User:Frank Villella
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 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 and liner notes for the DePaul University School of Music, GIA Publications, the Juilliard School, and the Decca and RCA Red Seal record labels.
Also an active musician, Frank regularly performs and records with Schola Antiqua of Chicago, Bella Voce, The Rookery, and the William Ferris Chorale. He is a twenty-year veteran of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, where he served as a section leader and appeared on numerous recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, London Records, Erato, Teldec, Nonesuch, American Gramaphone, and CSO Resound, including two Grammy Award winners: Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Sir Georg Solti and Verdi's Requiem conducted by Riccardo Muti.
Frank is chair of the board of directors for Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago and a board member of the International Music Foundation. He also has served on the board of governors of the Chicago chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the board of directors of Rush Hour Concerts and the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.