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Santa Clara Valley Youth Band Records
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Title: Santa Clara Valley Youth Band Records
Dates: 1959-1984
Collection Number: 1993-104
Creator/Collector:
Santa Clara Valley Youth Band
Extent: .5 linear feet
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Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Records of the Santa Clara Valley Youth Band, founded by San Jose State music professor Clement Hutchinson.
Language of Material: English
Open to the public for research by appointment.
Please contact History San Jose's Research Library for information on reproduction and publication.
[Identification of item]. Santa Clara Valley Youth Band Records. Collection Number: 1993-104. History San Jose Research Library
Donated to the San Jose Historical Museum in 1993.
Biography/Administrative History
The Santa Clara Valley Youth Band was founded in 1959 by San Jose State music professor Clement Hutchinson. Membership was
drawn from schools throughout the County, performing programs of show tunes and classical music around the state, including
the Hollywood Bowl, Disneyland, the California State Fair, and local venues. In 1970 the group embarked on a month-long tour
of Australia. In the 1970s, membership began to decline, due to a combination of school system music program decline, increase
in student after-school employment and extracurricular activities, and a lack of advertising money. The group's move from
San Jose to Los Gatos in the late 1970s also contributed. By 1986, enrollment had dropped too low for the band to continue.
Scope and Content of Collection
Records of the Santa Clara Valley Youth Band, including membership rosters, performance programs, a portfolio of photographs
and background information (1970), bylaws, financial records, publicity, and administrative records.
Youth bands
Orchestras
Nineteen sixties
Nineteen seventies
Hutchinson, Clement J.
Gomez, Robert
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
San Jose (Calif.)