Guide to the Records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society, 1940-2007
Arrangement
Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society
Creator
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Collection Number
MSS#362
Extent
2.0 cubic feet(4 boxes)
Date
1940-2007
Abstract
The Pittsburgh Concert Society was founded in 1943 by Kathryn Brose and Viola Byrgeson, who were local concert performers. They saw the need to provide a venue for local classical musicians, either professional or amateur, to present their talents in a public forum. The Records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society include its constitution, Board of Directors membership lists and minutes, grant funding, correspondence, concert programs and mailers, publicity articles from the press, and background information on the judges and performers.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
This guide to the collection was originally prepared by James Davison in June 2002. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process in Fall, 2003.
Sponsor
This finding aid has been encoded as a part of the Historic Pittsburgh project a joint effort of the University of Pittsburgh and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Funding for this portion of the project has been donated by the Hillman Foundation.
Historical Sketch of the Pittsburgh Concert Society
The Pittsburgh Concert Society was founded in 1943 by Kathryn Brose and Viola Byrgeson, who were local concert performers. They saw the need to provide a venue for local classical musicians, either professional or amateur, to present their talents in a public forum. At the same time, to encourage young performers, they began the young Artists Auditions for those under nineteen years of age. Judging for the senior performers is done by auditions before a well-known conductor, composer, music school director or musicologist. Board Members of the Pittsburgh Concert Society, who have some music background, judge young artists auditions. Over the years, concerts have been held in several different locations. After two seasons at the Carnegie Music Hall they moved to the Stephen Foster Memorial Hall, then to Carnegie Lecture Hall, Synod Hall, and now Duquesne University Recital Hall.
Scope and Content Notes
The Records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society include its constitution, Board of Directors minutes, correspondence, concert programs and mailers, publicity articles from the press, and background information on the judges and performers.
Arrangement
The records are divided into six series: Business Records, Judges, Topical Folders, Press Clippings, Concert Programs, and Season Mailers.
The records are housed in four archival boxes.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Irving A. Faigen, President of the Pittsburgh Concert Society onFebruary 26, 2002.
Gift of Joan Zelkowicz, President of the Pittsburgh Concert Society on May 16, 2011.
Preferred Citation
Records of the Pittsburgh Concert Society, 1940-2007, MSS #362, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by James Davison in June 2002.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Robert O. Stakeley on November 11, 2003.
Revisions to incorporate additional materials into the collection completed by Theresa E. Rea on July 22, 2011.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the curator of the Archives.
