Title:
Oral History Interview with Minette Cooper--Audio
Creator:
Cooper, Bettie Minette Switzer
Contributor:
Major, Dr. Jean A., University Librarian Emerita
Date:
2006-03-10
Description:
Minette Cooper was a major contributor to the formation of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra from the merger of the area's three existing orchestras, the Norfolk Symphony, the Peninsula Orchestra, and the Virginia Beach Pops. She served both on the Symphony Board and as an officer in the Symphony league during that period. Her service on the orchestra's board predated the merger period and continues to the present time. She served as president of the Board of Directors from 1986-1988. Cooper was born in New York, New York on December 23, 1937. The interview was conducted with Minette Cooper in her Norfolk home for a project on the history of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.The interview discusses Cooper's time as a member of the Virginia Symphony Board of Directors. Important highlights include the merger of the Peninsula, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach orchestras; relations with Norfolk State and Old Dominion Universities; the Virginia Symphony strike; experiences with the symphony conductors; and avocation for arts education. 1:42:30
Subject:
Virginia Symphony
Subject:
Fundraising--Orchestras
Subject:
Orchestral musicians--Employment
Subject:
Strikes and lockouts--United States--Orchestras
Subject:
Orchestra--Mergers
Subject:
Conductors (Music)--Employment
Subject:
Cooper, Minette
Subject:
Virginia Symphony--Board of Directors
Subject:
Virginia Symphony--Finances
Subject:
Orchestral musicians--Wages
Subject:
Virginia Symphony Foundation
Subject:
Outreach programs through music
Subject:
Integration in orchestras
Subject:
Virginia Symphony League
Subject:
Virginia Symphony Foundation
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia
Media Format:
Sound recordings
Collection:
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Oral History Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
vso-cooperm-audio
