Preferred Citation

[Item identification], Alexandria Recital Papers, MS312, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria, VA.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Willis W. Bennett, Artistic Director, ARS, Judith Viggers Nordin, President, ARS, and T. Michael Miller, Office of Historic Alexandria, July 8, 2004.

Biographical / Historical

The Alexandria Recital Series was founded by Willis Bennett in 1980 and operated until 2002. The organization hosted classical music recitals once a month from September through May at the Lyceum. These recitals were free to the public and featured developing as well as established musicians who performed for a small fee. The organization operated on donations, grants from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and money collected from benefit performances that were held once per year.

Content Description

The collection includes scrapbooks and papers of the society containing various materials such as programs from the recitals, promotional materials for the musicians, newspaper articles, photographs, letters, administrative records, and grant applications.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bennett, Willis W. (Willis Wirt), 1937-2010
• Brochures
• Music.
• Scrapbooks.