Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings, 1944-1974.

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Creator

Collegiate Chorale.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 62 sound recordings : analog.
• 27 sound discs : analog, aluminum-based acetate ; 12 in.
• 15 sound tape reels : analog ; 10 in.
• 17 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.
• 3 sound cassettes : analog.

Access Restrictions

Access to original items restricted; Use service copies, cataloged separately.

Scope/Contents Note

The collection consists of recordings of Collegiate Chorale concerts between 1944 and 1974 (with the bulk in the 50s and 60s). All recordings have been individually cataloged. To locate recordings, search for the title "Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings."

Biographical/Historical Note

The Collegiate Chorale was named after the space in which it held its first rehearsals: the Marble Collegiate Church. It was founded in 1941 by Robert Shaw, and has since had performances with many notable conductors including Toscanini, Beecham, Bernstein, Koussevitzky, Maazel, Mehta, and Mitropoulos.

Additional Creator Name

• Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.