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- 1986-2011 (Creation)
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31 cm of textual records
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Subseries consists of correspondence, contracts, agreements, ticket sales, budgets, and box office settlements with theatres the Esprit Orchestra used for performances and recordings. Theatres include: Harbourfront Premiere Dance Theatre (1986); Jane Mallett Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts (1986-2007); Roy Thomson Hall (1989-1992); Glenn Gould Studio (1993-1996); Royal Conservatory of Music (1995, 2011); Jackman Studio, Canadian Opera Company (1996); Elgin and Wintergarten Theatre (1998-2007); MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto (2001-2002); Walter Carsen Centre for the National Ballet (2004-2006). Subseries also includes contracts with venues that Esprit Orchestra performed at when on tour in Quebec (1985) and Western Canada (1998).
Subseries also includes records relating to audience development, including Esprit Orchestra's participation in Cheapseats! (1997-2002), a new music pass to admit students to Toronto's new music concerts; summaries of audience statistics; results of an audience survey (1988-1990); reports on the Canada Council funded "Audience Development Programme" (1989-1990), which included the Towards a Living Art Programme, University Student Involvement Project, Coffee Chats, and After Concert Gatherings; student letters and reviews; audience statistics; and notes on audience development (2009).
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Files are grouped by theatre and arranged in chronological order. Other files on audience development are at the end of the subseries.
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Related units of description
For more records pertaining to Esprit Orchestra's national and international tours see subseries "National and international tours".