Ephemera
Manila Symphony Orchestra Concert Ticket (1945)
A ticket for a Manila Symphony Orchestra concert staged by the U.S. Army. Following the liberation of Manila, Dr. Zipper was contracted by the U.S. Army to stage orchestral concerts. From June 1945 to February 1946, Dr. Zipper and the orchestra played daily, changing the program every two weeks.
U.S. ARMY
Phibsec Special Services
MANILA SYMPHONY CONCERT
Rex Theatre
525 Ongpin St.
Eight Fifteen O’Clock
Tuesday Evening — July 3, 1945
ADMIT ONE
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra Flyer (1949)
In 1947 the Zippers moved to Brooklyn, New York. At the behest of Brooklynite soldiers who knew him from Manila, Maestro Zipper revived the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. This flyer served as promotional material for their first performances.
Brooklyn Welcomes the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
We’ve almost everything in Brooklyn — the Dodgers, the Tree, plenty of people and plenty of civic pride.
And now we have the one thing lacking to make us really the first borough in the land — a SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA of our own!
Brooklyn has been asking for a symphony orchestra for many years. But we don’t have to ask any longer.
The Brooklyn Orchestral Association, founded by a thousand prominent Brooklyn citizens, plans to present the best concerts, with an orchestra of 86 of the most skilling musicians in the country.
You can help guarantee Brooklyn the best symphony orchestra in the land by attending our first two concerts.
Manila Ballet Moderne and Orchestra Ticket (September 10, 1952)
A ticket for a performance of the Manila Ballet Moderne and Manila Symphony Orchestra. That evening they performed Mozart’s “Bastien and Bastienne.”
THIRD PERFORMANCE
The
MANILA BALLET MODERNE
Trudl Dubsky Zipper,
Director-Choreographer
Assisted by the
MANILA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Herbert Zipper, Conductor
Under the auspices of
THE MANILA SYMPHONY SOCIETY
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Sept. 10, 1952 — FEU AUDITORIUM — 9 p.m. sharp
National Guild of Community Music Schools for “It Takes Three” Brochure (1960)
A brochure for a philosophy developed by Dr. Zipper and the National Guild of Community Music Schools during his presidency.
IT TAKES THREE
A child’s musical education is a three-way effort in which student, teacher, and parent are involved. It is the responsibility of teachers and parents to guide and direct the efforts of each student so that his early steps will turn into positive achievement. This requires the parents and teachers PATIENCE, ENCOURAGEMENT and DISCIPLINE which are as important to the child as the musical instruction.
In a Community Music School music is treated as an integral part of a student’s life. To learn to read music and to play a musical instrument require as much mental and physical coordination as to learn to read and write our own language. It would be unthinkable to acquire adequate reading and writing facilities by taking only one or two lessons a week. With music, therefore, a large part of the learning process must take place in the home.
Lessons and practicing are only a part of the student’s development. The attitude toward good music within the home is equally important. If a child meets an attitude of respect and admiration for the art of music early in life, his studies from day to day will have purpose and meaning.
Music Center of the North Shore Catalog (1965-66)
This catalog lays out the courses, faculty, and community services provided by the Music Center of the North Shore under the directorship of Dr. Zipper. The inside mission statement section reads:
A Music School Providing
…. an international faculty which offers individual instruction to all ages and levels, amateurs, and professionals, in all major instruments, voice and dance, with no special requirements.
…. Carl Orff Schulwerk Music with Children.
…. teacher’s workshops.
…. opportunities for students to play in solo, ensemble and orchestral groups, and to appear before an audience at frequent informal recitals.
…. choice of instruments and teachers, according to the students’ needs.
…. high stands of excellence in musical materials, in teach skills and student performance.
…. special courses for adults.
…. a program of partial scholarships based on effort, need and talent.
…. a pilot program in public school music education at Sunset Ridge and Middlefork Schools, Northfield, Illinois.
A Performing Center Offering the Community
…. In-School concerts played by the professional Music Center Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Zipper, by the Fine Arts Quartet, and The Chicago Woodwind Quintet.
…. Faculty recitals on Sunday afternoons.
…. A meeting place for invited music and art groups.