Seymour Group records

MLMSS 10782

fonds

approximately 1977-1996

Textual Records, Photographs, Ephemera, Clippings

402741

5.94 metres of textual material (33 boxes), including photographs and ephemera

The Seymour Group was founded in 1976 by Peter Platt in the University of Sydney Music Department with the aim of performing works from the 19th and 20th century focussing on music by Australian composers. It was formed to provide young performers with experience in contemporary repertoire performance. The Group performed a diverse range of musical styles including chamber music, electronic music, contemporary jazz, chamber opera and music-theatre. It commissioned over 100 works by emerging and established Australian composers and made a significant contribution to new music in Australia. Artistic directors included Vincent Plush, Stuart Challender, Myer Freedman and Anthony Fogg.

BOX 1 1977-1981 Meeting minutes, correspondence, tour and concert planning, school workshops.
BOX 2 1977-1981 Meeting minutes, correspondence, tour and concert planning, administration hiring and finances.
BOX 3 1977-1979 Publicity, media clippings, concert files, ensemble members files.
BOX 4 1977-1981 Meeting minutes, 1979 AGM, Music Board commissions, NSW Government cultural grants, concert files.
BOX 5 1978-1982 Composer correspondence, by recipient.
BOX 6 1977-1983 Correspondence, by recipient.
BOX 7 1977-1980 Concert and recital files.
BOX 8 1979-1981 Concert and subscription files, 1981 correspondence file.
BOX 9 1980-1982 Music Board, advertising and publicity, concert files.
BOX 10 1982-1983 Correspondence, Music Board, advertising and publicity, concert files.
BOX 11 1981-1985 Board minutes and AGM.
BOX 12 1982-1984 Correspondence, Music Board, program, and workshop files.
BOX 13 1984-1986 Correspondence, Music Board files, program notes.
BOX 14 1986-1987 Program, concert, and advertising files.
BOX 15 1986-1987 Correspondence, concert files, grants, musicians’ contracts.
BOX 16 1985-1987 Correspondence, concert files, incorporation and membership files.
BOX 17 1986-1991 Board minutes, AGM and Planning Committee.
BOX 18 1981-1985 Confederation of Australian Professional Performing Arts (CAPPA) correspondence, minutes, articles of association. Concert files and program planning.
BOX 19 1984-1988 Correspondence, score hire, musicians’ contracts.
BOX 20 1988-1989 Membership, concert, tour, and program files.
BOX 21 1988-1990 Correspondence, project grants, tours and concert files.
BOX 22 1988-1990 Correspondence, commissions and concert files.
BOX 23 1988-1990 Correspondence, concert files, and artists’ contracts.
BOX 24 1990-1991 Correspondence and grant applications.
BOX 25 1989-1991 Correspondence, concert files, and artists’ contracts.
BOX 26 1989-1991 Correspondence, grant applications, and minutes.
BOX 27 1982-1993 Correspondence, commissions and artists’ contracts.
BOX 28 1992-1996 Correspondence, concert, and program files, grant applications, employment file.
BOX 29 1991-1992 Correspondence, artists’ contracts, grant applications, Board minutes.
BOX 30 1991-1996 Correspondence, financial reports, grant applications.
BOX 31 1978-1995 Commissions and grant applications (1993-1995), programmes (1978-1986).
BOX 32 1992-1994 Board minutes, correspondence, grant applications, concert files. Photographs of ensemble members, prints and negatives, 1979-1985, 1993.
BOX 33 1988-1996 Reviews and promotional material.

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