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Interview with John Lanchbery

Title
Interview with John Lanchbery [sound recording].
Author
Lanchbery, John.
Publication
1978.

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AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-1295Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Stern, Lee Edward.
Description
1 sound cassette (approx. 30 min.)
Summary
Ballet conductor John Lanchbery discusses becoming musical director of American Ballet Theatre, comparing his experience and expectations at American Ballet Theatre to his experiences at the Royal Ballet. He describes his training as a conductor, contrasting the repertoire and working styles of American Ballet Theatre and the Royal Ballet and their orchestras. He reflects on the new challenges he faces as a musical director in New York and on Sol Hurok and Hurok's contributions to touring companies. Lanchbery discusses how the acoustics of performance halls affect musicians, the relationship of music and dance within the theatrical context, and shifts of emphasis, or trends, in music criticism. He discusses his experiences arranging music for ballet, in particular Frederick Ashton's Marguerite and Armand, and Fille mal gardée. Lanchbery concludes with thoughts about his future.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Oral History Archive.
  • National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Uniform Title
Speaking of dance (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Recorded August 31, 1978; broadcast September 16, 1978.
  • Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-1295
OCLC
NYPY99-R37
Author
Lanchbery, John. Interviewee
Title
Interview with John Lanchbery [sound recording].
Imprint
1978.
Local Note
Preservation master tape: *MGZT0 7-1295.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1295.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Lanchbery, J.
Added Author
Stern, Lee Edward. Interviewer
Added Title
Speaking of dance (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-1295
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