Honolulu Symphony Orchestra

Overview Professional papers of musician and composer Alexander Borisoff and his wife and frequent collaborator, June Starr Borisoff. Borisoff spent the latter years of his life in Honolulu, where he played with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and was involved in the local classical music community. Most of the papers in this collection are manuscript scores for Borisoff's major compositions, including his two works of Hawaiiana: “Liliu,” an opera, and “Impressions of Hawaii,” a work for symphony and...

Overview Personal papers of Franz A. Ballaseyus, a pianist, organist, conductor, and music teacher, who briefly worked in Honolulu as director of the Oahu College (now Punahou School) music program and the Honolulu Symphony Society. The collection includes documents from Ballaseyus’s naval career, a diploma and marriage certificate, and scrapbooks recording his musical activities.