Southwest Concert Series and Celebrity Concert Series collection

Collection

Identifier: UA-004

Scope and Contents

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This collection documents the Southwest Concert Series (1958-1984) which was later known as the Celebrity Concert Series (1985-Present) and the Southwest Guild founded by Charles Manley Brown (1985), and is now known as the Southern Utah Art Guild.

This series consists of the history, business proceedings, performances, and scrapbooks of the many concerts presented at Dixie State University. In this collection there are, administration, correspondence, financial, programming, ephemera, scrapbooks, and the Southwest Guild Scrapbooks materials. The purpose of the Celebrity Concert Series is to promote artistic performances in Washington County, Utah and provide annual events. People from all over Utah attend the concerts, members buy season passes for the whole year, each year.

The scrapbooks that are in this collection provide pictures, programs, flyers, and other memorabilia from the events and the members who attended. Most of the scrapbooks were disassembled for preservation purposes, while maintaining the original order. Several varieties of concerts are performed from classical to pop, but the most popular is the Southwest Symphony Orchestra that makes an appearance each year.

Dates

Creation: 1964 - 1995

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours or by appointment. Researchers must complete an Application for Use and show a photo ID prior to accessing materials.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Utah Tech University Library Special Collections and Archives. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives.

Biographical / Historical

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The Southwest Concert Series began in 1958 by Ron Garner who was soon joined by Robert Dalton and later Gail Bunker. It all began as a private undertaking to bring professional and world-renown performing artists to Saint George, Utah. Over the years, it has grown and become a success. In 1985, the Southwest Concert Series was renamed the Celebrity Concert Series. In 1987, the concert series became a part of Dixie State University. The Southern Utah Art Guild was founded by Charles Manley Brown in 1985, and was originally known as the Southwest Guild. When Bunker was manager (1995-2014) she added variety to the programming from previous years, including: the Special Artist Series- a recital concert program that had five or six events. The tradition has continued on throughout the years. The Celebrity Concert Series is held in Southern Utah, at Dixie State University, in the Cox Performing Arts building. Each year the Board of Directors for the Celebrity Concert Series chooses the season’s programming with the aim of scheduling the best concerts within the annual budget. Some of the events throughout the years include: St. Petersburg Ballet with Galina Mezentseva, The Brothers Four, The Nylons, Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers, Western Opera Theater, Turtle Island and Montreux, and many more.

Full Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (6 gray letter document cases and 3 tan cubic foot boxes. )

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains nine boxes of administration, correspondence, financial, programming, ephemera, scrapbook materials about the Southwest Concert Series and the Celebrity Concert Series, and the Southwest Guild Scrapbooks.

Arrangement

The Southwest Concert Series and the Celebrity Concert Series are arranged in two series: 1. Southwest series, 2. Southwest Guild. In the first series there are six subseries: 1. Administration, 1972-2001, 2. Correspondence, 1973-1993, 3. Financial, 1965-1999, 4. Programming, 1958-1984, 5. Ephemera, 1967-2014, 6. Scrapbooks, 1973-2000. Each subseries in series 1 is arranged chronologically. In the second series there are the Southwest Guild Scrapbooks, 1974-1996, arranged chronologically.