| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword by Roy C. Dicks; Preface; Introduction; 1. Classical Music from "Poor Carolina" to "The Sahara of the Bozart"; 2. Lamar Stringfield, the New Deal, and the Founding of the Orchestra; 3. The Swalins and the Orchestra's Renaissance; 4. On the Road with the "Suitcase Symphony"; 5. A New Image; 6. Rancor and Recovery; 7. In the Limelight; Chapter Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
From its beginnings during the Great Depression, the North Carolina Symphony has touched the lives of countless Tar Heels. One of the state's premier cultural organizations and the oldest continuously state-supported orchestra in the nation, the "Suitcase Symphony" grew from a small group of volunteer players to the world-class orchestra it is today. This book details the contributions of founder Lamar Stringfield, longtime conductor Benjamin Swalin and his wife, Maxine, current music director Grant Llewellyn, and other leaders of this iconic institution. The authors place the symphony's story for the first time in the context of North Carolina's cultural history and, in the process, reveal much about the musical traditions of the "Sahara of the Bozart" and about the trials and triumphs of maintaining a state symphony orchestra. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
North Carolina Symphony -- History.
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North Carolina Symphony. |
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Symphony orchestras -- United States.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- General. |
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Band & Orchestra. |
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Symphony orchestras. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Lambert, John W. (Music critic), author.
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Dicks, Roy C., writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781476636016 (electronic bk.) |
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147663601X (electronic bk.) |
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9781476670621 |
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