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Until a fuller reading of the letters with the Brown family and archival materials from Columbia university, Eastman School, the Mutual Broadcasting System [WOR] and National Broadcasting system [NBC], and WNYC are studied, here is our tentative supplement to materials in the Biography at It is inconvenient that NYPL seems not to have scores which are at The Fleisher Orchestral Collection in Philadelphia Public Library, and the former ACA archives at The University of Maryland in College Park. Orchestral-Passacaglia and fugue (Frescobaldi) arrangement/transcription: Columbia University Orchestra cond. by Harold Brown. April 1937 no recording listed. Orchestral-Suite for String Orchestra(1937): The Symphonic Strings cond by Alfred Wallenstein [MBS/WOR] June 14,1937=at NYPL [WNYC] n.d.= at NYPL. Probably from the previous broadcast recording Yaddo String Orchestra cond. by Richard Donovan September 10,1938 ,= At NYPL Orchestral- Introduction And Allegro(1938):{Allegro} Eastman Symphony cond. Howard Hanson October 28,1941=at NYPL Several readings/rehearsals[10/26] are available at Eastman per Sibley Library. Interlude from Suite for Large Orchestra(1940) & spoken introduction by Dr. Howard Hanson at Symposium of American Composers for January 24.1944[*]=at NYPL. *Actually: 1943 Full performances available at Eastman. Orchestral-Divertimento for Small Orchestra(1945) Air & Dance {dance}”Music For Tonight” NBC Symphony[?Milton Katims/?Alexander Smallens] [from ref#65360] 6/6/45= at NYPL= Probably Katims. Chamber –Quintet for strings [2vla](1935) “WPA composers forum” n.d. broadcast =NYPL Chamber--Two Experiments for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon(1930) Gerald Rudy,fl/ Ralph MacLean,Clar/ Leonard Sharron,Bssn. Recorded 1/26/1938 =NYPL Songs------“Minniver Cheevy”/ “Alysoun” Jane Mayhall, soprano/ Byran Harden, Piano =NYPL Piano score to “Child's Urge To Draw”: narrated children’s documentary film [n.d.] =NYPL The 12/9/79 Rutgers Church Memorial Concert CD, as recorded by Marc Aubort of Elite Recordings Our Renaissance Chorus Assn CD compilation of the Eastman recordings have also been submitted to the NYPL sound archive. This had been supplemented by the Louis Lantz midi version of the unplayed Andante Sostenuto of the Four Symphonic Movements (1950) and also his midi of the (1945) Divertimento, and The Canby Singers 2002 performance of the Choral Setting #1, conducted by Sheila Schonbrun. The Renaissance Chorus Recordings are variously available in several libraries. Several Concert tapings exist of the performances noted on our website. Sigmund Rosen September 16, 2009 10/31/09 Centennial Concert performances of the following compositions were recorded by Marc Aubort at Advent Lutheran Church:
5/22/11 at Juilliard School of Music and 5/23-25/11 at St Peter's Church, Chelsea, by the Tessera Quartet, with Louise Schulman on the Quintet:
The 1935 Quintet was performed by Tessera and Louise at the CD release party, September 23, 2012. Choral Setting No. 1 was arranged for string quintet by Joel Meltz and received its premier performance by the Tessera Quartet with Louise Schulman at the CD release party. Sigmund Rosen November 10, 2012 |