Inventory of the Frances Steiner Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay Collection SPC .2018.050
Jocelyn De Avila
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2023-10
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Frances Steiner, Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay
Creator:
Steiner, Frances J.
Identifier/Call Number: SPC .2018.050
Physical Description:
.21 Linear Feet
Physical Description:
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1974-2018; undated
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
The Frances Steiner Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay Collection (1974-2018; undated) contains one box and .21 ft. of material
belonging to Dr. Frances Steiner. The majority of the collection contains newspaper clippings of concert reviews from the
Los Angeles Times, the
Daily Breeze, and the
Palos Verdes Peninsula News regarding the Carson Dominguez Symphony and the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay. The box contains a document detailing
the history of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, Concert Reviews from various locations, concert reviews from the Norris
Theater in Palos Verdes, an undated lifetime Member Plaque for Dr. Frances Steiner, and a pamphlet of the opening festival
of the Norris Community Theatre circa 1983.
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Steiner began her music career at eight and continued her education at the Curtis Institute of Music, receiving her bachelor's
in 1956. She studied at Harvard University, receiving her masters in 1958. Dr. Frances Steiner received her D.M.A. at the
University of Southern California, focusing on Baroque Music performance practices in 1969. She accepted the position of musical
director of the Baroque Consortium Chamber Orchestra and Chorale, founded in 1972 by Robert Mantovani, Mary Ann Schulz, and
Lyle Heck in 1974. The Baroque Consortium Chamber Orchestra and Chorale was renamed the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay
in 1988. The orchestra performed in Torrance, Hermosa Beach, San Pedro, and Palos Verdes. The orchestra received prestigious
grants and awards under the leadership of Dr. Steiner.
Processing Information
Processed by Jocelyn De Avila on November 17, 2023.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carson (Calif.)
Musicians
Orchestra
Rancho Palos Verdes (Calif.)
Concerts
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay
box 1, folder 1
Los Angeles Times concert reviews
October 1, 1974; January 24, 1984; November 18, 1987; October 31, 1989-March 3, 1993; December 9, 1997; December 7, 1999;
December 3, 2001; May 11, 2004
box 1, folder 2
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay (COSB) newspaper reviews
June 2, 1977; April 27, 1978- Nov 1, 1979; Nov 9, 1985- January 26, 1993
box 1, folder 3
featured stories
1980-1982; September 16, 1984; 1987-1988; May 24, 1990; May 5, 1992; December 24, 1998; June 11, 2009; September 2015
box 1, folder 4
Palos Verdes Peninsula News clippings [COSB Honored]
April 7, 1984; May 12, 1984; January 23, 1986; November 20, 1986; January 26, 1991
box 1, folder 5
Palos Verdes Peninsula News [Oversized Reviews]
1984-1987; 1990-1991; October 26, 1993
box 1, folder 6
Daily Breeze and
Palos Verdes Peninsula News reviews of Norris Theatre (Rolling Hills Estates) concerts
1994-2004; March 6, 2007
box 1, folder 7
Daily Breeze [Carson Dominguez Symphony review]
May 21, 2005
box 1, folder 8
Daily Breeze and
Palos Verdes Peninsula News reviews
2005-2013
box 1, folder 9
History of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay [As recalled by Dr. Frances Steiner]
May 2018
box 1, folder 10
City of Carson lifetime member Carson Symphony Orchestra presented to Dr. Frances Steiner [plaque]
undated
