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Rolf Persinger

Date: 06 23 1960
Description: A man is playing a violin at the front of a classroom of students. Caption reads: "Rolf Persinger of the Chicago symphony orchestra worked Thursday with mu...
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Summer Music Clinic Try Outs

Date: 05 10 1958
Description: "Almost 4000 high school musicians came to Madison for the state solo - ensemble festival, and 20 of them went home with scholarships for the 1958 Summer M...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Making like a conductor, Mary T. Junger of Amherst is shown chatting with Lynnette Fredrick of Watertown and Caren Nelson of Crandon. They are at the Summe...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Tuba player Fred Mikrut from Ogdensburg appears to be acquiring air to blow his big horn from a pipe in the background, which seemingly sticks out of his h...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: In a room full of empty folding chairs, John Braunschweig practices his tuba during the Summer Music Clinic at the University of Wisconsin. He is one of 78...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Darleen McCormick, music teacher from Central High School, is shown directing a chorus at a three-week music clinic held at the University of Wisconsin. St...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Pat Harley of East Troy, Wisconsin, is practicing her clarinet in the stairwell during the 1957 Summer Music Clinic on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: George Houslander, Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force Band, leading a band practice session in a gymnasium at the University of Wisconsin Music Clini...
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Two trumpeters at the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic. They are Thomas Fritz from Menomonee Falls and Norman James form Hollandale.
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Three clarinetists during a band practice at the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic. They are Joanne Wallner of Wisconsin Rapids, Beverly Babas of Algoma...
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: A.E. McDonnell, Director of Music at Wausau High School, giving advice to Theresa Stluka of Middleton during the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic. Ther...
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Opening Night of the 47th Annual Haresfoot Show

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Showing their tickets in the atrium of the University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are univer...
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Women's String Ensemble

Date: 1898
Description: Alma Seipp (1876-1966), middle row, second from right, holds a violin in a group portrait of a women's string ensemble, probably at Wellesley College. All ...
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Central High School Student Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 20 1951
Description: Members of the choir and chorus classes at Central High School are pictured during a nativity scene from the pageant "Choir of Bethlehem" presented at the ...
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Leroy Klose, Director of Music, Madison Public Schools

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Portrait of Leroy Klose, 4309 Bagley Parkway, Director of Music for the Madison Public Schools, seated at his desk.
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Singing Class

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Description: Students at their desks holding songbooks and singing.
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Central High School Orchestra Pop Concert

Date: 10 09 1953
Description: Group portrait of some of the Central High School Orchestra Pop Concert members with violins. From left to right in the front row are: Mary Rowley and Barb...
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High School Music Clinic at University of Wisconsin

Date: 07 12 1950
Description: Robert Blum, Evansville, front row left, sits with other students attending a music appreciation class at the University of Wisconsin high school music cli...
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East Waterloo High School Musicians

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: A group of high school musicians, from East Waterloo (Iowa?) High School, sleeping on bleachers in the Field House during a National School Music contest.
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All-State Band Concert

Date: 07 19 1949
Description: Dave Cartwright, Helen Hurd, and Mary Rose Gallagher are standing with Frederick C. Ebbs, conductor of the All-State band concert. The students have been a...

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