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Title
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Carl Busch
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Description
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File contains information about Carl Busch, the founder and conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. He was a native of Denmark and musical composer of the early 20th century, included in the 1912 American-Danish festival, knighted by Denmark as the "Knight of Danneborg," with photos.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Carl Busch
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Description
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Photo and bio of Carl Busch, "director of the Oratorio Society and of the Philharmonic Orchestra," born in Jutland, Denmark, in 1862, moving to America in 1887 and before 1900 Kansas City, composing many classical music songs and establishing the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra as its first conductor.
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Date
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1902
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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KC Conductor Gains New Job in Iowa
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Description
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Assistant Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, Timothy Hankewich, has been hired as music director of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Symphony. Hankewich, who joined the symphony as resident conductor in 1999, succeeded Christian Tiermeyer, "who held the post for 23 years".
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Date
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2006-03-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Black Conductor to Open Tour Here
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Description
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News article about Dean Dixon, �??the world�??s leading black conductor,�?� appearing in Kansas City with the Kansas City Philharmonic.
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Date
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1970-12-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Fred Waring
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Description
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Autographed portrait of musician, band leader, and radio personality Fred Waring. Autograph reads: "To Joe with love, Fred Waring."
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Karl Krueger
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Description
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Portrait of Kansas City Philharmonic Conductor Karl Krueger.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carl Busch
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Description
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Folder includes testimonial concert souvenir program, Nov. 25, 1923, musical programs, personal greeting, picture, and newspaper clipping from the Kansas City Times, Dec. 2, 1981. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.
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Date
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1890/1981
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Popular Leader Gets New Deal With Symphony
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Description
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Michael Stern's contract with the Kansas City Symphony is extended for another five years. The Symphony moves to their new location at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts at the end of this year and "expectations are high that the orchestra will sound better than ever, in part because of the advanced acoustics of the 1,600 seat Helzberg Hall." Article describes Stern's career and accomplishments with the Symphony.
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Date
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2011-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Another Chorus for Bruffy
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Description
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Charles Bruffy, "longtime conductor of the Kansas City Chorale," has been appointed conductor of the Kansas City Symphony chorus. Bruffy succeeds Arnold Epley who served for 17 years as conductor of the chorus.
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Date
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2008-06-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article