Minnesota Orchestra Staff
Records from the Office of Sir Neville
Marriner
1978-86
University of Minnesota Libraries.
Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa]
5 boxes (1.5
linear feet)
Contains office files from the period of
Marriner's directorship including correspondence relating to Minnesota
Orchestra matters and to his other professional activities.
PA
12, Series 3.2
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 Sir Neville Marriner (PA 12, Series 3.2),
Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota
Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Transferred to the archives in the 1990s.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie
Czechowski in 2001.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is organized alphabetically by subject or type of
material.
Biographical Note
Maestro Marriner was the seventh music director of the Minnesota
Orchestra from 1979-86. Highlights of his tenure include the
British Festival of Minnesota,
Tonight Scandinavia, and a celebrated two-week tour of
Australia.
Known to music lovers as the founder of the
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Marriner also
conducted with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber
Orchestra, the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, and the Orchestre National de Paris.
He was born in Lincolnshire, England and studied violin at London's Royal
College of Music and the Paris Conservatory.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains office files from the period of Marriner's
directorship and includes correspondence relating to Minnesota Orchestra
matters and to his other professional activities. Also included are notes and
letters of
Molly Marriner and some personal correspondence.
Correspondence to and from other Orchestra staff (
Bob Jones,
Miryam Yardumian,
Richard Cisek) are included. Files from Marriner's
assistants,
Linda Wallace and
Sharon Garrison, may also be part of this
series.
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.
Marriner,
Neville
Marriner, Molly
Cisek, Richard M.
Jones, Robert
Yardumian, Miryam
Minnesota
Orchestra
Conductors (Music)--Minnesota
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection.
Marriner Office Records
1978-86
Auditions
1980-84
1
Autograph requests, etc.
1979-81
1
Autograph requests, etc.
1982-86
1
Awards/Honors
1984
1
Bio and general information
1
Business correspondence
1982-86
1
Calendar
1980
1
Calendar
1981
1
Calendar
1982
1
Calendar
1983
1
Calendar
1986
1
Calendars
1980, 1984-85
1A
Includes appointments for Charles Dutoit
Comments/suggestions/complaints
1979-86
2
Commissions
1980-82
2
Composers/Compositions
1979-86
2
Commissions
1980-82
2
Conducting students/Young conductors
1980-84
2
Includes advice and recommendations
Conductors, guest
1980
2
Conductors, prospective
1980-84
2
Correspondence
1981-84
2
Correspondence
1985
2
Correspondence
1986
2
Correspondence with Cisek
1983-84
2
Farewell dinner
1981-84
3
General
1981
3
Invitations, social
1980-84
3
Meeting notes
1979-80
3
Miscellaneous
1982-84
3
Molly Marriner's notes
1981-84
3
Musicians--Minnesota Orchestra
1979-84
4
Performers, prospective
1980-83
4
Personal
1980-84
4
Publications
1979-82
4
Recording and tours
1979-84
4
Schedules and calendars
1978-83
4
Schedules and rehearsal orders
1981-82
4
Staff
1980-83
4
Telexes
1981-82
4
University of Minnesota
1979-83
4