Descriptive Summary
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Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Carmel Music Society Collection
Dates: 1928/1973
Collection Number: CM2
Creator/Collector:
Carmel Music Society
Extent: 2 archival boxes
Repository:
Harrison Memorial Library
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 93921
Abstract: Collection of programs (1928-1973) for the Carmel Music Society, a non-profit organization started by Dene Denny and Hazel
Watrous that was devoted to bringing the finest talent in the classical music repertoire to the Carmel area.
Language of Material: English
Access
Materials are open for research.
Publication Rights
The Henry Meade Local History Room, Harrison Memorial Library does not hold copyright to these items. Permission to publish
must be obtained from the copyright holder by the user.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Carmel Music Society Collection. Collection Number: CM2. Harrison Memorial Library
Biography/Administrative History
In 1926, Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous, two women who lived in Carmel, decided to enhance the cultural life of the Monterey
Peninsula by creating a local concert association. Until that time, private recitals and the occasional touring concert sponsored
by metropolitan booking agents were the only performances of music in the community. Dene and Hazel experimented by booking
their own concerts. Those events were so successful that they led a group of local friends and music lovers to establish the
Carmel Music Society - a non-profit organization devoted to bringing the finest talent in the classical music repertoire to
the area.
Now incorporating the Mozart Society of California, The Carmel Music Society presents yearly a season of world-class performances,
and also a competition for aspiring young musicians. Performances are given variously in Sunset Center and at All Saints Church.
Scope and Content of Collection
2 archival boxes of programs (1928-1973) for the Carmel Music Society.
Indexing Terms
Carmel (Calif.)
Concert programs