21st Century Consort records
Collection
0024-SCPA
The 21st Century Consort (originally 20th Century Consort) was founded in 1975 by Christopher Kendall and is made up of professional musicians from the Washington area, including members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Since 1978 the ensemble has been the resident contemporary music group at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, where they present an annual concert series, often coordinating programming to complement the museum's exhibitions. The collection consists of financial records, grant applications, programs, tour itineraries and records, correspondence, reviews, recordings, and over seven hundred scores related to the Consort's residency, and its emphasis on music by living composers and 20th century classics. Scores are searchable through the SCPA Scores Database. Five hundred of the 700+ scores have been cataloged. For information on uncataloged scores please contact the curator.
The collection is open for research use.
Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Contact the curator for an appointment: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/contact
42.00 Linear Feet
The 21st Century Consort records cover the period from 1975 to 2022. The collection consists of financial records, grant applications, programs, tour itineraries and records, correspondence, reviews, recordings, and scores related to the Consort's residency as the contemporary music ensemble for the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and its emphasis on music by living composers and 20th century classics.
The 21st Century Consort (originally 20th Century Consort) was established in 1975, founded by Christopher Kendall, who remains the current Director. The ensemble is made up of professional musicians from the Washington area, including members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Since 1978 the ensemble has been the resident contemporary music group at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, where they present an annual concert series, often coordinating programming to complement the museum's exhibitions.
This collection is divided into eight series.
Given by Christopher Kendall, Artistic Director and Christopher Patton, Managing Director on September 6, 2002. Additional accruals from Dennis Deloria and Boyd Sarratt between 2009 and 2014.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library