Frank Villella
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Director of Archives
Chicago, Illinois
Frank Villella has been a member of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Rosenthal Archives staff since 1993, serving as archivist since 2002 and director since 2014. He is responsible for the preservation and access of collections that document the activities of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus,
Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and
Symphony Center. For the Orchestra, Frank has co-produced several compilations of archival sound recordings, written for the CSO’s program book and syndicated radio broadcasts, and contributed research to Sir Georg Solti’s
Memoirs and biographies of Margaret Hillis, Jacqueline du Pré, Isaac Stern, Bruno Walter, and Carlo Maria Giulini. He is the author of
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: 125 Moments and the
From the Archives blog, and he has written program notes for the DePaul University School of Music, GIA Publications, the Juilliard School, and the Decca and RCA Red Seal record labels.
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