[Music for the People : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3529833
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
- folders of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Biography/History:
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Hector Crawford CBE AO (14 August 1913 - 11 March 1991) was an Australian entrepreneur, conductor and media mogul, best known for his radio and television production firms. He and his Dorothy Crawford (23 March 1911 - 2 September 1988) founded Crawford Productions, and produced musical radio programs in Melbourne including Music for the People. These were free public concerts held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, often conducted by Hector, were attended by large crowds and broadcast live on radio. They were sponsored by the Victorian State Government and the Melbourne City Council, with Hector as director and conductor of the Melbourne Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra (later known as the Australian Symphony Orchestra). The concerts were broadcast on Radio 3DB and in 1959 on television, being one of HSV 7 television's early ventures into outside broadcasting. Music for the People events were also used as fundraisers for organisations supporting injured service personnel during the Second World War, and continued for 40 years. They were eventually incorporated into Melbourne's Moomba Festival with performances at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. [Information from the National Film & Sound Archive and Wikipedia.]
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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