical sketches detailing the lives of Abravanel's ancestors as well as his own life are included. Box three contains programs, scrapbooks, and speeches from activities honoring Abravanel. Transcripts from interviews and interview programs are held in box four. In addition, there are materials concerning Lucy Abravanel, her first marriage to Albert Carasso, and their two children, Pierre and Roger Carasso.
The second section contains correspondence files. It has been divided into personal and professional correspondence, and has been arranged chronologically. The personal correspondence relates primarily to Lucy, her first husband, and their children. There is also a small amount of correspondence to Abravanel from his first wife, Friedel, and a few miscellaneous letters. The professional correspondence is the larger of the two sections. These letters detail circumstances and events pertaining to Abravanel, his career, his involvement with the Utah Symphony, and other orchestras and institutions.
Financial materials comprise the third section of the collection. These materials detail miscellaneous expenses as well as music bills, royalties, and travel expenses. There are also bank statements, cancelled checks, and income tax materials. Some of these materials have been restricted.
Boxes 24-28 contain material pertaining to the Utah Symphony. Files concerning symphony operations such as board meetings, contracts, salaries, grants, reviews, tours, and other materials may be found in this section. Research materials and rehearsal information on the works of Gustav Mahler may be found in box 27. Box 28 contains materials concerning the Utah Symphony Guild.
Section five contains programs Abravanel collected during his career as a conductor. The regular season programs of the Utah Symphony have been arranged chronologically and date from the late 1930s through his years as conductor, until his retirement in 1979. Boxes 47-48 contain programs with Abravanel as a guest conductor, and have been arranged alphabetically by theater or function. The miscellaneous programs have no apparent significance to Abravanel's career, but most likely are concerts he attended, and have been alphabetically arranged as well.
The institutional files document an important period of Abravanel's life in his service on councils for the arts both locally and nationally. Materials from the Utah Arts Council, National Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, American Symphony Orchestra League, and American Arts Alliance illustrate Abravanel's determination to increase local and national support for the arts. These files contain legislative reports, minutes, correspondence, and grant information.
The seventh section of the collection has been arranged chronologically and contains local and national newspaper and magazine articles. Also included in this section are scrapbooks of newsclippings that were assembled by Lucy and Maurice. Many of the original books were copied and discarded because of the deteriorating physical condition of the materials. The clippings concern Abravanel's career, the Utah Symphony, and include reviews, concert information, and other related topics.
The eighth and final section consists of articles and publications, artist management files, score catalogs, librettos, composers, orchestras, foundations, societies, and awards. Also included are the files from the Van Cliburn and Gina Bachauer competitions, for which Abravanel served as a jury member. Also in this section are some miscellaneous pieces of music, including some works by Kurt Weill.
Other materials have been added to the collection and include sketches, articles, programs, sheet music, correspondence, personal and family materials, pamphlets, subject files, and oversize items.
The McKay Music Library houses the Maurice Abravanel Studio which is an intimate environment for serious study by individuals and small groups and houses his conducting scores, books, personal memorabilia, photographs and his Steinway piano. The studio draws visitors worldwide. Click here to view a PDF of the inventory of the Maurice Abravanel Studio collection.
Organized in eight series: I. Personal Materials; II. Correspondence; III. Financial Materials; IV. Utah Symphony Orchestra Files; V. Programs; VI. Institutional Files; VII. Clippings; VIII. Miscellaneous.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Some original letters from boxes 12-16 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used. Photocopies are available in the collection for research use.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Boxes 1-97 were donated in 1987 (48 linear feet).
Boxes 98-104 were donated from 1989 to 1992 (5.25 linear feet).
Boxes 105-126 were donated in 2000 (12 linear feet).
Box 127 was donated in 2005 (0.5 linear foot).
Boxes 128-129 and two oversize items were donated in 2012 by Carolyn Abravanel.
Box 130 was donated in 2016 by Carolyn Abravanel.
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0590 and A0227).
Processed by Karin Hardy in 1988.
Addendum processed by Lisa DeMille in 2005.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2012 and 2016.
Utah Symphony Orchestra--History
Conductors (Music)--Utah--Salt Lake City
Symphony orchestras--Utah--Salt Lake City
Music
Interviews
Correspondence
Minutes (Records)
Reports
Programs (Publications)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Scores
Memorabilia
Personal Materials
This portion of the collection contains the personal materials of Maurice and Lucy Abravanel. The first two boxes contain biographical information, contracts, and other materials illustrating the events that helped shape Abravanel as a musician and conductor. Of particular interest are the interviews conducted with Abravanel during the later years of his life. They are colorful, informative interviews which give some insight into the maestro's personal and professional life. Boxes five and six contain materials dealing with Lucy's personal life, as well as the lives of her children.
Maurice Abravanel, Personal Materials
"Abravanel: A Proud Name in Jewish History"
1
1
Biographical Information
1
2-3
Contracts
1923-1984
1
4-39
Discography
1
40
Education
1909-1922
1
41-42
Passports
1
43
Repertoire
1
44-45
Reviews
1
46
Address Books and Business Cards
2
1
Attended Activities
2
2
Calendar
1974-1975
2
3
News Releases
2
4
Personal Notes
2
5-9
Miscellaneous Documents
2
10-11
Maurice Abravanel, Honors
Abravanel Appreciation Dinner
1979
3
1
Abravanel Celebration Concert
1983
3
2
Beehive Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies
3
3
Honorary Christmas Seal Chairman
1963
3
4
College of Southern Utah Commencement Address
3
5
The Crystal Ball
1985
3
6
Dedication of Abravanel Hall
1972
3
7
Eightieth Birthday Celebration
1983
3
8
The Magic of Music
3
9
Mahler Award
1965
3
10
The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., Utah Chapter Sixth Brotherhood Dinner
3
11
Phi Kappa Phi Initiation and Banquet
3
12
Resolution of Appreciation from Board of Directors
1978
3
13
Rex Ball
3
14
The Salt Lake Exchange Club
1956
3
15
A Tribute to Utah Celebrities
1981
3
16
University of Utah Eighty-Eighth Annual Commencement
3
17
University of Utah Commencement Address
1980
3
18
The University of Utah Mothers' Club Honors
1966
3
19
Utah Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner and Gala
1983
3
20
Utah Symphony Dinner Concert
1979
3
21
Utah Symphony Guild Appreciation Dinner
1979
3
22
Viennese Ball
1984
3
23
The Voice of the Pioneers
3
24
Who's Who in the West
3
25
Miscellaneous Events
3
26
Interviews with Abravanel
"Conversations with Abravanel," Interview by Lowell Durham
4
1-11
Utah State Historical Society Interview by Jay M. Haymond
4
12-15
"State of the Arts," Interview by Jonette Mangum
4
16
"Conversations with the Maestro," Interview by Ted Kimball
4
17-20
Folders 16-20 missing since 1999.
Lucy Abravanel, Personal Materials
Address Books
5
1
Calendars
1939-1946
5
2
Memorial Record
5
3
Condolences
5
4-22
Death of Albert Carasso
5
23
Marriage Certificate
5
24
Miscellaneous
5
25
Lucy Abravanel, Children
Carasso Children Schoolpapers
6
1-2
Pierre Carasso, Military Information
6
3-5
Carasso Children
6
6-7
Correspondence
The correspondence section covers a vast spectrum of Abravanel's life, both personally and with regard to his professional involvement with the Utah Symphony and other institutions. The letters have been sorted into two sections, personal and professional, and have been arranged chronologically to better follow the progression of Abravanel's career. Personal correspondence is primarily between Lucy, her first husband Albert Carasso, their children, and immediate relatives. There are a few letters to Maurice from various people, including his first wife, Friedel. The professional correspondence pertains to Maurice, his career, and his involvement with the Utah Symphony. Letters regarding concert engagements, letters from agents, prominent musicians, heads of orchestras, and fan mail can be found in this portion of the collection.
Personal Correspondence
Personal Correspondence
1927-1939
7
This box contains letters between Lucy, her first husband Albert Carasso, and their immediate relatives. There are a few letters to Maurice from various people, including his first wife, Friedel.
Letters to and from Lucy
1940
8
1-17
Letters to Lucy
1941-1947
8
18-48
Letters to Lucy
1948-1971
9
1-15
Miscellaneous
1972-1973
9
16-17
Birthday Cards to Maurice
1983
9
18-19
Correspondence from Roberta and Pierre Carasso
10
1-15
The correspondence in box 10 was intermixed with the correspondence dating 1957-1967, suggesting that these letters fall into that time frame.
Correspondence from Pierre Carasso at William and Mary College
10
16-18
Correspondence from Roger Carasso to Lucy
10
19
Lucy Carasso to Albert Carasso
11
1-5
Albert Carasso to Lucy
11
6-8
"Maman" (Lucy's mother) to Lucy Carasso
11
9-13
Sara and Louis Babits to Albert Carasso
11
14
Lucy from Blanche
11
15
Lucy from Monique and Shelle
11
16
Lucy from Yvette Skiaky
11
17-22
Lucy, Miscellaneous
11
23-26
Maurice from Betty
11
27
Maurice, Thank-you Notes
11
28
Maurice
11
29
Professional Correspondence
Professional Correspondence
1923-1959
12
Much of this box is in German and French. This box contains photocopied versions of some letters for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Professional Correspondence
1960-1963
13
This box contains photocopied versions of some letters for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Professional Correspondence
1964-1966
14
This box contains photocopied versions of some letters for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Professional Correspondence
1966-1983
15
This box contains photocopied versions of some letters for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Professional Correspondence
1983-1986
16
This box contains photocopied versions of some letters for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Professional Correspondence from Roger Adler-Petrich
1965-1968
17
Professional Correspondence from Roger Adler-Petrich
1969-1970
18
Financial Materials
Apartment Leases
1941-1946
19
1
Charitable Contributions, A-Z
19
2-6
Clubs and Federations, The Alta Club
1971-1972
19
7-8
Clubs and Federations, Salt Lake Rotary Club
1971-1972
19
9
Clubs and Federations
19
10
Insurance Policies and Premium Bills
19
11
Music Bills and Royalties--ABC Records
19
12
Music Bills and Royalties--American Federation of Musicians
19
13
Music Bills and Royalties--CBS Records
19
14
Music Bills and Royalties--Columbia Concerts, Inc.
19
15
Music Bills and Royalties--Constance Hope Associates, Inc.
19
16
Music Bills and Royalties--Hurok Concerts, Inc.
19
17
Music Bills and Royalties--"Porgy & Bess"
19
18
Music Bills and Royalties--Vanguard Recording Society
19
19
Music Bills and Royalties--Westminster Recording Co.
19
20
Music Bills and Royalties--Ziegfeld Showboat Statement
19
21
Music Bills and Royalties--Incidentals
19
22
Travel, A-Z
19
23-31
Miscellaneous Expenses--American Express Company, Inc.
19
32
Miscellaneous Expenses--Automotive
19
33
Miscellaneous Expenses--Bankamericard
19
34
Miscellaneous Expenses--Flowers
19
35
Miscellaneous Expenses--Formal Wear
19
36
Miscellaneous Expenses--Formal Wear
19
37
Miscellaneous Expenses--Telephone Bills, 1943-1947
19
38-42
Miscellaneous Expenses--Utilities
19
43
Miscellaneous Expenses--Incidentals
19
44
Miscellaneous Finances
19
45
Bank Statements and General Financial Information
1940-1971
20
Cancelled Checks and Check Stubs
1940-1948
21
Cancelled Checks and Check Stubs
1939-1973
22
Income Tax Materials (Restricted)
1937-1972
23
Utah Symphony Orchestra Files
The Utah Symphony files are a compilation of board minutes, budget and financial information, contracts, Symphony Guild files, and miscellaneous symphony-related materials. There are collected reviews of works recorded by the symphony and information concerning tours. Box 27 contains research materials and rehearsal information on the works of Gustav Mahler.
Subject Files
Board Minutes
1949-1964
24
1-8
Budget
1958-1979
24
9-27
Conductor Evaluation
24
28
Contracts
1947-1983
24
29-38
Festival of Contemporary Music
1958-1973
24
39
Fund Raising and General Finances
24
40-41
Grant Applications
24
42
Lease Agreement for Symphony Hall
25
1
Newsletters
25
2
Personnel
25
3
Position Papers
25
4
Press Release Forms
25
5
Profile
25
6
Recording, Vanguard
25
7
Recording
25
8
Repertoire
25
9
Report of Recording Expenditures and Revenues
1963
25
10
Special Analysis of Operations
1949-1956
25
11
Reviews--Bach
25
12
Reviews--Beethoven, "The Creatures of Prometheus"
25
13
Reviews--Beethoven, "Music for Goethes's Tragedy 'Egmont'"
25
14
Reviews--Copland, "A Lincoln Portrait"
25
15
Reviews--Copland and Gershwin, "Piano Concerto in F," "Porgy and Bess," "Rhapsody in Blue," "El Salon Mexico"
25
16
Reviews--Goldmark, "Rustic Wedding Symphony"
25
17
Reviews--Gottschalk and Gould, "A Night in the Tropics," "Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra," and "Latin-American Symphonette"
25
18
Reviews--Handel, "Judas Maccabeus"
25
19
Reviews--Handel, "Samson and Delilah"
25
20
Reviews--Honneger, "Judith"
25
21
Reviews--Honneger, "Le Roi David"
25
22
Reviews--Mahler, "Symphony No. 7"
25
23
Reviews--Mahler, "Symphony No. 8"
25
24-25
Reviews--Milhaud, "Pacem in Terris"
25
26
Reviews--Prokofiev, "Symphony in C Minor"
25
27
Reviews--Rachmaninoff, "Symphony No. 3 in A Minor"
25
28
Reviews--Scarlatti, "Messa di Santa Cecilia"
25
29
Reviews--Schubert, "Rosamunde"
25
30
Reviews--Tchaikovsky, "The Nutcracker"
25
31
Reviews--Varese, Milhaud, and Honneger, "Ameriques," "L'Homme et Son Desir," "Pacific 231"
25
32
Reviews--Vaughan Williams, Ralph, "Dona Nobis Pacem," "Flos Campi"
25
33
Reviews
25
34
Salary Progression
1965-1975
26
1
Salary Information
26
2
Schedules
1962-1966
26
3-6
Tours
1966
26
7-15
West Coast Tour
1968
26
16
Tours
1971
26
17-24
Third International Tour
1975
26
25
Tours
1976
26
26
Fourth International Tour
1977
26
27
Tours
26
28
Union Materials
1960-1966
26
29
Miscellaneous
26
30
Symphony Hall Dedication
26
31
"Industries Responsibility for Financial Support of the Arts"
26
32
"The Utah Symphony is an Extraordinary Orchestra"
26
33
Gustav Mahler Works and Research Material
During his tenure with the Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel became known particularly for his pioneering recordings of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Abravanel's conducting scores, held in the McKay Library collection, are being digitized. Click here to view the scans of the maestro's notated scores of the Mahler symphonies.
"Mahler Eighth Symphony," Biographical and Historical Information
27
1
"Mahler Eighth Symphony"
27
2-3
Gustav Mahler and Mahler Research
27
4-5
Utah Symphony Guild
Annual Balls
1959-1973
28
1-6
Bills
28
7
Grand Ball
1977
28
8
Newsletters
1977, 1985
28
9
Officers
28
10
Twenty-Fifth Ball
1965
28
11
Viennese Ball
1965
28
12
Miscellaneous Activities
28
13
Unidentified Script
28
14
Program Files
As one of the most extensive portions of the collection, the programs have been arranged chronologically according to Abravanel's regular engagements with the Utah Symphony, from 1936 until his retirement as musical director in 1979. Box 47 contains programs from concerts with Abravanel as a guest conductor, which have been arranged alphabetically by theater or function. There are also several alphabetized miscellaneous programs.
Metropolitan Opera House
1936-1938
29
1-14
Music Academy of the West
1955-1977
29
15-29
Sydney Orchestral Society
1946
30
1-3
University of Utah
1948-1982
30
4-26
Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra
30
27
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1947-1951
31
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1952-1955
32
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1955-1959
33
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1960-1970
34
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1971-1972
35
Utah Symphony Orchesta
1973-1974
36
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1975-1976
37
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1977-1978
38
Utah Symphony Orchestra
1979
39
Bound Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1960-1964
40
Bound Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1964-1968
41
Bound Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1968-1970
42
Bound Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1971-1974
43
Bound Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1974-1978
44
Miscellaneous Programs--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1952-1983
45
Season Calendars--Utah Symphony Orchestra
1947-1985
46
Programs: Abravanel as Guest Conductor
The Adelphi Theatre
1947
47
1
The Alvin Theatre
1941-1945
47
2
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1971
47
3
The Australian Broadcasting Commission
47
4
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1967
47
5
Berliner Philharmonisches Orchestra
1959
47
6
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
1974
47
7
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
1973
47
8
Carnegie Hall
1949
47
9
Chicago Opera Company
1940
47
10
Civic Opera House (Chicago)
1943
47
11
Colonial Theatre
1949
47
12
Les Concerts Symphoniques de Montreal
1945
47
13
Festival of Music (Utah)
47
14
Forty-Sixth Street Theatre
1944
1949
47
15
Grand Invitation Concert (Melbourne)
1935
47
16
Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
1953
47
17
Houston Symphony Orchestra
1953
47
18
Houston Symphony Society
1947
1953
47
19-20
Landestheater Altenburg
1922-1931
47
21
Landestheater Neustrelitz (Germany)
47
22
Los Angeles Chamber Symphony Orchestra
1951
47
23
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
1964-1965
47
24
Miami Philharmonic
1973
47
25
Mostly Mozart Festival
1977
47
26
Musical Arts Orchestra
1960
47
27
National Symphony Orchestra
1972
47
28
New York City Symphony Orchestra
1940-1942
47
29
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
1945-1949
47
30
Opera Nacional (Mexico)
1947
47
31
Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional
1975
47
32
Pacific Music Clinic
1957
47
33
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
1970
47
34
Pittsburgh Symphony Society
1951
47
35
Portland Symphony Orchestra
1962
47
36
Robin Hood Dell Concerts
1965
47
37
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association
1959
47
38
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
1952
47
39
Shubert Theatre
1949
47
40
Stadttheater Zwikau
1924-1926
47
41
Standard Hour
1949-1952
47
42
Tonight on Broadway
1949
47
43
Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra
1947-1948
47
44
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
1952-1953
47
45
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
1969
47
46
Ziegfeld Theatre
1944
47
47
"Lady in the Dark"
48
1
"One Touch of Venus"
48
2
Miscellaneous
48
3
Lecturer
48
4
Programs--Miscellaneous
A Night on Broadway
1956
49
1
Aspen Music Festival
1959
49
2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1970-1971
49
3
Aus Unserem Tagebrush
1958
49
4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
1958-1959
49
5
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1956-1957
49
6
Ballet West
1982-1984
49
7-9
Berkshire Music Center
1982
49
10
Berkshire Music Center
1982-1983
49
11
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
1975
49
12
Bolivia Andina
49
13
Boston Symphony Orchestra
1956-1970
49
14
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood
1982-1983
49
15
Broadhurst Theatre
49
16
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
1957
49
17
Capitol Theatre
49
18
Chicago Symphony
1970-1982
49
19
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
1956-1964
49
20
Cleveland Orchestra
1976-1984
49
21
Denver Symphony Orchestra
1984
49
22
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
1969-1977
49
23
Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
1959
49
24
Eastman Philharmonia
1966
49
25
Erie Philharmonic Orchestra
1951
49
26
Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
1949
49
27
Houston Symphony Orchestra
1951
49
28
Little Orchestra Society
49
29
London Philharmonic Orchestra
1958-1984
49
30
London Symphony Orchestra
1956
49
31
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
1951-1973
49
32
Mannes College of Music
1960 April
50
1
Metropolitan Opera
1963-1983
50
2-3
Minnesota Orchestra
1970-1971
50
4
Moscow State Symphony
1975
50
5
Musical Arts Society
1959-1960
50
6
National Broadcasting Company Symphony Orchestra
1939
50
7
National Symphony Orchestra
1956-1971
50
8
New York Philharmonic
1958-1971
50
9
Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
1956
50
10
Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico
1981
50
11
Orquestre National de France
1976-1977
50
12
Palacio de Bellas Artes
1947
50
13
Philadelphia Orchestra
1969-1977
50
14
Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York
1936-1957
50
15-16
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
1982-1983
50
17
Pioneer Memorial Theatre
1982-1985
50
18-19
Pittsburgh Symphony Society
1951-1971
50
20
Portland Symphony
1961
50
21
Salt Lake Acting Company
1983-1984
50
22
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
1983-1984
50
23
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
1984-1985
50
24
San Francisco Opera
1960-1982
50
25
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
1960
1978
50
26
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
1953
1965
50
27
Southwestern Harp Festival
1960
50
28
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
1972-1975
50
29
Theatre Marigny
1953-1954
51
1-2
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
1955-1956
51
3
Utah Opera Company
1981-1984
51
4-5
Utah Valley Symphony
1964-1965
51
6
Vienna Philharmonic
1984
51
7
Washington National Symphony
1969-1970
51
8
Miscellaneous
51
9
Institutional Files
These files document Abravanel's involvement with local and national institutions for the arts, such as the American Arts Alliance, National Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, American Symphony Orchestra League, and the Utah Arts Council. They contain agendas, reports, minutes, correspondence, and grant information. Also included are files concerning the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, and the Music Academy of the West.
American Arts Alliance
Board of Directors
1980-1983
52
1-5
Bylaws
52
6
Correspondence
52
7
Finances
1980-1983
52
8-11
Legislative Materials
52
12-19
Meetings
52
20
Membership
1980-1984
52
21-25
Memoranda
1980-1982
52
26-28
News Clippings and Magzine Articles
52
29
Radio Proposal
52
30
Reports
1980-1981
52
31-32
Service Organizations
52
33
Work Plan
1980-1982
52
34-35
Miscellaneous Arts Organizations
52
36
Miscellaneous
52
37
American Symphony Orchestra League
Annual Report
1981-1982
53
1
Board of Directors
1982-1987
53
2-5
Broadcast Music, Inc.
1961-1964
53
6
Budget
53
7
Bylaws
53
8
Comparative Report
1957-1978
53
9-19
Comparative Statistical Information
1973-1984
53
20
Conducting Workshops
1984-1985
53
21
Conductors' Guild Symposium
1984
53
22
Congressional Testimonies
53
23
Contributions
1980-1982
53
24-25
Contribution Letters
1981
53
26
Correspondence
53
27
Expanded Case Statement
1982
53
28
Journal of the Conductor's Guild
1982
53
29
Memoranda
53
30
National Conference
54
1
Nominations
54
2
Reports
1958-1986
54
3-7
Salary Information
54
8
Standing Committee on Artistic Affairs
54
9-13
Miscellaneous
54
14
Berkshire Music Center (at Tanglewood)
Table of Contents
55
1
Preface
55
2
Opening Remarks
55
3
Prizes and Awards--Berkshire Music Center and Boston University Tanglewood Institute
55
4
Enrollment Statistics
55
5
Named Fellowship
55
6
Berkshire Music Center Members
55
7
Boston University Tanglewood Members
55
8
Administration, Faculty, and Addresses
55
9
Berkshire Music Center Schedules
1982
55
10-11
Berkshire Music Center Concert Programs
1982
55
12-13
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
1982
55
14-15
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
1982
55
16
Brochures, Publicity
55
17-18
Notices, Memos, Student Information
55
19
Repertoire Summary
55
20
Fellowship Program
1982
55
21
Newsletter
1984
55
22
Miscellaneous
55
23
Music Academy of the West
Calendars
1956-1982
56
1-25
Correspondence
56
26
Finances
56
27
Music List and Repertoire
56
28
Newsletters
56
29
Programs
1955
56
30-31
Student Lists
1960-1980
57
1-12
This Week in Santa Barbara
1955-1977
57
13-16
Miscellaneous
57
17
National Council on the Arts
Architecture Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
1
Coordinated Programs Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
2
Dance Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
3-4
Developing Arts Fiscal Report
1971
58
5
Education Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
6
Expansion Arts Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
7
Federal-State Partnership Fiscal Report
1972
58
8
Literature Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
9
Museum Program Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
10-11
Music Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
12-13
National Exhibition Program
58
14
Preliminary Information
58
15
Public Media Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
16
Theatre Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
17-18
Visual Arts Fiscal Report
1971-1972
58
19-20
Agenda
59
1
Architecture and Environmental Arts Fiscal Report
59
2
Associated Councils of the Arts Report
59
3
Chairman's Actions
59
4
Dance Fiscal Report
59
5
Education Fiscal Report
59
6
Expansion Arts Fiscal Report
59
7
Federal-State Partnership Fiscal Report
59
8
Guidelines
59
9
Legislation/Resolutions
59
10
Literature Fiscal Report
59
11
Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting
59
12
Museum Fiscal Report
59
13
Music Fiscal Report
59
14
Public Media Fiscal Report
59
15
Rejections
59
16
Special Projects
59
17
Theatre Fiscal Report
59
18
Visual Arts Fiscal Report
59
19
Miscellaneous
59
20
Thirty-First Meeting Materials
60
1-10
Thirty-Third Meeting Materials
60
11-32
Agenda
61
1
Architecture and Environmental Arts Fiscal Report
61
2
Budget Summaries
61
3
Dance Fiscal Report
61
4
Education Fiscal Report
61
5
Expansion Arts Fiscal Report
61
6
Federal-State Partnership Fiscal Report
61
7
Guidelines
61
8
Legislation/Resolutions
61
9
Literature Fiscal Report
61
10
Museum Fiscal Report
61
11
Music Fiscal Report
61
12
Planning/Issues
61
13
Projected Meetings
61
14
Program Development
61
15
Public Media Fiscal Report
61
16
Special Grants
61
17
Special Projects
61
18
Theatre Fiscal Report
61
19
Visual Arts Fiscal Report
61
20
Briefing Book
62
1-10
"Advancing the Arts in America"
62
11
Correspondence
62
12
Expenditures
62
13
Members
62
14
Music in America Seminar
62
15
Press Releases
62
16
Report to the President (Task Force)
62
17
Request for Funds
62
18
National Endowment for the Arts Meeting
1971
Architecture Fiscal Report
63
1
Awards
63
2
Coordinated Programs
63
3
Dance Fiscal Report
63
4
Developing Arts Fiscal Report
63
5
Education Fiscal Report
63
6
Federal-State Partnership
63
7
Literature Fiscal Report
63
8
Music Fiscal Report
63
9
National Exhibitions
63
10
Panels
63
11
Preliminary Information
63
12
Public Media
63
13
Resolutions
63
14
Theatre Fiscal Report
63
15
Visual Arts Fiscal Report
63
16
National Endowment for the Arts--Music Advisory Panel
Music Advisory Panel
1975-1976
64
1-8
Twentieth Anniversary Celebration
64
9
Annual Report
1985
64
10
"Artist Employment and Unemployment"
1971-1980
64
11
"The Arts Talk Economics"
64
12
"Audience Development"
1981
64
13
Budget and Legislation
1972-1981
64
14
"Creative America"
64
15
"Economic Impact of Arts and Cultural Institutions"
1981
64
16
Historical Background
64
17
Music Seminar
1982
64
18
Speaker's Bureau
1982
64
19
Miscellaneous
64
20
Utah Arts Council
Utah Arts Council
1980-1986
65
This box contains materials collected from board meetings held from 1980-1986, and consist of agenda, minutes, grant information, legislation, and other related topics.
Utah Arts Council
1986-1987
66
This box contains materials collected from board meetings held from 1986-1987, and consist of agenda, minutes, grant information, legislation, and other related topics.
Community Outreach Applications
1980-1981
67
1
Dance Arts Applications
1980-1981
67
2
Literary Arts Applications
1980-1981
67
3
Music Arts Applications
1980-1981
67
4
Special Projects Applications
1980-1981
67
5
Theatre Arts Applications
1980-1981
67
6
Visual Arts Applications
1980-1981
67
7
Community Arts Development Applications
1981-1982
67
8
Dance Arts Applications
1981-1982
67
9
Grant Applications--Totals
1981-1982
67
10
Literary Arts Applications
1981-1982
67
11
Music Arts Applications
1981-1982
67
12
Special Projects Applications
1981-1982
67
13
Theatre Arts Applications
1981-1982
67
14
Visual Arts Applications
1981-1982
67
15
Community Outreach Applications
1982-1983
67
16
Dance Arts Applications
1982-1983
67
17
Grant Applications Applications
1982-1983
67
18
Literary Arts Applications
1982-1983
67
19
Music Arts Applications
1982-1983
67
20
Special Projects Applications
1982-1983
67
21
Theatre Arts Applications
1982-1983
67
22
Visual Arts Applications
1982-1983
67
23
Community Arts Development Applications
1984-1985
67
24
Dance Arts Applications
1984-1985
67
25
Grant Applications--Totals
1984-1985
67
26
Literary Arts Applications
1984-1985
67
27
Literary Magazines Applications
1984-1985
67
28
Multi-Discipline Applications
1984-1985
67
29
Music Arts Applications
1984-1985
67
30
Theatre Arts Applications
1984-1985
67
31
Visual Arts Applications
1984-1985
67
32
Grants
1987
67
33
Grant Applications
67
34
Grant Awards
67
35-36
Utah Arts Council--Performing Arts Committee
Dance Arts
1980-1981
68
1
Music Arts
1980-1981
68
2
Theatre Arts
1980-1981
68
3
Dance Arts
1981-1982
68
4
Music Arts
1981-1982
68
5-6
Theatre Arts
1981-1982
68
7
Miscellaneous
1981-1982
68
8
Dance Arts
1986-1987
68
9
Music Arts
1986-1987
68
10-12
Theatre Arts
1986-1987
68
13-14
Miscellaneous
1986-1987
68
15
Dance Arts Applications
69
1
Music Arts Applications, A-P
69
2-3
Theatre Arts Applications, A-O
69
4-5
Miscellaneous
69
6
Utah Arts Council
Advisory Panel
1981-1987
70
1-2
Annual Reports
1979-1984
70
3-4
Artists in Education
1986-1988
70
5-6
Board of Directors
180-1985
70
7
Briefing Book
1979-1980
70
8-13
Committee Members
1983-1987
70
14
Congressional Committees
1979-1986
70
15
"Economic Impact of the Arts"
70
16
"Guide to the Grants Program"
1980-1982
70
17
Long Range Goals
1987
70
18
National Endowment for the Arts
70
19
Performance Audit
70
20
Policy/Long Range Planning
70
21
Retreat
1980
70
22
"State Arts Agencies: Standards"
70
23
Utah Citizens for the Arts
70
24
Utah's Festival of the Arts
70
25
Miscellaneous
70
26
Utah Endowment for the Humanities--Report
1975-1980
71
1
Utah Literary Arts: Magazine
1975
71
2
Utah Media Arts Center
71
3
News Clippings
The newsclippings provide perhaps the best overall view of Abravanel's career. Boxes 72-80 contain loose newsclippings that range in date from 1927 to 1987. Boxes 81-83 contain scrapbooks of newsclippings concerning Abravanel and his career prior to his coming to Utah. Also included are clippings concerning the Utah Symphony, reviews, concerts, recordings, and other items.
News Clippings
1927-1947
72
News Clippings
1948-1951
73
News Clippings
1953-1959
74
News Clippings
1960-1964
75
News Clippings
1965-1967
76
News Clippings
1968-1973
77
News Clippings
1974-1978
78
News Clippings
1979-1987
79
News Clippings
80
Scrapbooks
1933-1936
81
These scrapbooks were assembled by Abravanel.
Scrapbooks
1936-1958
82
The scrapbooks in box 82 were copied and discarded because of the deteriorating physical condition of the materials. The earlier books were assembled by Abravanel, the later books by Lucy.
Scrapbooks
1959-1965
83
See description for box 82.
Miscellaneous Materials
This part of the collection consists of articles and publications, artist and artist management files, score catalogs, miscellaneous librettos, composers, orchestras, foundations, societies, awards, and general files. Of particular interest are the files from the Van Cliburn and Gina Bachauer competitions, for which Abravanel served as a member of the jury. Also in this section are some miscellaneous pieces of music, including some of Kurt Weill's works. The materials in this section have been arranged alphabetically.
Articles and Publications
The articles and publications in this subseries concern Abravanel and the Utah Symphony. There are also some miscellaneous items.
The American
1975
84
1
American Record Guide
1965-1971
84
2-4
Anrechseinladung
1928-1929
84
5
Bravarian Brass "Almost" Works Horn Ensemble
1984
84
6
Expression: A Journal of the Arts
1981
84
7
High Fidelity
1976-1980
84
8
International Musician
1952, 1955
84
9-10
McCall's
1960
84
11
Music and the Drama
1936
84
12
Musical Journal
1967
84
13
Musical America
1946
84
14
The Musical Digest
1946
84
15
News
1951
84
16
Newscope
1976
84
17
The Performer Magazine at Wolf Trap
84
18
Radio Pictorial of Australia
84
19
Rotary Bee
84
20
Symphony News
1975
84
21
Tempo
1959-1977
84
22-23
Tiempo
1947
84
24
Today
1981
84
25
The Utoco Torch
1957
84
26
Town & Country
1983
84
27
The Unique
1948
84
28
Utah Holiday
1974
84
29
Utah Magazine
1975
84
30
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts: The Abravanel Years
84
31
Miscellaneous
84
32
Artists
Artists, A-P
85
Materials in this box detail various artists' repertoire and biographical information.
Artists, R-Z
85A
See description for box 85.
Artist Management
Materials in this subseries detail various artists' repertoire and biographical information.
A-C
86
1-3
Artist Management--Columbia Artists Management
1959-1976
86
4-7
D-N
86
8-13
Artist Management--Eric Semon Associates Inc.
86
14
S-Y
87
1-2
Artist Management
87
3
Score Catalogs
Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
1953-1962
88
1-7
S. Eugene Bailey
88
8
M. Baron Company
88
9
Boosey and Hawkes, Inc.
1958-1980
88
10-14
Ed Bote & G. Bock
88
15
Breitkopf & Hartel
1959-1963
89
1-4
British Orchestral Music
89
5
Broude Brothers
1956-1965
89
6-12
C-D
89
13-14
Elkan-Vogel
89
15
Carl Fischer
89
16-18
Charles Foley
89
19
H-I
90
1
Edwin F. Kalmus
90
2
Koussevitzky Music Foundation
90
3
L
90
4
Leeds Music Corporation
90
5
Luck's Music Library
90
6
Mapleson Music Library
90
7
Mills Music, Inc.
90
8
Music Publishers Holding Corporation
90
9
Oxford University Press, Inc.
90
10
C. F. Peters Corporation
1957-1963
90
11-16
Theodore Presser Company
90
17-18
Ricordi Edition
1950-1960
91
1-4
Salabert
1948-1959
91
5
Schirmer, G.
91
6-7
Southern Music Publishing Company, Inc.
91
8
Tams-Whitmark Music Library
91
9
Vanguard
1961-1963
91
10
Westminster
1959-1960
91
11
Miscellaneous
91
12
Music--Miscellaneous
Robertson, Leroy. All Creatures of Our God and King
92
1
Weill, Kurt. The Firebrand of Florence, "You're Far Too Near Me"
92
2
Weill, Kurt. Kiddish
92
3
Weill, Kurt. Knickerbocker Holiday, "It Never Was Anywhere You"
92
4
Weill, Kurt. Knickerbocker Holiday, "There's Nowhere to Go But Up"
92
5
Weill, Kurt. Knickerbocker Holiday
92
6-7
Weill, Kurt. Lady in the Dark, "Girl of the Moment"
92
8
Weill, Kurt. Lady in the Dark, "The Princess of Pure Delight"
92
9
Weill, Kurt. The Song of the Free
92
10
Weill, Kurt. Three Walt Whitman Songs
92
11
Ballad for Americans
92
12
Beethoven, Ludwig Van
92
13
Franck, Cesar
92
14
Grieg, Edvard
92
15
Labunski, Feliz
92
16
Schuber, Franz
92
17
Weckerlin, J. B.
92
18
Miscellaneous
92
19
Competitions
Affiliate Artists' Xerox Pianists Program
1982
93
1
Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
1984
93
2-3
International American Music Competition for Vocalists
1982
93
4
Pro Musicis, Artist Selection
1981-1983
93
5
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
1981
93
6-13
Young Musicians Foundation
1983
93
14
Librettos, Composers, Orchestras--Miscellaneous
"Falstaff," Verdi, English translation by Walter Ducloux
94
1
"Fiddle-Faddle," Leroy Anderson
94
2
"The Idiot And The Scarecrow," Gordon B. Ramsey
94
3
"Judas Maccabaeus"
94
4
"Toxcatl," by Keith M. Engar
94
5
"Trilogy," by Leroy Robertson
94
6
Chopin, Frederic
94
7
Copland, Aaron
94
8
Debussy, Claude
94
9
Kaufmann, Walter
94
10
Milhaud, Darius
94
11
Ottley, Jerold and JoAnn
94
12
Reigger, Wallingford
94
13
Ruggles, Carl
94
14
Schuman, William
94
15
Stravinsky, Igor
94
16
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
94
17-18
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
94
19
Denver Symphony Orchestra
94
20
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
94
21
London Symphony Orchestra
94
22
Metropolitan Opera
94
23
New York Philharmonic
94
24
Ogden Symphony Guild
94
25
The Philadelphia Orchestra
94
26
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
94
27
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
94
28
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
94
29
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
94
30
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
94
31
Vancouver Symphony Society
94
32
Miscellaneous Foundations and Societies
American Federation of Musicians
95
1
American Repertory Theatre
95
2
Bicentennial Arts Center
95
3
Business Committee for the Arts
95
4
Canadian Music Center
95
5
Central Opera Service
95
6
Ernest Bloch Society
95
7
The Ford Foundation
95
8
Jackson Hole Fine Arts Foundation
95
9
Juilliard School of Music
1960-1961
95
10
National Council on the Arts and Bovernment, Inc.
1962
95
11
National Orchestral Association, Inc.
95
12
New York Herald Tribune: Tenth Annual Forum on Current Problems
95
13
Ondes Musicales Martenot
95
14
The Rockefeller Foundation
95
15
Salt Lake Federated Musicians
95
16
The Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage, Inc.
95
17
Utah Association for the United Nations
1963
95
18
Utah State Institute of Fine Arts
95
19
Vanguard Recording Society
95
20
Voice of America
95
21
Kurt Weill Conference
95
22
Young Audiences Inc.
95
23
Subject Files
Air Pollution and Health
96
1
The Argus
96
2
Auditoriums
96
3
Australia--Miscellaneous
96
4
Ballet West
96
5
Capitol Theatre
96
6
Congressional Record, Excerpts
96
7
Ezra Taft Benson, "The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner"
96
8
Contemporary Music Festival
96
9
Durham, Lowell
96
10
Edinburgh National Festival
1959
96
11
Unidentified Manuscript (possibly concerning Wilhelm Furtwangler or Bruno Walter)
96
12
Grants--Miscellaneous
96
13
Greenfield, Edward
96
14
Hommage a Ernest Abravanel
96
15
Maestro Club
96
16
Mississippi River Festival
1971
96
17
Personal Information Sketches
96
18
Pro Musicis
96
19
Salt Lake Tabernacle
96
20
Schott's Newsletter
1959 Spring
96
21
Summer Festival
96
22
"Trees"
96
23
Tuning
96
24
University of Utah--Miscellaneous
96
25
Utah Concerts Council Roster
96
26
Utah State Capitol
96
27
Utah Symphony Youth Concerts
96
28
Voice of America Forum
96
29
Weber State College
96
30
Wenger Music Equipment
96
31
Westminster Recording Co., Inc.
96
32
"What's LSD, Coach?"
96
33
Youth Concert Programs
96
34
Miscellaneous
96
35
Oversize Materials
97
This box contains various awards, miscellaneous art, and music. Additional materials are stored in the map case.
Addenda
Boxes 98-130 make up several addendum to the Maurice Abravanel Papers. Past inventories have been compiled into this one and include addenda from 1989 to 1992. Boxes 102-104 do not have an addendum date because there wasn't an intake record for the items in the boxes.
Sketches and Articles
Sketches of Music Composers
98
1
Newsletter Articles Regarding Abravanel
1976-1987
98
2
Articles and Reviews
1950s-1960s
98
3-6
Articles, Programs, and Announcements
1960s-1990
99
1-3
Newsletters
1953-1965
99
4
Programs and Announcements
1950s-1990
99
5
Miscellaneous
99
6
Sheet Music and Articles
Piano Concerto by Leroy Robertson
100
1
New England Triptych, by William Shuman
100
2
Lions, by Ned Rorem
100
3
Punch and Judy Overture, by Leroy Robertson
100
4
Mutazione, by Henry Lazarof
100
5
Pumpkin Eater's Little Fugue, by Robert McBride
1956
101
1
Largo, Aria from the opera Xerxes, by G. F. Handel
101
2
Prelude and Fuge in D Minor, by George Frederic Handel
1950
101
3
Grand Canyon Suite, by Ferde Grofe
1932
101
4
Carmen, Music by Georges Bizet
101
1
The text for this item is in French.
Die Boheme, Music by G. Puccini
101
2
Text is in German.
Henry Cowell's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
1994
101
5
Glen Morley's "Symphoniphobias" and News Clippings
1995
101
6-7
Annotated Copies of Sheet Music
1996
101
8
Scroll
102
This scroll was given to Abravanel and signed by boys and girls from schools within the Salt Lake City school district.
Music Books
Symphony IV in F Minor, Op. 36, by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky
1933
103
1
Symphonie Pathetique, No. 6, by Peter Tschaikowsky
1906
103
2
Nutcracker Suite, by Tschaikowsky
103
3
Romeo and Juliet Overture-fantasy, by Tschaikowsky
103
4
Symphony No. 12, by Henry Cowell
1955-1956
103
5
Quatours pour 2 Violons, Alto et Violoncelle de L. v. Beethoven
103
6-8
South Pacific
1949
104
1
The books in box 104 contain music scores for musicals and operas.
Madame Butterfly
1907
104
2
Text is in German.
Manon
104
1
Correspondence
Correspondence, Chronological
1928-1985
105
Correspondence, Chronological
1986-1996
106
Correspondence, Alphabetical, A-P
107
Correspondence, Alphabetical, R-Z
108
Condolence Cards
1993-1994
109
Condolence Cards
1993-1994
110
Condolence Cards and Letters
1993-1994
111
Personal Materials
Biographical Information
112
1
Naturalization Papers
1944
112
2
Memorial Tributes
1993
112
3
Wills and Testaments
1961-1985
112
4
House Mortgage
1890s-1954
112
5
National Medal of Arts Award
1990-1991
112
6
Taxes
1946
112
7
Donation Appraisals
1987
112
8
Cruise Information
1983
112
9
Membership and I.D. Cards
1940s-1989
112
10
Certificates and Awards
1949
1989
112
11
Agreements
1950s
112
12
Passport and Travel Information
112
13
Divorce Papers
1940-1941
112
14
Maurice Abravanel, "Nouvelle"
1919
112
15
Appointment Book
1986
112
16
Receipts and Invoices
1940s
113
1
Notebooks
1928-1976
113
2-7
Miscellaneous
113
8
Ninetieth Birthday Celebration
Cards and Letters
1992-1993
114
1-7
News Articles and Programs
1993
114
8
Family Papers
Family Papers, Correspondence
1920s-1980s
115
Correspondence
1980s-1991
116
1-4
Newsletters
1987-1992
116
5
News Articles
1970s-1990s
116
6
Miscellaneous
116
7
Subject Files
Abravanel Hall, Dedication Program
1972
117
1
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
1954
117
2
American Symphony Orchestra
1940s-1989
117
3-6
Autographs
1985
117
7
Correspondence and photocopied excerpts from a French book on autographs.
Abravanel Books
1970s-1980s
117
8
Boston Symphony, Correspondence and Address List
1986
117
9
Columbia Artists, Pamphlet
117
10
Christopher Columbus, Speech and Diary Transcription
1992
117
11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Collective Bargaining Agreement
1976
117
12
Houston Symphony
1940s-1950s
117
13
Kennecott Recordings
1950s
117
14
Kingsbury Hall, Program and Sketch
1994
117
15
Latin Pronunciation, Worksheet
118
1
Leon Lishner, Repertoire List
118
2
Gustav Mahler, Pamphlets
1970s-1980s
118
3-4
Darius Milhaud, Program
118
5
Mu Phi Epsilon, Composition Contest Information Sheet
1954
118
6
Music Academy of the West
1950s-1980s
118
7-9
Orchestral Works List
1945-1958
118
10
Philadelphia Orchestra, Telephone List
1976
118
11
Reports
1955-1975
118
12
Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, Programs
1986-1987
118
13
San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Speech
1959
118
14
San Francisco Opera, Debut Auditions
118
15
Gyorgy Sandor, Performance Reviews
118
16
Stationery
118
17
Tanglewood Music Center
1984-1991
118
18-19
Tanglewood Music Center
1960s-1988
119
1-2
University of Utah Marriott Library, Donation Lists
1950s
119
3
University of Utah Theater, Financial Report and Minutes
1958
119
4
Utah Arts Endowment Campaign, Brochure
1991
119
5
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Report
1976
119
6
Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, Establishment Act
1937
119
7
Utah Symphony
1950s-1980s
119
8-9
Vanguard Classics, Announcements and News Articles
1991
119
10
Gottfried von Einem, Essay
1953
119
11
Richard Wagner, Essay
1984
119
12
Kurt Weill, Invitation
1992
119
13
Writings
1950s-1970s
119
14
Miscellaneous
119
15
Festivals
Summer Festivals
1952-1957
120
1-5
Bear Lake Festivals
1990s
120
6
Kurt Weill Festival
1990
120
7
Published Materials
Pamphlets
121
These pamphlets are biographical sketches of musicians from around the world.
Programs, Catalogs, and Schedules
1930s-1970s
122
Programs, Catalogs, and Schedules
1980s-1990s
123
Newsletters and News Articles
1950s-1990s
124
Notecards
125
Oversize
Birthday Cards
1993
126
1
Event Announcements
1970s-1980s
126
2
Miscellaneous
126
3
Violin
126
1
This is a paper replica of a violin possibly made for Abravanel's ninetieth birthday.
Oversize Birthday Cards, Calendar, and Note
1971
1993
2
General Materials
Utah Symphony Orchestra Programs
1949-1954
127
Correspondence
1953-1995
128
1
Travel Diary
128
2
Address Book
128
3
Remarks by Maurice Abravanel
1982
128
4
Personal Reminiscences
1983
128
5
Transcript of Abravanel Interview for Potato Eyes Foundation
1994
128
6
85th Birthday Correspondence
1987-1988
128
7
90th Birthday Celebration
1992-1993
128
8
This folder contains a program, correspondence, and news clippings.
Notes
128
9
Maurice Abravanel Hall
1987-2004
128
10
Maurice Abravanel Studio at the McKay Music Library, University of Utah
2000-2001
2007
128
11
This folder also contains a guestbook from the dedication ceremony.
Speech by Carolyn Abravanel
128
12
Speech by Betty Abravanel Pickover
1992
128
13
Resolution of Appreciation by the Ogden Symphony Guild
1979
128
14
Articles
1955-2009
128
15
News Clippings
1977-2006
128
16
American Symphony Orchestra League Board of Directors
1992
129
1
Bernstein at 70! Tanglewood
1988
129
2
Kurt Weill Newsletter
2006
129
3
University of Utah, Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composers Series Endowment Fund Brochure
129
4
Utah Symphony Orchestra and General Programs
1949-2003
129
5
Guest Lists for Post-Concert Reception
129
6
Carolyn Abravanel family papers
130
Sales Reports and Employment Correspondence for Charles D. Cheney
1907-1952
130
1
Death Certificate for Charles D. Cheney
1962
130
2
News Clippings Regarding Charles D. Cheney
1896
1952
130
3
Family Correspondence and Cards
1884
1906
1951
1957
130
4
War Ration Booklets
130
5
The Death of Christ: The Death of Death
130
6