North Carolina State University, Friends of the College Records
UA 018.001
Special Collections Research Center
25.0 Linear feet
1959-1994
This collection contains The Friends of the College Concert Series was started in 1959 as an attempt by the University to increase it's visibility and role in the local community. The first director of the program was Gerald Erdahl, then the director of the College Student Union.brochures, campaign materials, contracts, correspondence, photographs, programs, publicity materials, season materials, and slides relating to the operation of the Friends of the College and featured performances sponsored by the organization. Also included are Friends of the College Board of Directors records.
The Friends of the College Concert Series was started in 1959 as an attempt by the University to increase it's visibility and role in the local community. The first director of the program was Gerald Erdahl, then the director of the College Student Union.
42 archival boxesTransferred from the offices of the Friends of the College, and 3 oversize folders
English
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North Carolina State University. Friends of the College.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the offices of the Friends of the College
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University Friends of the College Records, UA 018.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Organization of the Collection
This collection is organized into 7 series - Season Materials, Campaign Materials, Correspondence, Administrative Records, Publications, Programs and Brochures, Photographs.
Historical Note
The Friends of the College Concert Series was started in 1959 as an attempt by the University to increase its visibility and role in the local community. The first director of the program was Gerald Erdahl, then director of the College Student Union. The initial program featured the music of the Philharmonica Hungaria, which performed in Reynolds Coliseum, the site of many of the program's offerings.
From 1959 until 1993, the Friends of the College sponsored hundreds of concerts and other cultural presentations in Reynolds Coliseum. Some of the performers that visited North Carolina State University through the Friends of the College include pianist Van Cliburn, violinist Itzhak Perlman, the New York Ballet, Vincent Price, Burl Ives, the North Carolina Symphony, and many international cultural ensembles including the Royal Scots Guard.
Amidst financial problems in 1993, the Friends of the College offered a "Silent Season." Under the program, Friends of the College sent a compact disc set to subscribing "Friends" in an attempt to raise money to fund the organization. Ultimately, the effort did not succeed; the Friends of the College sponsored no performances after 1994 and became defunct soon thereafter.
Scope and Content Note
The North Carolina State University Friends of the College Records, 1959-1994, includes seven series: Season Materials, Campaign Materials, Correspondence, Administrative Records, Publications, Programs and Brochures, Photographs, and Audio-Visual Material.
The Season Materials series includes playbills, records, press materials, and photographs of most of the performances held under the auspices of the Friends of the College at Reynolds Coliseum. The Campaign Materials series includes official records of fundraisers, ticket sale drives, and other efforts not directly related to the sponsored performances. The correspondence series includes letters both to and from officials of the Friends of the College with members of the general public, peformers and their agents, the media, and other recipients. The Administrative Records series includes the records, meeting minutes, and agendas of the Board of Directors and the Programming Committee of the Friends of the College, financial records, publicity and advertising materials, and long-range plans. The Publications series refers to published materials from external sources relating to the Friends of the College. The Programs and Brochures series is a partial aggregation of the various pamphlets produced by the Friends of the College relating to seasons and performers. Items in the Photographs series include prints of the various performers that Friends of the College brought to North Carolina State University as well as negatives.
A significant percentage of the items in the Season Materials series derive from press kits sent to the Friends of the College by the various representatives of the performers; these kits include stock photography, official biographies, tour notes, and press releases. Most of the Administrative Records were created by or under the direction of Executive Directors Henry Bowers and Ron Butler, respectively. The collection contains slides, negatives, oversize material, and one 45 record.
North Carolina State University. Friends of the College.
Music--Performance--North Carolina
Season Materials
1960-1994
Branko Krsmanovich Chorus
1
1
1960, Oct. 5
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (conductor)
1
2
1961, February 16
The New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
1
3
1961, March 10
The New York City Ballet
1
4
1961, Oct. 23-25
The New York City Ballet
1
5
1961, Oct. 23-25
Roger Wagner Chorale
1
6
1961, Nov. 21
Bayanihan Dancers
1
7
1961, Dec. 1
Mazowsze Dance Company
1
8
1961, Dec. 6
National Symphony, Howard Mitchell (Conductor), featuring Birgit Nilsson, Soprano
1
9
1962, Feb. 2
The Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler (Conductor)
1
10
1962, March 21
The French National Orchestra, Charles Munch (Conductor)
1
11
1962, Oct. 16
The Leningrad Philharmonic, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Conductor), featuring David Oistrakh (Violin)
1
12
1962, Oct. 30
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Scots Greys
1
13
1962, Nov. 7
Obernkirchen Children's Choir
1
14
1962, Nov. 7
The Minneapolis Symphony, Stainslaw Skrowaczcwski (Conductor) with Bryon Janis (Piano)
1
15
1963, Feb. 14
A Leonard Bernstein Gala
1
16
1963, April 1, 2
Van Cliburn (Piano)
1
17
1963, Oct. 8
The Royal Philharmonic of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent (Conductor)
2
1
1963, Oct. 23
The Schola Cantorum of New York, Hugh Ross (Conductor), with Collegiate Chorus and Duke Symphony
2
2
1963, Nov. 14
The Ballet Folklorico
2
3
1963, Dec. 16, 17
The Chicago Opera Ballet
2
4
1964, Jan. 15, 16
The Philharmonia Hungaria, Militiades Caridis (Conductor), with Tossy Spivakovsky (Violin)
2
5
1964, Feb. 9
The Houston Symphony, Sir John Barbirolli (Conductor), with Leonard Rose (Cello)
2
6
1964, Feb. 27
Roberta Peters (Soprano) and Jan Peerce (Tenor)
2
7
1964, March 16
The London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (Conductor)
2
8
1964, Oct. 10, 11
The Japan Philharmonic, Akeo Watanabe (Conductor), with Issac Stern (Violin)
2
9
1964, Oct. 22, 23
The New York City Ballet
2
10
1964, Nov. 10-12
Richard Tucker (Tenor) and Robert Merrill (Baritone)
3
1
1964, Dec. 8-9
Coro de Brasil
3
2
1965, Jan. 10-11
Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
3
3
1965, Feb. 1-2
The Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum (Conductor)
3
4
1965, Feb. 15-16
Phyllis Curtin (Soprano) and Esterhazy Orchestra, David Blum (Conductor)
3
5
1965, Oct. 22-23
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (Conductor)
3
6
1965, Nov. 11-12
Royal Marines Tattoo
3
7
1965, Dec. 4-5
Royal Marines Tattoo
3
8
1965, Dec. 4-5
The Metropolitan Opera National Company
4
1
1966, Jan. 10-12
Hungarian National Ballet
4
2
1966, Feb. 3-4
Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
4
3
1966, Feb. 24-25
Monte Carlo Orchestra, Paul Paray (Conductor), Netania Davrath (Lyric Soprano), and Michel Block (Piano)
4
4
1966, March 20-21
American Ballet Theatre
4
5
1966, Oct. 17-19
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Anshel Brusilow (Conductor) and Erica Morini (Violin)
4
6
1966, Nov. 3-4
Anna Moffo (Soprano) and Richard Tucker (Tenor)
4
7
1966, Nov. 20 & 22
Jose Greco and his Spanish Ballet
4
8
1967, Jan. 9-10
Arthur Fielder in a Pops Concert with the New Orleans Philharmonic
4
9
1967, Feb. 5-6
Van Cliburn (Piano)
4
10
1967, Feb. 27 & March 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink (Conductor)
4
11
1967, April 24-25
The Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Boehm (Conductor)
5
1
1967, Sept. 28-29
Les Grands Ballet Canadiens
5
2
1697, Nov. 1-3
The Regimental Band of the Welsh Guards and The Pipes, Drums, and Dancers of the Scots Guards
5
3
1967, Nov. 15-17
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
5
4
1967, Dec. 8-9
The French National Dance Company
5
5
1968, Jan. 29-30
Birgit Nilsson (Soprano) and Sandor Konya (Tenor)
5
6
1968, March 1-2
The Stockholm Philharmonic, Antal Dorati (Conductor)
5
7
1968, March 21-22
Fiesta Mexicana
5
8
1968, Oct. 9-11
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
6
1
1968, Oct. 22 & 25
Orchestre de Paris, Charles Munch (Conductor)
6
2
1968, Nov. 2-3
Simon Estes (Baritone) and Joy Davidson (Soprano) with the University Chorus and Orchestra
6
3
1968, Nov. 8
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and Hephzibah Menuhin (Piano)
6
4
1968, Nov. 18-19
American Ballet Theatre
6
6
1969, Feb. 13-15
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Eric Leinsdorf (Conductor)
6
7
1969, March 10-11
Arthur Fielder and the Washington National Symphony in a Pops Concert
6
8
1969, Mar. 20-21
Royal Scots Gaurd and Parachute Regiment
6
9
1969, October 13,14,15
National Ballet of Canada
6
10
1969. October 27,28,29
Operatic Quartet, Phyllis Curtin, Beverly Wolff, Richard Tucker, Frank Guerrar
6
11
1969, November 10,12
Operatic Quartet, Phyllis Curtin, Beverly Wolff, Richard Tucker, Frank Guerrar
7
1
1969, November 10,12
Stockholm University Chorus
7
2
1969, December 2,3
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, Conductor
7
3
1970, January 16,17
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Henry Mazer, Conductor, Leonard Pennario, Piano
7
4
1970, February 13,14
New York Phillharmonic, Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7
5
1970, September 16,17
Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company
7
6
1970, October 24,25
Betty Anen and William Warfield w/ Massed Chorusus and Orchestrar "The Bishop of Brindisi"
7
6
1970, November 18,19
American Ballet Company
7
8
1971, January 19,20,21
Van Cliburn piano
7
9
1971, February 1,2
Jose Greco and Nana Loroa Flamenco Dance Theatre
7
10
1971, March 23,24
London Bach Society
7
11
1971, April 19,20
Operatic Quartet, John Alexander, Pilar Lorengar, Mildred Miller, William Walker
7
12
1971, October 1,2
National Ballet of Washington "Cinderella"
7
13
1971, November 12,13,14
Tyrolerfest (Austrian Folk Group)
8
1
1971, November 12,13,14
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn
8
2
1972, February 10,11
Joan Sutherland, saprano
8
3
1972, March 17,18
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Josef Knips, Conductor
8
4
1972, March 24,25
Cleveland Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor
8
5
1972, October 6,7
Bach Aria Group
8
6
1972, October 20,21
Beryozka Dance Company
8
7
1972, November 17,18,19
National Ballet of Washington, "Sleeping Beauty"
8
8
1973, March 16,17,18
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8
9
1973, April 7,8
Agnes DeMille Heritage Dance Theatre
9
1
1973, October 5,6,7
Lili Kraus, piano w/ Belgrade Chamber Orchestra, Antonio Janigro, conductor
9
2
1973, October 19,20
Budapest Symphony, Gyorgy Lehel, conductor
9
3
1973, November 16,17
Operatic Quartet, Patricia Brooks, Beverly Wolff, Jose Carreras, Robert Merrill
9
4
1974, February 8,9
National Ballet of Washington, "Giselle"
9
5
1974, March 29,30,31
Soviet Georgian Dances and TBilsi Polyphonic Choir
9
6
1974, October 31, November 1,2
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seji Ozawa, conductor
9
7
1974, Novemeber 18,19
Marilyn Horne, soprano
9
8
1975, March 20,22
Rotterdam Philharmonic - Edo de Waart, conductor, Joseph Kalichstein, piano
9
9
1975, April 17,18
"Naughty Marietta" w/ Cyril Ritchard
10
1
1976, November 4,5
The Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10
2
1976, October 22,23
North Carolina Folk Festival
10
3
1976, October 7,8,9
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre "Copelia"
10
4
1976, March 16,17
Whittemore and Low, duo-piantists
10
5
1976, April 10
London Symphony, Orchestra, Andre Previn, conductor
10
6
1976, March 28,29
Aaron Copland conducting the North Carolina Symphony and student chorus
10
7
1976, February 28,29
Moscow State Symphony, Yevogeny Svetlanov, conductor
10
8
1975, November 14,15
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theatre "Don Giovanni"
10
9
1975, November 3,4
Chinese Folk Dancers and Acrobats of Taiwan
10
10
1975, October 8,9
St. Hedwigs Catherdral Choir
10
11
1977, February 5,6
The Houston Ballet
10
12
1977, March 24,25,26
Czech State Orchestra, Jiri Waldhans, conductor
11
1
1977, April 1,2
Monte Carlo Orchestra
11
2
Royal Philharmoni, Antal Porati, conductor
11
3
1977, October 22,23
Andre Watts and Charles Treger
13
2
14
2
1980, December 3-4
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11
4
1977, October 22,23
Operatic Trio, Robert Merrill, Faye Robinson, Lorna Myers
11
5
1977, November 4,5
Scots Gaurd and Grenadier Gaurds
11
6
1977, November 18,19
Jose Molina, Bailes Espanoles
11
7
1977, December 10,11
Columbia Boychoir of Princeton, N.J.
11
8
1978, February 3,4
Buffalo Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12
1
1978, February 25,26
Pittsburgh Ballet, "Swan Lake"
12
2
1978, March 17,18
Mahler's Eigth Symphony - NC Sympthony joined by university choirs, choruses, children's choir, and the University bass ensemble - John Goslin, conductor
12
3
1978, March 31
Trinidad Folk Festival
12
4
1978, October 20,21
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
12
5
1978, November 3,4,5
Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, Kurt Masur, conductor, Peter Rosel, piano
12
6
1978, November 17,18
Festival of Russian Dance
12
7
1979, February 2,3
Beverly Sills, soprano, Charles Wadsworth, piano
12
8
1979, February 13,15
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12
9
1979, November 23,24
The Black Watch, Scotland's Senior highland Regiment
12
10
1979, October 12,13
Norman Luboff Choir
13
1
1979, November 16-17
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Conductor
13
2
1980, January 25-26
Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles
13
3
1980, February 8-9
Moscow State Symphony
13
4
1980
Ballet West
13
5
1980, March 13-15
Mignon Dunn, Leona Mitchell, James McCracken, Cornell MacNeil
13
6
1980, February 29, March 1
The Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Ricardo Muti, Conductor
13
7
1980, October 8-9
The National Band of New Zealand and Maori Dancers
13
8
1980, October 31, November 1
The Houston Ballet
13
1
14
1
1980, November 21-23
Aman International Folk Festival
14
3
1981, March 18-19
The Czech Philharmonic, Vaclar Neumann, Conductor
14
4
1981, March 27-28
The Coldstream Guards and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
14
5
1981, October 9-10
The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic, Conductor
14
6
1981, October 23-24
The Pennsylvania Ballet
14
7
1981, November 19-20
Shirley Verrett
14
8
1982, Februray 4-6
The Philly Pops Orchestra, Peter Nero, Conductor and Soloist
14
9
1982, February 18-19
The Atlanta Symphony, Robert Shaw, Conductor
14
10
1982, March 25-26
San Francisco Opera Touring Company - "Rigoletto"
14
11
1982, October 21-23
The Gewandnaus Orchestra of Leipzig, Kurt Masur, Conductor
15
1
1982, November 5-6
Ballet Folklorico Mexicano w/ Jose Greco, Teo Santelmo, Jorge Tyller
15
2
1982, Novemeber 19,20
Hzhak Perlman, violin
15
3
1983, January 17,18
Vienna Choir Boys
15
4
1983, January 28,29
Hartford Ballet
15
5
1983, February 24,25,26
Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" w/ NC Symphony. the Winston Salem Symphony and combined choruses - Amerigo Marino and Peter Perret, conductors
15
6
1983, March 25,26
The Regimental Band of Her Majesty Scots Guards and The Black Royal Highland Regiment w/ pipes, drums, and dancers
15
7
1983, October 7,8
The Cleveland Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, conductor
15
8
1983, November 11,12
The NC Dance Theatre w/ Mel Tomlinson
16
1
1983, November 30, December 1,2
The Hague Philharmonic, Hans Vonk, conductor
16
2
1984, February 3,4
The NYC Opera National Company and Orchestra, "La Boheme"
16
3
1984, February 9,10,11
Bull Ives
16
4
1984, March 23,24
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
16
5
1984, April 13,14
Beunos Aires Philharmonic
16
6
1984-1985
Solisti New York Orchestra
16
7
1984-1985
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
16
8
1984-1985
Canadian Brass
16
9
1984-1985
Penn Ballet
16
10
1984-1985
Mazowsze Polish Song & Dance
17
1
1984-1985
Marilyne Horne
17
2
1984-1985
Andre Watts
17
3
1985-1986
Royal Marines
17
4
1985-1986
Itzhak Pearlman Concerts
17
5
1985-1986
NYC Opera National Company in Faust
17
6
1985-1986
Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leopzig
17
7
1985-1986
Burl Ives
17
8
1985-1986
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
17
9
1985-1985
North Carolina Dance Theater
17
10
1985-1986
Canadian Brass
18
1
1986-1987
Cleveland Orchestra
18
2
1986-1987
Hector Berlioz, Requiem, Opus 5
18
3
1986-1987
Philadelphia Orchestra
18
4
1986-1987
Leontyne Price, saprano
18
5
1986-1987
Martha Graham Dance Co.
18
6
1986-1987
Gordon Highlanders & Grenadier Gaurds
18
7
1987-1988
Belgrade State Folk Ensemble
18
8
1987-1988
Royal Philharmonic
18
9
1987-1988
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
18
10
1988, January 27,28
Westminister Choir
19
1
1987, Nov. 13-14
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
19
2
1988, Feb. 26-27
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
19
3
1988, Feb. 26-27
Peking Acrobats
19
4
1988, March 25-26
Music by 3
19
5
1988, Oct. 7-8
Roberta Peters
19
6
1989, Oct. 28-29
Royal Ballet of Flanders
19
7
1988, Nov. 12-13
Canadian Brass
19
8
1988, Dec. 3
Victor Borge in "Comedy in Music"
19
9
1989, Nov. 10-11
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
19
10
1989, Oct. 13-14
New York City Opera National Company
20
1
1989, Jan. 27-28
North Carolina Symphony
20
2
1989, March 3
The Osipov Balalaika Orchestra
20
3
1989, Feb. 17-18
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
20
4
1989, April 8-9
Duquesne University Tamburitzans
20
5
1989-1990
San Franciso Girls Chorus
20
6
1990, Jan. 12-13
Shalom '90 with Gavri Levi, Ilan Mochiach, and Shmuel Zemach
20
7
1990, Feb. 23-24
Vladimir Feltsman (Pianist)
20
8
1990, March 23-24
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko (Conductor)
20
9
1990, March 30-31
Sherrill Milnes (Baritone)
20
10
1990, April 20 & 22
Shanghai Acrobats
21
1
1990, Sept. 29-30
Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Gala Concert
21
2
1990, Oct. 5-6
Ballet Francaise de Nancy
21
3
1990, Nov. 9-10
New York City Opera National Company presents "The Marriage of Figaro"
21
4
1991, Jan. 25-26
Duke Ellington Orchestra
21
5
1991, Feb. 15-16
New World Symphany, Michael Tilson Thomas (Conductor)
21
6
1991, April 5-6
Jerusalem Orchestra (Cancelled)
21
7
1991, April 13-14
Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards and the Pipes, Drums, and Dancers of the Queen's Own Highlanders
22
1
1991, Oct. 11-12
The Canadian Brass
22
2
1991, Oct. 26-27
North Carolina Holiday Celebration with Mike Cross
22
3
1991, Dec. 6
New York Opera National Company presents Puccini's Tosca
22
4
1992, Jan. 23-24
Philharmonia Hungarica
22
5
1992, Feb. 7-8
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
22
6
1992, March 27-28
Leontyne Price
22
7
1992, April 10 & 12
Incomparable Red Stars Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble
23
1
1992, Sept. 26-27
Bobby McFerrin with the Raleigh Civic Symphony
23
2
1992, Nov. 6-7
Isaac Stern (Violin)
23
3
1993, Jan. 15-16
Doc Severinsen and the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
23
4
1993, Feb. 26-27
Danish National Radio Symphany Orchestra
23
5
1993, April 23-25
Royal Regiment on Parade
23
6
1993, Dec. 6
Royal Regiment on Parade
23
7
1993, Dec. 6
Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra with Guisepe Sinopoli
23
8
1994, April 24
Campaign Materials
1964-1976
24
1976-1984
25
1981-1985
26
1985-1988
28
27
1987-1991
28
1990-1993
29
1991-1993
30
Correspondence
1970-1993 and undated
31
Placido Domingo Plans, 1990
31
Luciano Domingo Plans, 1987-1994 & undated
31
Administrative Records
By-laws and Instruments of Organization
32
Organizational History
32
Board of Directors, General Records
32
Board of Directors, Meeting Minutes and Agendas
33
Board of Directors, Programming Committee Records
33
Publicity
33
Financial Records
34
Access to Collection
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Financial Annual Reports, 1976-1980
34
Contracts, 1980-1981
34
"Friends of the College Current Membership and Financial Situation," 1991
34
Notes & Drafts, undated
34
Faculty Surveys, 1991
34
Long- Range Planning Records, 1990-1991
35
Facilities
35
University Student Center Records of Ronald Butler
35
Records & Publications of Other Musical and Cultural Organizations
35
Miscellaneous Records
35
Publicity, Oversize
44
1989-1993
Publications
1959-1964
Publications
36
1959-1964
Programs and Brochures
1964-1977
38
1977-1984
39
1984-1994
40
Photographs
1960-1994
General Photographs
41
General Photographs
42
Symphony Photographs
42
Ballet Photographs
42
New York Ballet Photographs
42
Oversize photographs
43
undated