from troy chromatic concerts’ first 110 seasons 1894-2006
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50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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50 Renowned ArtistsFrom Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
From the first concerts or ‘musicales’, in private homes to the concert series of today, the aim of‘Chromatics’ has been to bring musical programs of the highest caliber for the enjoyment of localaudiences. Organized in 1894 by students of Troy music teacher Dr. J. Albert Jeffery’s, TheChromatic Club initially presented student recitals in private homes. The residence of David Cowee,Jr., on Troy’s Washington Park, was a principal venue and the birthplace of The Chromatic Club. Itwas David Cowee, Jr. who founded the concert series as we know it today and its first concertfeatured an artist of world renown, Edward A. MacDowell, in February of 1895. It was an enormoussuccess and inspired the continuing commitment to present the finest artists of their time.
This collection pictures a selection from the scores of outstanding artists who have appeared withTroy Chromatic Concerts at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
Former home of David Cowee, Jr. Edward A. MacDowell Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Fritz Kreisler Ernst von Dohnanyi Lillian Nordica
50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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Marcella Sembrich Josef Lhevinne Josef Hofmann
John McCormack Ossip Gabrilowitsch Sergei Rachmaninoff
Dame Myra Hess Ignace Jan Paderewski Serge Koussevitzky
50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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Rosa Ponselle Fritz Reiner Jasca Heifetz
Vladimir Horowitz Lotte Lehmann Artur Rodzinzki
Marian Anderson Nathan Milstein Yehudi Menuhin
50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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Rudolf Serkin Artur Rubinstein Jussi Bjoerling
George Szell Erich Leinsdorf Bidu Sayao
Byron Janis William Warfield Leontyne Price
50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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Maureen Forester Michael Tilson Thomas David Zinman
Pinchas Zukerman Radu Lupu Yo-Yo Ma
Kathleen Battle Young Uck Kim Garrick Ohlsson
50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006
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Julian Bream Andre Watts Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham Andre Boreyko Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Osmo Vanska Leila Josefowicz Valery Gergiev