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Purcell, Arleen, Collection, 1919-1991, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of documents and items related to Fort Scott and southeast Kansas, and Arleen Purcell’s travels and studies.

Arleen Purcell (1912-2001) was an elementary school teacher in Fort Scott, Kansas who collaborated in writing the musical Footprints on the Frontier. She was married to Ralph Emerson Purcell, with whom she had two sons. Purcell took great interest in local history and community organizations. In the 1970s, she took study abroad trips through Western Illinois University and the Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) to South America.

Ruggles Family Collection, 1897-1964, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of music sheets, school work, handbooks, and children’s books.

James Ruggles (1933-2015) was born to George and Zelpha Ruggles in Pittsburg, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State Teachers College (now Pittsburg State University) in 1953, and received his medical degree from the University of Kansas in 1957. From 1963 to 1965, Ruggles worked in the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. He then completed a two-year fellowship in Pathology at the University of Minnesota, and worked as a pathologist for 39 years. In 1991, he and Ramona Woolley married in Yankton, South Dakota. In his pastime, James enjoyed music, …

David Esleck Trio, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

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Expansion Of The Cello Repertoire In The 21st Century: A Collaboration With Composers Paul Eddison Lewis, Thomas L. Wilson, Austin Franklin, And Alex Shanafelt And The Resulting New Compositions For Cello And Electronics - Examined And Recorded By The Performer, Eduard Teregulov

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Electroacoustic music has been one of the fastest growing genres in classical art music since the middle the twentieth century. Thanks to the pioneers of the genre such as American composer John Cage, Halim El-Dabh, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Morton Subotnick, Iannis Xenakis, as well many others composers and enthusiasts of the twentieth and the twenty-first century the repertoire of electronic and electroacoustic music has grown tremendously withing the last hundred years. Even today it is still a growing art form as contemporary composers are working with yet to be developed and explored electroacoustic programming and equipment.

The purpose of this project …

Jake Giddens, Guitar, With Back Pocket, September 7, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Randy Grabowski, Trumpet, September 7, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

2021-2022 Performance Forum - September 3, 2021, Aaron Small, Devin Lamarr, Sol Ochoa Castro, Robiyakhon Akromova, Kayla Bryan, Gabriel Galley, Jannina Eliana Pena, Hyemin Lee, Mingyue Fei, Peter Shane Savage, Wesley Dacasere, Kari Jenks, Carlos Medina Romero, Gabriella Mazzone

Performance Forum

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Gray, Mary Virginia Holstine, Collection, 1901-1991, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A Collection of short stories and music produced, collected, and owned by Mary Virginia Holstine Gray.

Mary Virginia Erskine Holstine Gray was born on January 21^st, 1908 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Ralph and Myrta Erskine. She married Lawrence Holstine in 1931 and ran the Ritz Tavern with him until the late 1960s. In the mid-1940s she began to write her own music, and throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s she wrote short stories. In 1967, Lawrence Holstine passed away. After his death, Mary moved to Frontenac, Kansas. In 1971, she married Roland Gray, who passed away in …

Richards, J. J., Collection, 1982-2007, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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Letters, photographs, papers, research, music, and music lists relating to the career and life of John Joseph Richards and other musicians such as Merle Evans, Karl King, and John Phillip Sousa.

Martin, Carolann, Collection, 1961-2019, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A Collection of VHS tapes, cassettes tapes, coursework, music, recordings, student essays and coursework belonging to Dr. Carolann Martin.

Carolann Martin was born on Nov. 20, 1935, in Woodward, Oklahoma to John C. Martin and Leah Shilling. In 1957, she received a scholarship from Oklahoma State University. From 1958-1961 she was appointed conductor for the local marine band, rising to the rank of 1^st Lieutenant. In 1964, she received her masters of arts from Ohio State University. 1977, she began her career in the music department at Pittsburg State University, while taking summer courses at the University of Arizona. …

Whitehead, Bryan, Collection, 1948-2005, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of programs, documents, brochures, maps, and postcards relating to railroads, music, and Bryan K. Whitehead’s travels.

Bryan K. Whitehead (1925-2008) was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Joseph and Mary Miller Whitehead. He and his family moved to Pratt, Kansas in 1936 where he attended school until his high school graduation in 1942. Before attending Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Bryan worked as a Rock Island Railroad clerk. Bryan and Mary Hertlein were married in 1943. He served as a musician in the Army Air Corps during World War II, becoming an active musician among the community upon …

In Tribute: Eric Wimbles 1931-2017, Richard Copeman

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Eric passed away in August 2017 to join his beloved wife Shirley who pre-deceased him in 2014. Eric was an early member of the UK JB Appreciation Society, having been a lifelong Jussi fan since attending his London Albert Hall concerts between 1952-8.

The Gedda Technique, Carl Lawrenz

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

When Nicolai Gedda died on January 1st 2017, the world of Opera and Classical Music lost one of the most accomplished, and certainly most versatile tenors of the 20th Century. His linguistic, vocal, and musical skills gave him the ability to master a remarkable number of musical styles. Included in Gedda’s stage, concert, and recorded repertoire are Oratorios by Bach and Handel, Operas by Gluck, Weber, Adam, Bizet, Massenet, Gounod, Berlioz, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Flotow, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Barber; Operettas by Strauss and Lehar; German, French, Russian, Swedish, and English Art Songs, and Russian Folk …

Nelson Eddy, Universal Baritone, James Drake

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

“This may sound egotistical on my part,” said long-time Philadelphia music critic Max de Schauensee in a 1977 interview I conducted with him, “but often I have found myself lecturing friends and colleagues that the Nelson Eddy they know from movie screens as a matinee idol, is a genuine opera singer. I know so because I saw him in Aida, Bohème, Pagliacci, both as Silvio and Tonio, and Tannhäuser.” As the astute De Schauensee was quick to point out, Nelson Eddy had a repertoire of 28 operas during his tenure with the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company, …

The Jussi Björling Recording Survey— “Aria” Results, Walter B. Rudolph

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The biggest surprise revealed in the tally of votes for favorite arias by you the members of the Jussi Björling Society-USA is that there were no votes for what is arguably one of the most famous of all tenor arias, “Vesti la giubba” from Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Messages From Enrique Gilardoni And Javier Camarena, Enrique Gilardoni, Javier Camarena

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Dear friends, On September 22nd. I shared with you the reply of Karla Sarmiento, executive assistant to Javier Camarena, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of a message I sent them after the earthquake.

Jussi In Gramophone Hall Of Fame, Joseph Calleja

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

“The Swede Björling made his operatic debut in 1930 and within a decade was performing regularly at the Met where he often sang during the 1940s and ‘50s. He sang often with Toscanini and was selected by Beecham to record La bohème. One of the loveliest of tenor voices, he recorded extensively, mainly for RCA and EMI.

Jonas And Jussi In French Opera, Stephen Hastings, Milan Correspondent

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

When Jonas Kaufmann took part in the Stockholm concert celebrating the centennial of Björling’s birth in 2011, the solo scenes he performed—“L’addio alla madre” from Cavalleria rusticana, “In fernem Land” from Lohengrin and “Vesti la giubba” from Pagliacci— were all associated with Jussi and the German tenor’s singing, though very different in timbre and technique from the Swede’s, offered a similar combination of emotional truthfulness, superior musicality and ease in modulation.

Jussi In Carnegie Hall, Kjell Olsson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Carnegie Hall, the legendary concert hall in New York City, celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016. Jussi Björling appeared there sixteen times during the years 1937-1959. Ten of these performances are recorded at least in part, and released on CD. It was at Carnegie Hall that Jussi made his US debut as a tenor November 28, 1937, an appearance which opened the way for a contract at the Metropolitan and access to the US public.

Jean Sibelius Memorial Concert – 60 Years Ago, Janel E. Lundgren, President And Editor

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

“Similä Leads Sibelius Memorial Concert—Bjoerling Is Soloist at Carnegie Hall”. Such was the heading of the New York Times review of the stellar concert held at 5:30 p.m., Sunday aft ernoon, December 8, 1957, on what would have been Sibelius’ 92nd birthday.