Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Records

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-725

Staff Only

Content Description

The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival records houses the organizational records of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival. This collection, which dates from 2007 to 2019, consists of meeting minutes, promotional publications and ephemera, programs, press materials, correspondence and financial records. This collection provides a record of past festival participants and performers, as well as the community and administrative support that brought them to Walla Walla.

Dates

Creation: 2007-2019

Creator

Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Note

The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival was founded in 2007 by Tacoma-based musician Timothy Christie. At the time, Christie was teaching at the University of Puget Sound as well as playing for the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, and the Seattle Opera. While on a trip to Walla Walla with his wife, Maria, he began planning a local chamber music festival, a plan which was accepted by then Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Walla Walla, Michel Davidson. The first season was summer of 2008, and offered 26 musical events from June 9 to June 20. The festival is structured to provide five separate varieties of performance; Festival Series, Tasting Music, Sounds Like Fun!, Open Rehearsals, and Outreach.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival was founded in 2007 by Tacoma-based musician Timothy Christie. This collection, which dates from 2007 to 2019, consists of meeting minutes, promotional publications, programs, press materials, correspondence, and financial records.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Darcie Furlan, President of the Board of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, on October 2, 2019. The accession number associated with this donation is 2019-040.

Processing Information

This collection was rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders. The materials were originally housed in binders, and the processor assigned folder titles when they were removed. The original order of the records was largely maintained.