Minnesota Orchestra General
Managers
Minnesota Orchestra
General Managers' Records
1965-97
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts
Division [paa]
16 boxes
(6 linear feet)
The collection contains
records relating to artistic matters, personnel and negotiations, and general
subject files.
PA 12, Series 4.4
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
Minnesota Orchestra General Managers' Records (PA 12, Series 4.4),
Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota
Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Transferred to the archives in 1992, 1994, and 2000.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie
Czechowski in 2001..
Organization of the Collection
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Personnel and negotiations, 1958-97 Restricted (Boxes
1-5)
- Subject files, 1966-97 (Boxes
6-10)
- Programming, 1981-97 (Boxes
11-15)
Historical Note
These records come from the office of the General Manager, from the
tenures of
Richard Cisek,
Richard Bass,
Robert Jones,
David Wax,
Mark Volpe,
Steve Ovitsky, and
Robert Neu. They reflect the administrative and
managerial responsibilities of the general manager after the mid 20th century.
He was involved in most areas of Orchestra operation, notably artistic
programming, personnel, and touring.
Scope and Content Note
Personnel and negotiations include
personnel files of musicians and staff. They also include detailed information
regarding negotiations between the Orchestral Association and musicians during
the 1970s and 1980s. These records are restricted.
Subject files document the extensive
involvement of the manager in many facets of orchestra management including
budget, tours, Board committees, facilities, and special projects.
Programming files detail numerous
artistic activities of the Orchestra from the late 1980s to mid 1990s. Of
special note is the extensive documentation of
Bakken Library recitals and the
Walker Chamber Music Series.
Related Material
More detailed information about many of these activities will be found
in Series 6.1 (Tours), Series 5.3 (Artistic Administration), and other
departmental records. Additional Personnel files will be found in Series 2.2
and Series 5.6; additional Negotiations files are in Series 5.6 and Series
2.3.
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.
Cisek,
Richard M.
Bass, Richard
Jones, Robert
Wax, David
Volpe, Mark
Neu, Robert R.
Minnesota
Orchestra
Bakken Library
Walker Chamber Music Series
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Symphony
orchestras--Management
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection, except for Personnel files.
Personnel and Negotiations,
1958-1997
Many of these files are confidential and require permission of the
President of the Orchestral Association to access.
01
Musicians' contracts
1979-85
3 folders
02
Agreement
1965
02
M.O.A. pension plan
1971
02
Master agreements
1970-79
3 contracts: 1970-73, 1973-76, 1976-79
02
Master agreements
1979-88
2 folders
02
Musicians' negotiations
1976
02
Negotiations
1988
2 folders
02
Orchestra personnel/Negotiations
1958-87
3 folders
02A
Contracts
1977-80
02A
Labor Committee
1982
02A
Musicians' agreements
1987
02A
Negotiations, 1979
1979
See Series 5.5 for 1979 negotiotiations' meeting minutes
02A
Negotiations, 1979-Master agreement
1979
02A
Negotiations, 1982
1982
02A
Negotiations, 1982 (Jones' notebook)
1982
02A
Negotiations, 1982--Management proposal drafts
1982
02A
Negotiations, 1985--Background materials
1985
See Series 5.5 for additional materials
02A
Negotiations, 1988--Background materials
1988
02A
Negotiations, 1988--Issues
1988
See Series 5.5 for 1988 negotiations' meeting minutes &
supplementary materials
03
Bargaining Committee
1985
03
Labor Committee
1976
03
Marriner, Neville
1980-83
03
Musicians
1986-91
03
Negotiations--Economic reference
1982-83
03
Negotiations--P.R.
1982-83
03
Personnel manager
1977-86
Subject Files,
1966-1997
06
Budget
1981-89
8 folders
06
Budget
1995-97
2 folders
07
Committee: Artistic Advistory
1975-77
07
Committee: Conductor's Advisory
1974-77
07
Committee: Financial
1976-77
07
Committee: House
1975-76
07
Committee: Marketing
1975-77
07
Committee: Operations
1975-77
07
Committee: Orchestra Recognition
1975
07
Foundations: Andrews-Hunt
1988-89
07
Foundations: Bush
1988-91
07
Foundations: Dayton Hudson
1986-89
07
Foundations: Ford
1974-75
07
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)
1977-89
6 folders
08
Florida tour
1976
08
Gustav, Carl, XVI
1975-76
08
Holiday Festival
1975-76
08
Marketing & publicity
1970-75
3 folders
08
Nutcracker
1975
08
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
1978-80
08
Orchestra Hall
1974-80
2 folders
08
Orchestra Hall: Dedication Concert reviews
1974
08
Orchestra Hall: Dedication Week
1974
08
Orchestra Hall: Opening festivities
1974
08
Orchestra Hall: Press clippings
1973-74
2 folders
08
Print samples
1966-67
Incl."Analysis of Three-Year Solicitation of Business
Organizations," May 1966; also includes itinerary for 1965-66 winter tour
08
Tchaikovsky in Person
1979
09
Acoustics
1979-90
09
Amphitheaters
1986-87
09
BMI
1981-91
09
Commissioning history
1988
Incl. a list of commissions from 1911-1990
09
Commissions
1981-94
09
Complaint letters
1976-78
09
Hall information (basic statistics)
09
Librarians
1975-78
09
Market studies
1986-88
09
Minnesota Composers Forum
1979-82
09
Musicians' Rehearsal & Concert Schedules
1979-86
09
Northwest Airlines
1982-87
09
Patrons
1980-88
09
Pianos
1978-88
09
Pricing & brochures
1988-89
09
Showcase
1985-89
09
Staff & Hall policies & directives
1977-83
09
Summer facility
1986-87
09
Virgin Classics (recording)
1989
10
"On the Day You Were Born"
1995-97
10
Adventures in Music (AIM)
1995
10
ASCAP
1989-93
10
Asian Holocaust Commission
1995
10
Assistant conductor auditions
1990
10
Assistant conductor candidates
1989-92
10
Becker, Bruce -- Stats
1996-97
10
Commission: Adams, John
1993
10
Commission: Schoenfield, Paul
1993
10
Communications Committee
1995-96
10
Computers
1988
10
Goulet, Robert
1995-96
CONFIDENTIAL
10
Long Range Plan, 1996-2000
10
Messiah
1995
10
Presentations
1995-96
10
Reference Recordings
1995-97
10
Scheduling
1996-97
Programming,
1981-1997
11
Bakken Library recitals
1983-89
11
Walker Chamber Music Series
1981-90
6 folders
12
1981-87: Carnegie Hall
1981-87
12
1981: Accordianists
1981
12
1987: Report on a series of Focus Groups…Sommerfest…"
1987
12
1989-90: Cover conductors
1989-90
12
1989-90: Donor Recognition Event
1989
12
1989-90: Garrison Keillor
1989
12
1989-90: Night at the Pops
1990
12
1989-90: Season schedule
1989-90
12
1989-90: Sommerfest
1990
12
1989-90: Special concerts
1989-90
12
1989-90: Tour/Run Outs
1989-90
12
1989-90: Young People's
1989-90
12
1990-91: Adventures in Music
1990-91
12
1990-91: Cabaret Pops
1991
12
1990-91: Domestic tour
1990-91
12
1990-91: Falstaff
1990-91
12
1990-91: Florida donor event
1991
12
1990-91: Great Performers
1990-91
12
1990-91: Libby Larsen piece`
1991
"Ghosts of an Old Ceremony"
12
1990-91: Orchestra Hall Presents
1990-91
12
1990-91: Pops
1990-91
12
1990-91: Power of Music Festival
1991
12
1990-91: Sommerfest
1991
12
1990-91: Special concerts
1990-91
12
1990-91: Subscription programs
1990-91
12
1990-91: Symphony for the Cities
1991
12
1990-91: Timberwolves' opening
1990
13
1991-92: Adventures in Music
1991-92
13
1991-92: AIM Concerts
1991-92
13
1991-92: Cabaret Pops
1991-92
2 folders
13
1991-92: Experiences
1991-92
2 folders
13
1991-92: Post-concert Dialogues
1991-92
2 folders
13
1991-92: Presentations
1991-92
13
1991-92: Programs
1991-92
13
1991-92: Sommerfest
1991-92
2 folders
13
1991-92: Special concerts
1991-92
13
1991-92: Subscription
1991-92
13
1991-92: Subscription programs
1991-92
13
1991-92: Symphony for the Cities
1991-92
2 folders
13
1991-92: Symphony Week
1991-92
13
1991-92: Tour
1992
13
1991-92: Weekenders
1991-92
13
1991-92: Westfield Center/Mozart
1991
13
1991-92: Young Audiences
1991-92
13
1991-92: Young Peoples
1991-92
14
1995-96: Berle, Larry (SRO Productions)
1987-96
14
1995-96: Budget
1996-97
2 folders
14
1995-96: CD Kick-off
1996
14
1995-96: Development
1992-95
14
1995-96: Franczyk, Helen--Correspondence
1992-95
14
1995-96: Holiday concerts
1995-96
14
1995-96: Inaugural concerts
1995
14
1995-96: Joys of Christmas show
1996
14
1995-96: Nutcracker
1995
14
1995-96: Repertoire analysis
2 folders; repertoire for 1984/85-1993/94
14
1995-96: Salvation Army event
1995
14
1995-96: Sommerfest
1995-96
2 folders
14
1995-96: Sommerfest music director search
1996
14
1995-96: Subscription
1995-96
14
1995-96: Summer
1996
14
1995-96: Symphony Ball
1996
14
1995-96: Young People's concerts
1995-96