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The Meadow Brook Music Festival

  • Introduction
  • 1963-64: Conception, Planning, Development
  • 1964-69: Early Successes and Challenges
  • 1970-72: A Second Chance
  • The Festival Today
  • For More Information

Introduction

 

Born from the innovative and industrious minds of Oakland University’s founding fathers, the Meadow Brook Music Festival boasts a history as varied as it is remarkable. 

Since its founding in 1964, the Festival has been through a variety of stages — enjoying a rapid ascension from winsome idea to cultural icon, followed by a worrying decline and careful yet uncertain reconstruction. 

 

Baldwin Pavilion

 

Though markedly divergent from the original intentions for its programming, the Festival continues to be a source of pride and satisfaction to not only the university but also the surrounding community, a testament to the determination of a beloved idea and the perseverance to bring that idea to life.

 

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Credits

Research and text by Emily Benoit; edited by Dominique Daniel
All photos from Oakland University Archives

 

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