Green Bay Symphony Archives will go to Cofrin Library

The newsletter of the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra is reporting that the organization’s extensive library of orchestral music will remain available for community use through an arrangement that will place the collection at the Area Research Center at UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Library.

The library of musical scores was collected over the course of the GBSO’s 100-year history. It was announced previously that the organization will disband as a professional orchestra after this season’s final concert. That concert, titled “Celebrating the Youth Orchestra,” is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Weidner Center. The evening will spotlight visiting professional performers who are graduates of the GBSO youth orchestra program.

The youth and orchestral music libraries are being purchased by Green Bay physician Herb Coussons, M.D., who has agreed to house the collection at UW-Green Bay. Access will be available to local performance organizations including the Youth Symphony, the Civic Symphony and the music programs at UW-Green Bay and St. Norbert College.

The Area Research Center will also become home to the GBSO’s collection of archival materials including audio recordings of concerts, photos, news clippings, season program books and additional historical items.