mo-12 Minnesota Orchestra Audio Recordings Finding aid created by Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries 16 December 2003

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski, 16 December 2003 English Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra Audio Recordings 1925-present University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division Approximately 300 recordings The collection includes master audio tapes, audio cassette tapes, records, and compact discs. It is not a complete set of Orchestra recordings. PA12, Series 12 English A-V Room (Level S2) 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 Audio Recordings (PA 12, Series 12), Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

Transferred from the Orchestra from 1970s to the present. Records (Series 12.3, Boxes 5-9) were transferred from the University of Minnesota Music Library in July 2000. The DAT recordings were transferred to the Archives by the Orchestra Librarian in 2009.

Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie Czechowski, December 2003.

Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series: Series 12.1 Master audio tapes, 1965-85 Series 12.2 Audio tapes & cassettes, 1938-77 (bulk 1960-77) Series 12.3 Records, 1925-87 Series 12.5 Compact discs, 1983-2003 Series 12.7 DAT Recordings, 1992-2007

Scope and Content Note

This collection is an incomplete set of recordings made by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra.

The master audio tapes in Series 12.1 are generally 10" reel-to-reel tapes and require careful assessment. Reformatting may be required. They are from the tenures of Maestros Skrowaczewski and Marriner. The 50+ tapes in Series 12.2 are mainly 5" and 7" reel-to-reel tapes that also require appraisal and reformatting. They are mainly from the era of Maestro Skrowaczewski, but a few are from the 1940s and early 1950s.

The records (78 rpm and 33 rpm) and compact discs in Series 12.3 and 12.5 are generally in good condition. Included in the collection is a copy of the first recording made by the Orchestra in 1925 under Henri Verbrugghen that features "Waiata Poi."

Related Material

Many of the Orchestra's master tapes reside in the Library at Orchestra Hall along with other Orchestra recordings. Audio tapes of the Orchestra from broadcasts on KSJN Radio are located in the station's audio archives. There are also tapes in the KUOM Radio collection in the University Archives, University of Minnesota.

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.

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra Sound recordings Detailed Contents

A list of recordings in this collection is not available online at this time. A detailed inventory of recordings is available in the Archives.