Pittsburgh Concert Society Collection, 1949 - 1972
- Repository
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Pittsburgh Concert Society Collection
- source
- Pittsburgh Concert Society
- Collection Number
- CLP.20190708.001.MSC
- Extent
- 2 Boxes Stored in 2 record storage containers.
- Date
- 1949-1972
- Language
- English .
- Sponsor
- Mina Belle Wichmann
- Publisher
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
- Address
- 4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Telephone: 412.622.3114
info@carnegielibrary.org
URL: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the organization records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society from 1956-1972. This collection includes the organization's constitution and policies, auditions and winners, newspaper clippings, correspondence, history, committee assignments, minutes, statistics, board members, backstage procedures, solicitation and membership cards, music programs and season booklets, membership records, and a scrapbook of news articles, photos, programs, tickets, letters, publicity flyers, etc. from 1943-1953.
Biographical / Historical
The Pittsburgh Concert Society's mission from 1970: To educate, encourage and develop local talent by providing performance in local formal concerts.
The Pittsburgh Concert Society was formed in 1943 by Viola Byrgerson Lundin and Kathryn Brose Reubens. Performers are selected by an audition process.
The Pittsburgh Concert Society is still an active organization, in its 77th season as of 2019-2020.
From their Website: The Pittsburgh Concert Society (PCS) promotes the finest Pittsburgh based classical musicians, all selected by adjudicators of national stature, providing each winner with a formal recital opportunity as well as a financial award.
Founded in 1943, the PCS is a non-profit, equal opportunity organization. All artists appearing on the PCS programs must live within a 75-mile radius of Pittsburgh. To ensure fairness and impartiality of the selection process, PCS auditions are adjudicated by invited musicians from outside the Pittsburgh area.
The PCS is proud of its history and its contribution to the arts in the Pittsburgh area. It is an organization of dedicated officers and board members, all volunteers, consistently working to maintain the highest possible level of talent in their concert presentations.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for research but may contain specific reproduction restrictions due to copyright.
Custodial History
This collection was donated to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Preferred Citation
Pittsburgh Concert Society Collection, Pittsburgh Music Archive #48, Music Department, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Existence and Location of Originals
Pittsburgh Music Archive #48
Subjects
- Pittsburgh Concert Society