Author : Joe A. Mobley
Release : 2019-06-06
Genre : Music
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The North Carolina Symphony - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The North Carolina Symphony write by Joe A. Mobley. This book was released on 2019-06-06. The North Carolina Symphony available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From its beginnings during the Great Depression, the North Carolina Symphony has touched the lives of countless Tar Heels. One of the state's premier cultural organizations and the oldest continuously state-supported orchestra in the nation, the "Suitcase Symphony" grew from a small group of volunteer players to the world-class orchestra it is today. This book details the contributions of founder Lamar Stringfield, longtime conductor Benjamin Swalin and his wife, Maxine, current music director Grant Llewellyn, and other leaders of this iconic institution. The authors place the symphony's story for the first time in the context of North Carolina's cultural history and, in the process, reveal much about the musical traditions of the "Sahara of the Bozart" and about the trials and triumphs of maintaining a state symphony orchestra.