Music for a City, Music for the World: 100 Years with the San Francisco Symphony

by Larry Rothe

Book Overview

In Music for a City, Music for the World, Larry Rothe shares how the San Francisco Bay Area s love of music, rooted in the Gold Rush, gave birth to a Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed orchestra. Released in time for the San Francisco Symphony s celebration of its 100th anniversary, this definitive history replete with hundreds of archival photos and images gives readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of the world s foremost orchestras and, in so doing, illuminates the cultural life of a city.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811876004
• ISBN13: 9780811876001
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.9" x 12.0"