This episode of the Interlochen Collection features three works conducted by Helen Quach.
Quach was a world renowned orchestral conductor from the 1960s to the early 2000s, conducting many major symphonies throughout her lifetime.
She visited Interlochen’s National Music Camp in 1966, 1969, and 1978, becoming the first woman to conduct the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the first woman to spend a week and do a full concert at Interlochen.
Music heard in this episode
- Sergei Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges; Helen Quach/1966 World Youth Symphony Orchestra (23 August 1966)
- Richard Wagner, “Tannhauser” Overture; Helen Quach/1969 World Youth Symphony Orchestra (20 July 1969)
- Piotr Tchaikovsky, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35; Helen Quach/1978 World Youth Symphony ORchestra (16 July 1978)
The archival recordings heard on this program are available thanks in part to The Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, support from IPR listeners, and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.
Michael Culler and Stefan Wiebe provided audio engineering assistance.
Anastasia Scholze provided research and production support.
