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Marie Endres Collection, 1899 - 1995
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The Marie Endres Collection contains paper records, concert programs and flyers, sheet music and audio recordings and scrapbooks related to Marie Endres' career as a violinist, music teacher and co...
The Marie Endres Collection contains paper records, concert programs and flyers, sheet music and audio recordings and scrapbooks related to Marie Endres' career as a violinist, music teacher and conductor in Madison, Wisconsin from the 1930s to the 1980s.
The Marie Endres Collection is stored in 5 document boxes, 2 state record boxes, 1 12" LP box and 4 poster boxes. It is divided into four series covering paper files, sheet music, audio recordings and scrapbooks. Series I contains paper records. These are divided into sub-series containing correspondence, concert programs and flyers, papers associated with the Baroque Chorus of Madison, press clippings, business papers, Endres Family papers, and photographs. Series II contains published sheet music and music scores, and handwritten arrangements for strings. Series III contains various formats of audio recordings of live performances by ensembles conducted by Maries Endres, including the Baroque Chorus of Madison and the Madison String Sinfonia. Some recordings include works by Olive Endres. Series IV contains scrapbooks and photograph albums related to performances by Marie and Olive Endres.
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- Mixed Materials
- Language
- English
- Physical Details
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- 7 Linear Feet (5 document boxes, 2 state record boxes, 1 12" LP box, 4 poster boxes.)
- Arrangement
- Organized into four series: I. Paper Files, II. Sheet Music, III. Audio Recordings, IV. Scrap Books
- OCLC
- on1389828479
- This collection includes no known access restrictions.
- Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.
- Marie Endres (1904-1999) was a Madison-based violinist, music teacher and conductor. Marie's father was a music teacher and organist, and Marie learned to play at a young age with her sisters Olive and Emma. She studied at the American Conservatory in Chicago and the Julliard School in New York. Endres taught violin at the Madison School of Music and at Milton College. She performed and conducted in a number of musical groups in Madison and Beaver Dam, including the Madison Civic Symphony, the Madison String Sinfonia and the Baroque Chorus of Madison. She was also director of the St. James Catholic Church Choir. Her concerts often included performances of works composed by her sister, Olive Endres. Marie Endres collected many honors over the length of her career, including an honorary doctorate of music from Milton College in 1965 and a Governor's Award for "distinguised servince and performance in the arts" in 1970.
- Gift of Marie Endres, 1996.
Subjects
- Endres, Olive.
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- Endres-Kountz, Emma.
- Madison String Sinfonia.
- Baroque Chorus of Madison.
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- Madison Civic Symphony.
- St. James Catholic Church Choir.
- Beaver Dam Oratorio Chorus.
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- Wisconsin Union Theatre (Madison, Wis.).
- University of Wisconsin--Madison. School of Music.
- Milton College.
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- Madison Civic Music Association.
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- The Choral Union.
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- Music teachers.
- Conductors (Music)
- Violinists.