Minnesota Orchestra Staff
Records from the Office of Stanislaw
Skrowaczewski
1962-85
University of Minnesota Libraries.
Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa]
4 boxes (1.8
linear feet)
Contains correspondence to and from
Maestro Skrowaczewski regarding his role as music director and his professional
activities around the world.
PA
12, Series 3.1
English
Mezzanine
Restrictions on Access
Materials are open to research without restriction except for portions
designated as restricted, confidential, or sealed. For the latter material,
prior permission in writing from the President of the Minnesota Orchestral
Association is required.
Permission to examine this collection will be granted to any qualified
researcher upon completion of an application form. The original documents do
not circulate and may only be used in the Reading Room of the Manuscripts
Division.
Restrictions on Use
Photoreproduction and audio reproduction of any materials in which the
Minnesota Orchestral Association holds copyright, shall be performed only with
the written permission of the MOA except for photoreproduction of any published
materials of the Association in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Records from the Office of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (PA 12, Series
3.1), Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of
Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Transferred to the archives in the early 1980s and in 2000.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie
Czechowski in 2001; updated in 2003.
Organization of the Collection
The first box of general correspondence is arranged in chronological
order.The correspondence and artists' files in the remaining boxes is arranged
alphabetically.
Biographical Note
Maestro Skrowaczewski was the sixth music director of the
Minnesota Orchestra from 1960-79. [The name of the
orchestra was changed from
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra during his tenure.]
He continues to be both a major conducting figure and a highly regarded
composer and currently serves as the Orchestra's conductor laureate. During his
lengthy tenure Orchestra Hall was built and the Orchestra moved to a year-round
season.
Born in Lwow, Poland, Skrowaczewski studied piano and violin as a
child. An injury to his hands during World War II terminated his keyboard
career and he subsequently concentrated on composing and conducting, becoming
music director of the Katowice Philharmonic (1949-54), Krakow Philharmonic
(1959-66), Warsaw National Orchestra (1956-59) and principal conductor of the
Hallé Orchestra (1984-91).
Additional information about Skrowaczewski is available in Grove's
Dictionary of Music.
Scope and Content Note
Box 1 contains correspondence to and
from Skrowaczewski regarding his role as music director and his professional
activities around the world. Files may have been kept in the office of
Orchestra President, Donald Engle.
Boxes 2-4 contain notes and
correspondence regarding composers, conductors, and other Orchestra artists. A
portion of the files in Box 2 are files of Orchestra performances, similiar to
those in Series 5.3. Files in these boxes seem to be from Skrowaczewski's
office; some of the correspondence is from his secretaries: Nada M. Oslund,
1970-72; Linda Britton, 1974-75; Debbie Gilbertson, 1976-78. These files
document programming of contemporary music especially a series of programs of
Minnesota composers, "Contemporary Music Concerts" which was partially funded
by the NEA. The documents give insight into Skrowaczewski's programming and
artistic decisions. Routine correspondence and artists' publicity materials
were discarded.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw, 1923-
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Conductors
(Music)--Minnesota
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection.
Skrowazcewski Office Records
1962-85
Correspondence
1962-67
1
Correspondence
1968
1
Correspondence
1969
1
Correspondence
1970
1
Correspondence
1971
1
Correspondence
1972
1
Correspondence
1972-76
1
Probably from "string files"
Correspondence
1973
1
Correspondence
1974
1
Correspondence
1977-79
1
Correspondence
1977-85
1
BMI and ASCAP correspondence
1977-78
2
Comments and criticisms
1972-74
2
Interoffice memos
1974
2
Minneapolis Auditorium
1971
2
Orchestra musician correspondence
1974-75
2
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
1972
2
Program planning: Tours
1974-75
2
Recordings
1974-75
2
Requests for information
1975-78
2
Slatkin, Leonard
1974-75
2
Smith, Henry Charles--Correspondence
1971-74
2
Trautwein, George--Correspondence
1977-78
2
Adventures in Music
1968-72
2
Atherton, Leonard
1971
2
Benzi, Roberto
1972 (Oct. 19-20)
2
Ceccato, Aldo
1971-72 (Dec. 30-Jan.1)
2
Christmas Festival
1971
2
Contemporary Music concerts
1971-74
2
Delius. "Sea Drift."
1971
2
Fiedler, Arthur
1971-72 (Summer Pops)
2
Heiken Puppets
1971
2
Kletzki, Paul
1972 (Nov. 24-25)
2
"The Lovers"
1972 (Oct. 26-27)
2
Mahler. "Das Klagende Lied"
1972
2
McGrath, Bob (Sesame Street)
1972-73
2
Margolis, Sandy
1971 (July 1)
2
Perlman, Itzhak
1972 (Jan. 20-21)
2
Romeros
1972 (Feb. 6)
2
Severinsen special
1971 (Nov.)
2
Summer concerts
1968-69
2
"Superstar" (Jesus Christ)
1971
2
Verrett, Shirley
1972
2
Composers: A
3
Includes David Amram, Dominick Argento
Composers: B
3
Composers: C
3
Includes Elliott Carter, Robert Casadesus, Paul Creston
Composers: D
3
Includes David Diamond, Jacob Druckman, Vernon Duke
Composers: E
3
Composers: F
3
Includes Paul Fetler
Composers: G
3
Includes Frederic Goossen, Martin Gould, Gene Gutche
Composers: H
3
Includes Karel Husa
Composers: I-J
3
Composers: K
3
Composers: L
3
Includes Ezra Laderman
Composers: M
3
Includes William Mayer, Peter Mennin, Olivier Messiaen
Composers: N-O
3
Composers: P
4
Composers: Q-R
4
Includes Marga Richter
Composers: S
4
Includes Gunther Schuller, William Schuman, Eric Stokes
Composers: T
4
Includes Alexander Tcherepnin, Francis Thorne
Composers: U-W
4
Composers: Women
4
Composers: X-Y-Z
4
Conductors
4
2 folders
Cellists
4
Includes letter from Isaac Stern about Yo-Yo Ma
Miscellaneous performers
4
Pianists
4
3 folders
Violinists
4
Sopranos
4
Mezzos
4
Tenors
4
Basses
4