Gena Branscombe collection of noncommercial sound recordings, 1935-1981.

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Creator

Branscombe, Gena.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 162 sound recordings : analog.

Access Restrictions

Access to acetate discs restricted; advance notification required.

Scope/Contents Notes

The Gena Branscombe collection contains noncommercial recordings primarily of radio broadcasts made by the Branscombe Choral from 1935-1954, and of works by Gena Branscombe performed by other choral groups, soloists, andinstrumentalists. Among the Branscombe Choral broadcastsare a number of works by American composers, including many of Branscombe's own choral arrangements and compositions, many of them first radio performances.

The collection also contains a recording of the Branscombe Centennial concert given November 15, 1981 at Barnard Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Biographical/Historical Note

Conductor and composer.

Additional Creator Name

• Branscombe Choral.