Scope and Content of Collection
The Solveig Lunde Madsen Collection covers the period from 1923 to 2004; the bulk of the materials date from 1939 to 1951. The collection consists of biographical materials, press books, publicity flyers, articles, concert programs, itineraries, bulletins, membership lists, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and recordings related to Madsen’s work as a performer, writer, and music educator, including her work with various orchestras such as the Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra of Detroit and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, her involvement with the American Liszt Society, and her work with both Juilliard classmate William Kapell and Juilliard teacher Olga Samaroff-Stokowski.