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Boris Brott. – Fourth accrual. –  1967-2013. – 1.48 m of textual records, graphic records and printed materials.--  9 oversize items – Title based on contents of the fonds.

Series 1
General Office Files. --  1987-2012. --  96 cm of textual records, printed and graphic material. – Title obtained from content of series.
Note:  This series contains files from the office of Boris Brott.  They are arranged alphabetically. File titles obtained from original files.  Some files also contain correspondence, contracts, photographs and ephemera.

Box 114
F. 1. 911.  Text and 3 CDs re 911’er security system.  2006.
F. 2 Bari. West Side Story. 2012.  Correspondence, 2011.
F. 3 Boris Brott Festival pedagogy.  Correspondence, 2011.
F. 4 Boris Brott Summer Music Festival, 2004.
F. 5 Boris Brott Summer Music Festival, 2009.
F. 6 International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States, 2009.
F. 7 International Spa Association, 2004-2005.
F. 8 Lupiano/Siemens presentation, 2011.
F. 9 Lupiano/Internet page, 1996.
F. 10 Lupiano/Gross fees for contracts, 2003.
F. 11 Lupiano/[Mick]/Bird, 1998.
F. 12 Montreal Symphony Orchestra, 2004.
F. 13 Montreal Symphony Orchestra, 2005.
F. 14 Music in the Mountains, 2006
F. 15 Musicians Guild, 2010.
F. 16 National Arts Centre – Education Orchestra Committee, 2005.
F. 17 National Arts Centre/National Arts Centre Orchestra, 2005.
F. 18 National Arts Centre Orchestra, 2006.
F. 19 National Arts Centre – Contracts, 2006-2007.
F. 20 National Arts Centre Orchestra, 2007-2008.
F. 21 National Arts Centre Orchestra/Brott Music Festival – Board, 2007.
F. 22 National Arts Centre – Principal Youth and Family Conductor contract and correspondence, 2007-2008.
F. 23 National Arts Centre – Family concerts, 2009.
F. 24 National Arts Centre – Programs, 2009-2010.
F. 25 New West Symphony – Contracts and correspondence, 1995-1997.

Box 115
F. 1 New West Symphony Founders, 1995.
F. 2 New West Symphony – Educational concerts, 1996-1998.
F. 3 New West Symphony – Medical concert, 1996.
F. 4 New West Symphony – Getty Education Institute, 1997.
F. 5 New West Symphony – Musicians assessment, 1997.
F. 6 New West Symphony – Recording, 1997.
F. 7 New West Symphony – Union Negotiations and Contract #3, 1997.
F. 8 New West Symphony – Reviews, clippings and photocopies, 1996-1998.
F. 9 New West Symphony – “Good Musicians”.  [1990s].
F. 10 New West Symphony – Potential sponsors, 2001.
F. 11 New West Symphony – Resignation letters, 2001.
F. 12 New West Symphony – Charles Stegeman, 2002.
F. 13 New West Symphony – Programming, 2001-2002.
F. 14 New West Symphony – Contract for Brott, 2001-2003.
F. 15 New West Symphony – Music Director’s report. 1995-2000.
F. 16 New West Symphony – Education Director search, 2002.
F. 17 New West Symphony – New ideas/artists, 1995-2002.
F. 18 New West Symphony – Education Taskforce, 2002.
F. 19 New West Symphony and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra – Contracts, 2002-2003.
F. 20 New West Symphony – Ideas/programmes, 2002.
F 21 New West Symphony – Kraut, Larry letter, 2003.
F. 22 New West Symphony – Financial, 2003.
F. 23 New West Symphony – Musicians, 1991-2003.
F. 24 New West Symphony – Accounts payable, 2003-2004.
F. 25 New West Symphony – Press reviews, articles, 2001-2004.
F. 26 New West Symphony – Itinerary for Boris Brott, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Box  116
F. 1 New West Symphony – Discovery Artists Program, 2005.
F. 2 New West Symphony – correspondence, 2006.
F. 3 New West Symphony – Donor recognition lists, 2007-2008.
F. 4 New West Symphony – Organs recording project, 2008.
F. 5 New West Symphony – Artists, 2008.
F. 6 New West Symphony – Speech, education and music, 1994-2009.
F. 7 New West Symphony – Repertoire history, 2010.
F.  8 New West Symphony – Itinerary and programme, 2010-2011.
F. 9 New York Philharmonic Education Program, 1994-1995.
F. 10 Opus ’99 – Music for Life.  Nov. 18-20, 1999, Ottawa.
F. 11 Orchestra di Roma – Contract, 2008.
F. 12 Orchestra London – contract, correspondence and financial, 1989-1994.
F. 13 Order of Canada  - 29 April, 1987 – program, correspondence, clippings, I photograph of Brott with Jean Sauvé.
F. 14 Order of Ontario – 20 Dec 2006 – Award, invitations, correspondence, 2006-2007.
F. 15 Order of Ontario, 2009.
F. 16 Overture newsletter, January 2005.
F. 17 Pope Urban VIII hymnal, 2006.
F. 18 Programming ideas, 2004.
F. 19 Recommendation letters 2004-2005.
F. 19 Recommendation letters, 2006-2007.
F. 20 Recommendation letters, 2008.
F. 21 Reviews/press 2002-2007.

Box 117
F. 1  Shaar Hasomayim congregation, concert 2006.
F. 2 Sonja project, 2006.
F. 3 Telfonica, 2005
F. 4 Thunder Bay Symphony, photographs, 9 b & w. 2004.
F. 5 Tone bars, 2004.
F. 6 Toronto Centre for the Arts, 2004.
F. 7 Toronto Tours, 2000.
F. 8 Tourism Hamilton Awards, 2008.
F. 9 University of Southern California, 2003-2006.
F. 10 U.S. education, 1999.
F. 11 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 1990-1994.
F. 12 Vatican – Leonard Bernstein Mass, June 1, 2000.  General file.#1.
Brott conducted The Orchestra and Chorus of the Conservatoria Santa Cecilia and performed Leonard Bernstein’s Mass on June 1, 2000. He was invited by Enrico Castiglione, President and Artistic Director of the Vatican Jubilee 2000 Celebration.
F. 13 Vatican – Enrico Castiglione, June 1, 2000.  General file #2.
F. 14 Vatican – Mass, June 1, 2000.  General file #3.
F. 15 Vatican- Bernstein Mass – brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, publicity, June 1, 2000.

Box 118
F. 1 Vatican photographs. Pt. 1  June 1, 2000.  46 colour and 2 b&w  photographs contained in envelopes and grouped by description.
E- Envelope
E. 1 Brott with Leonard Bernstein.  Reprint.  [1980s].  2 b & w
E. 2 Brott conducting orchestra – close up view. 3 col.
E. 3 Brott taking bow at Vatican concert.  1 col.
E. 4 Brott and family members meeting Pope Paul II.  15 col.
E. 5 Brott with Pope.  1 col.
E. 6 Ardyth Brott with Pope.  4 col.
E. 7 Alexandra Brott with Pope.  4 col.
E. 8 David Brott with Pope.  5 col.
E. 9 Ben Brott with Pope.  3 col.
E. 10 Brott at informal orchestra rehearsal.  5 col.
E. 11 Brott conducting.  Whole stage view.  1 col.
E. 12 Brott conducting.  Profile.  1 col.
E. 13 Brott conducting and stage play.  1 col.

F. 2 Vatican photographs.  Pt. 2  June 1, 2000.  145 colour photographs.  Photographs contained in envelopes and grouped by description.
E. 1 Brott and orchestra.  Informal gathering.  Photos sent to Brott by Marco Lenzie, Rome, Oct 27, 2000.
E. 2 View of orchestra and stage play.  17 col.
E. 3 View of orchestra and stage play.  15 col.
E. 4 View of stage play and orchestra in foreground.  Close-up.  1 col.
E. 5 Vatican Mass, showing audience and family members.  17 col.
E. 6 Informal groups with Brott, family. Friends and Cardinal.  19 col.
E. 7 Informal group with family, exterior of Vatican.  4 col.
E. 8 Brott family sightseeing in Rome.  15 col.
E. 9 Brott family sightseeing in museum in Rome.  17 col.
E. 10 Brott family and friends sightseeing in Rome. 27 col.
E. 11 Boris Brott, Ardyth Brott and another couple in Rome.  3 col.
E. 12 Brott and unidentified man at entrance to stage.  On reverse: Copyright Stefan Meier. 1 col.
E. 13 3 floppy disks.  Original envelope was labelled as “Boris conducting, stage with sculpture  behind”.

F. 3 Vatican – Bernstein Mass.  Press coverage clippings and posters. June 1, 2000.
F. 4 Vatican – Bernstein Mass.  Photocopies of correspondence, June 2, 2000.

Box 119
F. 1 Ventura County Arts Council, 1996-1997.
F. 2 Ventura County Symphony Orchestra – contracts and correspondence, 1992-1994.
F. 3 Ventura brochures, 1992-1994.
F. 4 Waxman’s horse “The Maestro”. Registration certificate, 1999.
F. 5 Kenneth Wentworth, 2004-2005.
F. 6 Western Slope Music Festival, Contract and correspondence, 2000.
F. 7 Windsor Symphony, 1990-1993.
F. 8 Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Contract and correspondence, 1995-1996.
F. 9 WNET TV, 1993.
F. 10 World Youth Day – Brott Music Festival, July 27, 2002.
F. 11 Wyeth presentation, 2005-2007.
F. 12 York University Opera 2003.
F. 13 General articles on Boris Brott, 2003-2013.

Series 2
Posters and Graphic Art. – 1967-2011. – 58  cm of graphic and printed material. –  9 oversize items. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 120
Note:
Items numbers are marked on reverse. Only items 10a-d, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are contained in this box. Items 1-9 are in LB 119, against north east wall.  Item 7 has been given to Preservation for flattening.
1. Boris Brott’s concert in Tel-Aviv Museum of Art in 1995 with members of his orchestra on the right side. Written in both English and Hebrew. (Colour)
2. “The Theater Museum presents Hoffnung and his world of Music at Victoria & Albert Museum in 1967-1977”. On the right is a drawing of a couple playing the same violin with “Double Concerto for One Violin” written on the book that is sitting on the music stand.  Poster is given to Boris Brott and his wife, Ardyth, by Annetta in 1989, wishing them “many more successful festivals to come in Hamilton”. All printed in green except for the word Hoffnung in red.
3. Boris Brott’s 1989 Summer Music Festival poster with sponsors and a drawing of Boris Brott conducting. (Colour)
4. 2009-2010 Family Adventure with NAC Orchestra presented by TD Canada Trust Music. Concert celebrating NAC orchestra’s 40th Birthday with photos of Jessica Linnebach, Boris Brott and special guest, Eugene Levy, in the middle. The poster is also written in French. (Colour)
5. Borris Brott Summer Festival with sponsors listed below. (Black and White)
6. A large poster by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with 3 events listed. A concert with Mikhal Rudy in December 7th, Mark Janowski and Horacio Gutierrez in December 9th and 10th, and a concert with Boris Brott,  Alexandra Brott and Howard Baer in December 12th. There are also images of Mikhal Rudy, Mark Janowski and Boris Brott beside their event listed. (Pictures are in Black and white)
7. “Teatro Verdi Trieste / … / Orchestra e coro della Fondazione Teatro Lirico ‘Giuseppc verdi’ di Trieste/…/Stagione Sinfonica 2011 Musica È Pallione
8. A poster with a picture of two hands wrapping around a violin, on the right. Poster is an advertisement for a concert featuring Conductor Boris Brott, Soprano Sara Galli, Mezzo-soprano Tiziana Carraro and Maestro del Coro Paolo Vero. The poster is written in Italian. (Colour)
9. The Oratorio Society of New York Presents / Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass / Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / plus New York Premieres of / Brott: Songs of contemplations /…/ Carnegie Hall / 8 pm Tues. Mar 31, 1987. Drawing of Joseph Haydn at the bottom. (Black and White)
10. This Month – Hamilton. Nov 1989. With Boris Brott in the front page, “Brott to you, the wonder years at the HPO by Borris Brott”
11. A-D 4 Newspaper reproductions from The Gazette – Vivaldi Today. From Mar 14, Mar 15, Mar 20, and Mar 22nd, 1990. (Black and White). Box 120
12. Black and white newspaper reproduction from the Hamilton Spectator from August 19, 2010. Box 120
13. Black and White portrait of Boris Brott with his signature and a message addressed to “Betty”.   Box 120
14. Colour photographic poster of Lincoln Alexander signing an autograph. Box 120
15. Poster of a colour reflection of a house on a “shiny silver/gold colour” brass instrument with black background.  Box 120


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