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Finding Aid for the North American New Music Festival Sound Recordings, 1983-1993 Finding Aid for the North American New Music Festival Sound Recordings, 1983-1993 Mus. Arc. 13.1 State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library 112 Baird Hall Buffalo, New York 14260-4750 United States Phone: 716 645-2924 Fax: 716 645-3906 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.buffalo.edu/music/ Finding aid prepared by John Bewley. Finding aid encoded in EAD by John Bewley , September 2018. Finding aid is in English. Finding aid prepared using DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard ). Please use the following URL when citing this document: http://purl.org/net/findingaids/view?docId=ead/music/ubmu 0013_1.xml © 2018. State University of New York at Buffalo. All rights reserved. Collection Overview Title: North American New Music Festival Sound Recordings, 1983-1993 Collection Number: Mus. Arc. 13.1 Creator: North American New Music Festival (Buffalo, N.Y.) Extent: 10 boxes (390 cassettes, 22 reels and 1 container with 2 hard drives and accompanying documentation) Language of Material: Spoken word content is in English. Repository: State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library Abstract: Contains sound recordings on 390 cassettes and 22 reels of performances from the North American New Music Festival, a series of annual festivals of contemporary art music sponsored by the University at Buffalo Department of Music from 1983 to 1993. The collection contains recordings of circa 720 musical works composed by about 334 different composers, including most of the most prominent composers of the 20th century. Many works were rehearsed and prepared with their respective composers in attendance and performers at the festival were chiefly specialists in new music. [Return to Top] Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Specified item], North American New Music Festival Sound Recordings, 1983-1993, Music Library, The State University of New York at Buffalo. Acquisition Information The cassettes in the collection were copied circa 1996 from the originals held by the Music Department sound engineer. The reels were acquired from radio station WNED in Buffalo in 2017. Terms of Access Materials can be examined by qualified researchers in the Music Library during hours of operation during which Music Librarians are present. In order to insure access, researchers are advised to contact the Music Library in advance of visits. Copyright Copyright for the materials in the collection does not reside with the Music Library. Therefore, patrons wishing to publish any item, or part of an item from this collection for any purpose, are responsible for securing requisite permissions. Alternate Forms The original recordings were made on cassettes. The contents were digitized onto hard drives. Preservation wav files were created to match the original cassette and reel faces. Digital files for the cassette are named with roots that match the tape numbering, for example ubmu0013_1_001a is the root file name for the digital files derived from Cassette 001 Side A. The digital files for the reels are numbered sequentially to follow the cassette numbering (digital files for cassettes are numbered 001-390; digital files for the reels are numbered 391-412). For the cassettes, service copies were created directly from the preservation masters. For the reels, intermediate Production master files were created to match the content, one file per musical work or spoken word segment. Service copies were derived from the Production masters. Processing Information Originally processed by Music Library staff. Processing in preparation for digitization by John Bewley. Accruals and Additions No further accruals are expected to this collection. [Return to Top] Historical Note The North American New Music Festival was founded in 1983 by pianist/composerYvar Mikhashoff and percussionist Jan Williams, faculty members of the University at Buffalo Music Department and dedicated proponents of contemporary and avant- garde art music. Their aim was to produce, over a ten-day period, a concentrated series of concerts and related events at multiple Buffalo-area locations. These annual music festivals featured a wide range of modern musical styles composed and performed both by emerging creative musicians and by established composers of national and international reputation. The Festivals were held in March or April in the years between 1983 and 1992, in October of 1993. Events took place in more than a dozen locations, including concert halls, art galleries, churches, theaters, and cabarets. [Return to Top] Scope and Content Note Contains sound recordings on 390 cassettes and 22 reels of performances from the North American New Music Festival, a series of annual festivals of contemporary art music sponsored by the University at Buffalo Department of Music from 1983 to 1993. The collection contains recordings of circa 720 musical works composed by about 334 different composers, including most of the most prominent composers of the 20th century. Many works were rehearsed and prepared with their respective composers in attendance and the performers at the festival were chiefly specialists in new music. The works of more than 300 composers were presented, including many world premieres. In addition to the 720 musical works recorded, an additional 217 works were performed but not recorded. [Return to Top] Arrangement Arranged into three series: I. Cassettes II. Reel-to-reel tapes III. Hard drives and accompanying documentation [Return to Top] Container List I. Cassettes, 1983-1993 Cassette 1-390 The sequence of 390 cassettes represents the principal portion of the collection, spanning the first concert in 1983 through the 200th and final concert in 1993. Arranged numerically by cassette number and listed by cassette sides. The numbering also reflects a chronological order. Box Audiocassette Contents 1 001 Side a Sullivan, Kenneth Prima volta (1982), 1983-04-05 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 001 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 001, April 5, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 17:53 Performers: Marlene Witnauer, flute; Edward Yadzinski, clarinet; Richard Myers, trombone; Marc Wooldridge, percussion; Yvar Mikhashoff, piano; Thomas Halpin, violin; Takeshi Mineta, violoncello; Jan Williams, conductor Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Buffalo premiere Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_001aam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_001asc.mp3 1 001 Side b Lohn, Jeffrey Music for two pianos (1982), 1983-04-05 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 002 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 001, April 5, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 25:02 Performers: Anthony de Mare, Michael McCandless, piano Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Buffalo premiere Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_001bam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_001bsc.mp3 1 002 Side a Smit, Leo, 1921-1999 Academic graffiti (rev . 1982), 1983-04-05 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 003 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 001, April 5, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 09:57 Performers: Gary Burgess, tenor; Allen Sigel, clarinet; Carlo Pinto, piano; Robert Hausmann, violoncello; Jan Williams, percussion Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_002aam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_002asc.mp3 1 002 Side b Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 Solo observed (1982), 1983-04-05 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 004 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 001, April 5, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 16:17 Performers: Yvar Mikhashoff, piano; Michael McCandless, electric organ; Robert Hausmann, violoncello; Jan Williams, percussion Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Buffalo premiere Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_002bam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_002bsc.mp3 1 003 Side a Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 El salon Mexico (1946/1983), 1983-04-05 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 005 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 001, April 5, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 13:27 Performers: James Pyne, clarinet; Darlene Jussila, bassoon; David Kuehn, trumpet; Donald Miller, trombone; Jan Williams, percussion; Yvar Mikhashoff, piano; Thomas Halpin, violin; Nicholas Molfese, bass Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Arranged by Yvar Mikhashoff; world premiere. Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_003aam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_003asc.mp3 1 003 Side b McLean, Barton, 1938- Ixtlan for two pianos (1982), 1983-04-06 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 006 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 002, April 6, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 15:28 Performers: Yvar Mikhashoff, Michael McCandless, piano Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) Buffalo premiere Digitized copies: Preservation archival master file: ubmu0013_1_003bam.wav Service copy file: ubmu0013_1_003bsc.mp3 1 004 Side a Johnston, Ben Suite for microtonal piano (1978), 1983-04-07 1 audiocassette Original cassette numbering: NAF 007 Tape type: TDK_SA-X_60 North American New Music Festival Concert 003, April 7, 1983, 8:00 p.m. Duration: 17:04 Performers:
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