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         Zack, George papers 
         Guide to the George Zack papers, 1954-2012, undated
           2012ms381 
         Laura Teas and Sarah Mackenzie Wade 
       
       
         University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
         2017 November 28 
         
           Special Collections Research Center 
           University of Kentucky Libraries 
           Margaret I. King Library 
           Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 
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         University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
       
       George Zack papers 
       2012ms381 
       
         38.05 Cubic Feet 
         15 record cartons, 5 shoe boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize
          folder, 367 reel-to-reel audiotapes 
       
       
         208 Gigabytes 
         450 digital files 
       
       1954-2012, undated 
       The George Zack papers (dated
        1954-2012, undated; 38.05 cubic feet; 15 record cartons, 5 shoe boxes, 1 oversize box, 1
        oversize folder, 367 reel-to-reel audiotapes; 208 GB and 450 digital files) comprise
        correspondence, administrative files, reel-to-reel audiotapes of orchestral performances,
        and concert programs that reflect the violist's decades of leadership as an acclaimed
        conductor, primarily with Kentucky's Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) and Ohio's
        Warren Chamber Orchestra (WCO). 
       Much of the collection is stored
        off-site and must be requested at least 48 business hours in advance. 
     
     
       Conditions Governing Access 
       Collection is open to researchers by appointment. 
     
     
       Arrangement 
       Collection is arranged into 9 series by subject and format: Lexington Philharmonic
        Orchestra, Warren Chamber Orchestra, Youth orchestras, Personal papers, Correspondence,
        Programs, Newspapers, Photographs and posters, and Audiovisual materials. 
     
     
       Biographical note 
       Conductor and violist George Zack was born in 1936 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, but established
        roots in Ohio and Kentucky early in his professional career. After he earned a Bachelor of
        Music degree in Theory and Composition from Wichita State University (1958) and a Master of
        Music in Theory and Viola from the University of Michigan (1960), Zack taught and developed
        the orchestra at Hiram College in Ohio, where he was an Associate Professor of Music
        (1964-1972). He conducted Ohio's Wooster Symphony from 1965-1967 and served as conductor and
        music director of the Warren Chamber Orchestra from 1968-1999. Zack came to Lexington,
        Kentucky in 1972, where, while completing work on a Ph.D. in Music Theory from Florida State
        University, he was invited to be guest conductor of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra.
        Later that spring, Zack was hired as the LPO's Music Director and Conductor. 
       Zack was engaged nationally and locally as a music professional and community arts leader.
        In addition to his work with the LPO, Zack guest conducted and had leadership roles in many
        arts organizations. He served as interim conductor of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra
        and as the music director in charge of artistic operation and development for the All State
        Orchestras in Ohio, New York, and Kentucky. He was a member of the American Symphony
        Orchestra League, the Conductor's Guild, and the American Federation of Musicians, and a
        founding member of the Humanitarium Center for Culture and Diversity. Zack served on the
        advisory boards of Kentucky Educational Television (KET), The National Society of Arts and
        Letters, and the Jazz Foundation. Zack also hosted a weekly radio program on WEKU (Richmond,
        Kentucky) called  George Zack's Enhancement of Music. 
       
       Zack's renown as a conductor was widely recognized. Throughout his career, he received
        numerous awards in recognition of his leadership and commitment to the arts, including
        Musician of the Year for Arts Lifetime Achievement by the Kentucky Arts Council (1998),
        artist residencies at Eastern Kentucky University and James Madison University, the Happy
        Chandler Scholarship Foundation Distinguished Artist award (2008), and the Artist Award for
        lifetime achievement in the arts at the 1998 Governor's Awards in Frankfort, Kentucky. Zack
        was also the recipient of the prestigious National Conference for Community and Jusice
        Lauren Weinberg Humanitarian Award in 1997 and the Lexington Optimist Club Cup in 1999 for
        his outstanding community service in Lexington. 
       In 2006, Zack announced his retirement from the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and in
        2009, he officially stepped off the stage after 37 years as a leader of the LPO. 
     
     
       Preferred Citation 
       2012ms381: [identification of item], George Zack papers, 1954-2012, undated, University of
        Kentucky Special Collections Research Center. 
     
     
       Scope and Contents 
       The George Zack papers (dated 1954-2012, undated; 38.05 cubic feet; 15 record cartons, 5
        shoe boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 367 reel-to-reel audiotapes; 208 GB and 450
        digital files) comprise correspondence, administrative files, reel-to-reel audiotapes of
        orchestral performances, and concert programs that reflect the violist's decades of
        leadership as an acclaimed conductor, primarily with Kentucky's Lexington Philharmonic
        Orchestra (LPO) and Ohio's Warren Chamber Orchestra (WCO). 
       The collection also includes newspaper clippings of orchestra performance reviews,
        schedules and correspondence related to youth orchestra tours led by Zack, posters that
        advertise LPO and WCO concerts and events, photographs of Zack and orchestra musicians,
        audiocassettes of radio broadcasts, and videocassettes of concert recordings that document
        Zack's career as a conductor, musician, and community leader. 
     
     
       Conditions Governing Use 
       The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of
        Kentucky Special Collections Research Center. Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra recordings
        may be used for research only. They may not be published or broadcast. 
     
     
       Orchestral music. 
       Concert programs. 
       Conductors (Music) 
       Sound recordings 
       Zack, George 
       Lexington Philharmonic (Lexington, Ky.) 
       Warren Chamber Orchestra.
        (Warren, Ohio) 
     
     
       
         
           Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra 
           Series I. 
           1960-2012, undated 
         
         
           Scope and Contents 
           Constitutes the bulk of the collection, with Lexington Philharmonic administrative
            files, board and executive committee meeting materials, LPO Women's Guild programs and
            yearbooks, and performance programs that reflect the LPO's regular season and special
            events concerts, including the Rock Around the Pops series, Young People's concerts, and
            Picnic with the Pops fesitvals. Also includes LPO master agreements and contractual
            documents that specificy LPO member regulations.  
           Arranged alphabetically in subseries by subject. 
         
         
           
             Administrative files 
             Subseries A. 
             1960-2008, undated 
           
           
             
               Artistic advisory 
               1982-1991 
               2012ms381-03 
               32 
             
           
           
             
               Audition materials 
               1983-1988 
               2012ms381-03 
               33 
             
           
           
             
               Education Committee and YPCA 
               1997-2007 
               2012ms381-03 
               34 
             
           
           
             
               Fayette County Center for Performing Arts 
               1976-1977 
               2012ms381-03 
               35 
             
           
           
             
               Fayette County town forum, Prichard county 
               1985 November 15 
               2012ms381-04 
               1 
             
           
           
             
               Fortissimo Philharmonic Fund for the Future Leadership Council 
               2005-2006 
               2012ms381-04 
               2 
             
           
           
             
               Gentry 
               1984 July 
               2012ms381-04 
               3 
             
           
           
             
               Guest conducting- Bridgeport, Spokane 
               1982-1984 
               2012ms381-04 
               4 
             
           
           
             
               Guest conducting-foreign 
               1980-1982 
               2012ms381-04 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               Guest conducting-Southbend 
               1979-1998 
               2012ms381-04 
               6-7 
             
           
           
             
               Guest conducting- Youngstown and Charleston, South Carolina 
               1976-1984 
               2012ms381-04 
               8 
             
           
           
             
               Guest conducting-miscellaneous 
               1974-1997 
               2012ms381-04 
               9 
             
           
           
             
               John Spratt- letters, talks, correspondence 
               1960-1976 
               2012ms381-04 
               10-11 
             
           
           
             
               Kentucky Artist of the Year 
               1988 
               2012ms381-04 
               12 
             
           
           
             
               Kentucky Christmas Chorus 
               1988-2003 
               2012ms381-04 
               13-14 
             
           
           
             
               Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival (Pineville) 
               1993-2005 
               2012ms381-04 
               15 
             
           
           
             
               KERA, arts and humanities 
               2001 
               2012ms381-04 
               16 
             
           
           
             
               Las Vegas, Nevada Symphony 
               1992 
               2012ms381-04 
               17 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Music Theatre Society (LMTS) 
               1973-1974 
               2012ms381-04 
               18 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Opera House re-opening 
               1976 
               2012ms381-04 
               19 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Talent/Education Association, Suzuki 
               1967-1975 
               2012ms381-04 
               20 
             
           
           
             
               LPO Directories and Customer Lists 
               2007-2008 
               2012ms381-04 
               21 
             
           
           
             
               LPO development 
               1995-2004 
               2012ms381-04 
               22 
             
           
           
             
               LPO personnel 
               1996-2007 
               2012ms381-04 
               23 
             
           
           
             
               LPO Women's Guild 
               1970-1979 
               2012ms381-08 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               Mountain Art Center 
               1996 October-December 
               2012ms381-04 
               24 
             
           
           
             
               National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) 
               1986-1992 
               2012ms381-04 
               25-26 
             
           
           
             
               National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) 
               1992-1994 
               2012ms381-04 
               27 
             
           
           
             
               National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) 
               1992-1997 
               2012ms381-04 
               28 
             
           
           
             
               National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) Anytown 
               1985-1992 
               2012ms381-04 
               29 
             
           
           
             
               Newspapers and articles 
               1980-1990 
               2012ms381-04 
               30 
             
           
           
             
               Orkney Springs, Dr. Richard Lent 
               1972-1974 
               2012ms381-05 
               1-2 
             
           
           
             
               Richmond-Whitehall 
               1986-1994 
               2012ms381-05 
               3 
             
           
           
             
               Speeches 
               1980s 
               2012ms381-05 
               4 
             
           
           
             
               Speeches 
               1990s 
               2012ms381-05 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               Speeches 
               2000s 
               2012ms381-05 
               6 
             
           
           
             
               Speech cue cards 
               1980s-2000s 
               2012ms381-05 
               7 
             
           
           
             
               Sunday  Herald-Leader, 
                 Twelve Nights 
               1987 April 23 
               2012ms381-05 
               8 
             
           
           
             
               Thank you note from The Chorus and The Arts Council 
               undated 
               2012ms381-05 
               9 
             
           
           
             
               The Twelve Days of Christmas arrangement 
               undated 
               2012ms381-05 
               10 
             
           
           
             
               Toscanini 
               1970-1973 
               2012ms381-05 
               11 
             
           
           
             
               Transylvania Music Appreciation 
               1982 Fall 
               2012ms381-05 
               12 
             
           
           
             
               Transylvania runouts 
               1985-1992 
               2012ms381-05 
               13 
             
           
           
             
               UK Medical Center runouts 
               1985 
               2012ms381-05 
               14 
             
           
           
             
               Veneklasen at Singletary Center for the Arts 
               1981 
               2012ms381-05 
               15 
             
           
           
             
               Wilkinson Inauguration 
               1987 
               2012ms381-05 
               16 
             
           
           
             
               World Piano Competition 
               2000-2002 
               2012ms381-05 
               17 
             
           
           
             
               Worksheet for Citizens Fidelity concert 
               1985 December 3 
               2012ms381-05 
               18 
             
           
         
         
           
             Board and executive committee 
             Subseries B. 
             1965-2009 
           
           
             
               1965-1971 
               2012ms381-01 
               1 
             
           
           
             
               1972-1973 
               2012ms381-01 
               2-3 
             
           
           
             
               1973-1974 
               2012ms381-01 
               4 
             
           
           
             
               1974-1975 
               2012ms381-01 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               1975-1976 
               2012ms381-01 
               6-8 
             
           
           
             
               1976-1978 
               2012ms381-01 
               9-10 
             
           
           
             
               1977-1978 
               2012ms381-01 
               11-12 
             
           
           
             
               1978-1979 
               2012ms381-01 
               13 
             
           
           
             
               1979-1980 
               2012ms381-01 
               14 
             
           
           
             
               1980-1981 
               2012ms381-01 
               15 
             
           
           
             
               1981-1982 
               2012ms381-01 
               16 
             
           
           
             
               1982-1983 
               2012ms381-01 
               17-18 
             
           
           
             
               1983-1984 
               2012ms381-01 
               19-20 
             
           
           
             
               1984-1985 
               2012ms381-01 
               21 
             
           
           
             
               1984-1985 
               2012ms381-02 
               1-2 
             
           
           
             
               1985-1986 
               2012ms381-02 
               3-4 
             
           
           
             
               1986-1987 
               2012ms381-02 
               5-6 
             
           
           
             
               1987-1988 
               2012ms381-02 
               7 
             
           
           
             
               1988-1989 
               2012ms381-02 
               8 
             
           
           
             
               1989-1990 
               2012ms381-02 
               9-10 
             
           
           
             
               1990-1991 
               2012ms381-02 
               11 
             
           
           
             
               1991-1992 
               2012ms381-02 
               12-13 
             
           
           
             
               1992-1993 
               2012ms381-02 
               14-16 
             
           
           
             
               1993-1994 
               2012ms381-02 
               17-18 
             
           
           
             
               1994-1995 
               2012ms381-02 
               19-20 
             
           
           
             
               1995-1996 
               2012ms381-02 
               21 
               2012ms381-03 
               1 
             
           
           
             
               1996-1997 
               2012ms381-03 
               2-3 
             
           
           
             
               1997-1998 
               2012ms381-03 
               4 
             
           
           
             
               1998-1999 
               2012ms381-03 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               1999-2002 
               2012ms381-03 
               6 
             
           
           
             
               1999-2007 
               2012ms381-03 
               7 
             
           
           
             
               Advertisements 
               2000-2003 
               2012ms381-03 
               8 
             
           
           
             
               Long range planning 
               1972-1979 
               2012ms381-03 
               9 
             
           
           
             
               Long range planning 
               1980-1987 
               2012ms381-03 
               10 
             
           
           
             
               Long range planning 
               1991-1992 
               2012ms381-03 
               11 
             
           
           
             
               Long range planning 
               2000-2005 
               2012ms381-03 
               12 
             
           
           
             
               Assistant conductor search 
               1993 
               2012ms381-03 
               13 
             
           
           
             
               Assistant conductor search 
               1995 
               2012ms381-03 
               14 
             
           
           
             
               Engle Management Report 
               1982-1983 
               2012ms381-03 
               15-16 
             
           
           
             
               LPO Calendar 
               2006-2007 
               2012ms381-03 
               17 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Philharmonic annual report 
               2004-2005 
               2012ms381-03 
               18 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Philharmonic annual report 
               2006-2007 
               2012ms381-03 
               19 
             
           
           
             
               Lexington Philharmonic annual report 
               2008-2009 
               2012ms381-03 
               20 
             
           
         
         
           
             Lexington Philharmonic Women's Guild 
             Subseries C. 
             1974-2006 
           
           
             
               Grand Ball programs 
               Subseries i. 
               1990-2006 
             
             
               
                 1990 November 30 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 6 
               
             
             
               
                 1993 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 7 
               
             
             
               
                 1994 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 8 
               
             
             
               
                 1996 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 9 
               
             
             
               
                 1997 September 19 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 10 
               
             
             
               
                 1999 September 8 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 11 
               
             
             
               
                 2000 September 23 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 12 
               
             
             
               
                 2004 December 3 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 13 
               
             
             
               
                 2005 November 19 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 14 
               
             
             
               
                 2006 November 18 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 15 
               
             
           
           
             
               Yearbooks 
               Subseries ii. 
               1974-2006 
             
             
               
                 1974-1980 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 16 
               
             
             
               
                 1980-1984 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 17 
               
             
             
               
                 1984-1991 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 18 
               
             
             
               
                 1992-1995 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 19 
               
             
             
               
                 1995-1997 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 20 
               
             
             
               
                 1997-1999 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 21 
               
             
             
               
                 2000-2002 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 22 
               
             
             
               
                 2002-2004 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 23 
               
             
             
               
                 2005-2006 
                 2012ms381-08 
                 24 
               
             
           
         
         
           
             Master agreements 
             Subseries D. 
             1991-2008 
           
           
             
               1991-1993 
               2012ms381-12 
               34 
             
           
           
             
               1993-1996 
               2012ms381-12 
               35 
             
           
           
             
               1996 
               2012ms381-12 
               36 
             
           
           
             
               1996-1999 
               2012ms381-12 
               37 
             
           
           
             
               1999 
               2012ms381-12 
               38 
             
           
           
             
               1999-2004 
               2012ms381-12 
               39 
             
           
           
             
               2004-2008 
               2012ms381-12 
               40 
             
           
         
         
           
             Picnic with the Pops 
             Subseries E. 
             1981-2007, undated 
           
           
             
               1981 
               2012ms381-10 
               31 
             
           
           
             
               1982 
               2012ms381-10 
               32 
             
           
           
             
               1983 
               2012ms381-10 
               33 
             
           
           
             
               1984 
               2012ms381-10 
               34 
             
           
           
             
               1985 
               2012ms381-10 
               35 
             
           
           
             
               1986 
               2012ms381-10 
               36 
             
           
           
             
               1987 
               2012ms381-10 
               37 
             
           
           
             
               1988 
               2012ms381-10 
               38 
             
           
           
             
               1989 
               2012ms381-10 
               39 
             
           
           
             
               1990-1993 
               2012ms381-10 
               40 
             
           
           
             
               1994-1996 
               2012ms381-10 
               41 
             
           
           
             
               1997-1999 
               2012ms381-10 
               42 
             
           
           
             
               2000-2007 
               2012ms381-10 
               43 
             
           
           
             
               undated 
               2012ms381-11 
               1 
             
           
           
             
               Frankfort Picnic with the Pops concerts 
               1994-1997 
               2012ms381-11 
               2 
             
           
         
         
           
             Programs 
             Subseries F. 
             1964-2012 
           
           
             
               1964 December 4-1968 January 19 
               2012ms381-05 
               44 
             
           
           
             
               1968 February 1-1969 December 12 
               2012ms381-05 
               45 
             
           
           
             
               1970 February 13-1972 March 12 
               2012ms381-05 
               46 
             
           
           
             
               1973 January 19-1974 December 1 
               2012ms381-05 
               47 
             
           
           
             
               1975 January 16- 1976 December 19 
               2012ms381-06 
               1 
             
           
           
             
               1977 January 14-1978 April 14 
               2012ms381-06 
               2 
             
           
           
             
               1978 April 22- 1979 December 16 
               2012ms381-06 
               3 
             
           
           
             
               1980 January 17-1980 December 13 
               2012ms381-06 
               4 
             
           
           
             
               1981 January 16- 1982 January 16 
               2012ms381-06 
               5 
             
           
           
             
               1982 February 13-1983 August 26 
               2012ms381-06 
               6 
             
           
           
             
               1983 September 10-1984 April 13 
               2012ms381-06 
               7 
             
           
           
             
               1984 April 15-1989 November 19 
               2012ms381-06 
               8 
             
           
           
             
               1985 January 18- 1986 February 7 
               2012ms381-06 
               9 
             
           
           
             
               1986 February 28-1987 January 16 
               2012ms381-06 
               10 
             
           
           
             
               1987 February 6-1988 February 15 
               2012ms381-06 
               11 
             
           
           
             
               1988 February 26-1989 January 20 
               2012ms381-06 
               12 
             
           
           
             
               1989 February 24-1989 December 17 
               2012ms381-06 
               13 
             
           
           
             
               1990 January 19- 1990 September 11 
               2012ms381-06 
               14 
             
           
           
             
               1990 December 4-1991 August 24 
               2012ms381-06 
               15 
             
           
           
             
               1991 September 20-1992 February 26 
               2012ms381-06 
               16 
             
           
           
             
               1992 March 6-1992 November 13 
               2012ms381-06 
               17 
             
           
           
             
               1992 December 12-1993 July 3 
               2012ms381-06 
               18