Oklahoma Musicians

Archive document

Heavenly Harmony: The WPA Symphony Orchestra 1937-1942

Article discusses the history of the Federal Music Project, a relief project instituted by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression to provide employment to musicians, and the history of the Oklahoma Federal Symphony Orchestra, discussing the impact of its success on the music scene in Oklahoma and the key figures who contributed.

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Source context

Chronicles of Oklahoma, 64(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1986, pp. 34-51

Subjects recorded by the archive

Oklahoma -- History; musicians; concerts; Federal Music Project; New Deal, 1933-1939; Depressions -- 1929 -- United States; Works Progress Administration; Oklahoma Federal Symphony Orchestra; Periodicals; histories; Arts and Crafts - Music - Orchestras; Places - United States - Oklahoma

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031530/