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Symphony orchestras -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Great River Festival of Arts Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 067
Abstract Concert programs, season records, administration records, student application forms, newspaper articles, and photographs document the administration and events of the Great River Festival of the Arts with many materials related to the Great River Symphony and its predecessor the Coulee Region Symphony spanning from 1961 to 1987. The Great River Festival of Arts, held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, began in 1960 under the leadership of Francesco "Frank" Italiano. What began as a youth symphony and...
Dates: 1960-1986

La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records

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Identifier: MSS 032
Abstract Records of the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, Inc., that include concert programs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes of the Board and various committees, and photographic images. Before 1947, many attempts at starting a community orchestra in La Crosse had failed, but the current La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., has continually operated since the dissolution of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1947. Some information on other...
Dates: 1898-1996; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1994

La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra (LYSO) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 132
Abstract The La Crosse Youth Symphony was formed in 1969 and continues to operate today. The La Crosse Youth Symphony's purpose is to give the youth of the area a way to gain valuable musical experience, to obtain different insights into the techniques of their particular instrument from a faculty of professional musicians and teachers, and finally, to give students the enjoyment of performing in an orchestra and an appreciation of the arts - whether as a performer, a future teacher or an avid...
Dates: 1969-2002