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Reformatted reels, 1947-1949, 1959, 1974, 1976

 Item — Box: 123, cd: 5

Scope and Contents

CD 5, From Reel 19, 20, 21, 22, 24. Orchestra of Santa Fe, William Kirschke, Artistic Director and Conductor, Bicentennial Festival Concert, February 1, 1976, 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm, St. Francis Auditorium, Museum Of Fine Arts, Has program in Box 10. Scenes from a New Mexico Mountain Village (Symphony No. 4), Op. 9, 1 The Yellow Aspens, 2 Procession of the Penitentes, The Plains at Sunset, 4 Square Dance. Composers Group of New York City, Carnegie Hall Recital. Scenes from a New Mexico Mountain Village, Op. 9A, Donald Conflenti, Piano, April 14, 1959. Has program in Box 10. Very brittle reel. Movements Recorded out of order, Track 7 is a recording error. 5 The Plains at Sunset (Movement 3), 6 The Yellow Aspens (Movement 1),7 Recording error. 8 Procession of the Penitents (Movement 2), 9 Square Dance (Movement 4), Bert Rovello and Barbara Grutzev, Duo Pianists, Mills College, ca. 1947-1949. Dances from Taxco, Suite 1, Op. 11, tape badly distorted. Unsure what version, not the final version of onion skins. 10 Part I, 11 Part II, 12 Part III. San Diego Branch of The Pan-American League, Mark Wessel and Sherman Storr, Duo Pianists, San Diego Woman’s Clubhouse, March 1, 1951, Dances from Taxco, Suite I, Op. 11, Bad recording, has extra sounds and bumps. Has program in Box 10. Wessel uses own cadenza not John Donald Robb’s. No break after Second Movement, movements were performed together. 13 Part I, 14 Part II and III. The New Mexico Composers Guild, Spring Concert, First Unitarian Church, Tuesday, May 7, 1974. Each suite recorded on one track, very little time between movements. Program in Box. In the second suite, there is a noise that was on the reel in the middle of the piece. Dances From Taxco, Suite I, Op. 11, Dora Rosenbaum and Laura Brandt, Duo Pianists. 15 All Movements, Dances From Taxco, Suite II, Op. 39, Ruth Bircher and Mary Fredenberg, Duo Pianists. 16 All Movements.

Dates

  • 1947-1949
  • 1959
  • 1974
  • 1976

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 157 boxes + 2 oversize folders

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451