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Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra History VHS Tape and Transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2535

  • Staff Only

This collection consists of a VHS tape entitled "Making History Together: A History of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra." The VHS tape is marked as Waldo Cohn (founding conductor) and June Adamson and Mary Cox as moderators. Additionally, there is a transcript of the tape, dated January 8, 1997, written by June Adamson.

Dates

  • 1997

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection consists of a VHS tape entitled "Making History Together: A History of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra," and a transcript of the tape, dated January 8, 1997, written by June Adamson.

Biographical/Historical Note

The earliest roots of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Tennessee's oldest continuing symphony, began in the autumn of 1943 when Waldo E. Cohn arrived in Oak Ridge to begin work at the National Laboratory. He organized a small group of musicians to play chamber music in his living room. Once the group had grown too large for Cohn's house they began to meet in a local high school auditorium. The Oak Ridge String Symphonette gave its first concert with Cohn as conductor on June 16, 1944. The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra formed later that summer and the first full-fledged symphony concert was performed in November 1944. Cohn would serve as the Orchestra's conductor for eleven years.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Related Materials

Interested researchers may wish to consult MS.2188, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra Scrapbooks and Photographs.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480