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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7x0nb4jd No online items Guide to the Golden Voices (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. Processed by David Seubert; Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Guide to the Golden Voices PA Mss 29 1 (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. Guide to the Golden Voices (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. Collection number: PA Mss 29 Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Contact Information: Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html Processors: David Seubert Date Completed: May 1, 2003 Encoded by: David Seubert © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Golden Voices (Radio Program) Tapes, Date (inclusive): 1964-1968. Collection number: PA Mss 29 Creator: Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968. Extent: 170 open reel tape recordings Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Abstract: Tapes of Anthony Boucher's "Golden Voices" radio program devoted to early 20th century singers, aired on the Pacifica Network from 1964-1968. Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Language: English. Access Restrictions None. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation Golden Voices (Radio Program) Tapes, PA Mss 29, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Donated 2001, Pacifica Radio Archives. Guide to the Golden Voices PA Mss 29 2 (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. Biography Anthony Boucher (born 1911 as William Anthony Parker White in Oakland, California) was best known as the mystery novel critic for the New York Times. An incredibly talented individual with broad-ranging interests, Boucher produced a weekly radio program "Golden Voices" for Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley, California from 1949 until his death in 1968. Collection Scope and Content Summary Anthony Boucher produced a weekly radio program for Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley California from the year Pacifica was founded in 1949 until his death in 1968. The show focused on the singers from the "Golden Age" of singing, primarily the acoustic years of the phonograph from 1900 until the mid 1920s. This collection contains 170 tapes with approximately 214 shows spanning the years 1964-1968. It is unknown if prior years were not taped or if they were not saved. There is some dupliction of shows in the collection. Original Pacifica master tapes (donated by Pacifica Radio Archives in 2001) contained one program each, while dubbed tapes (originally acquired with the Boucher collection) held two shows each. Only Pacifica masters have been kept unless there was no master in which case the dub was kept. In some cases, there was a master for one of the shows on a dub, and both were kept, resulting in two copies of a show in the collection. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Opera. Singers. Radio programs. Genres and Forms of Material Sound recordings. Index Terms Related to this Collection Pacifica Radio. Related Collections Boucher's collection of 78 rpm recordings and the collection amassed after his death by his wife, Phyllis White, are both owned by UCSB and are cataloged in Pegaus. Boucher's papers are held by the Lilly Library at Indiana University. 1 Golden Voices tapes Scope and Content Note Golden voices radio shows from 1964-1968. Listed in numerical order by show number. item A2409/R7 455: Emilio de Gogorza, pt. II, 10/13/1966 item A2410/R7 456: Emilio de Gogorza, 10/18/1966 item A2411/R7 457: Emilio de Gogorza, 12/11/1966 item A2412/R7 450: Marcella Sembrich, 5/15/1964 item A2412/R7 647: Misc. Obits 1963, 1/22/1964 item A2413/R7 648: Rosa Raisa, 1/29/1964 item A2413/R7 649: Galli Curci I, 2/5/1964 item A2414/R7 650: Galli Curci II, 2/12/1964 item A2414/R7 651: (Obits) Galli Curci III, 2/19/1964 item A2415/R7 652: Galli Curci IV, 2/26/1964 item A2415/R7 653: Galli Curci V, 3/4/1964 item A2416/R7 654: Alexander Kipnis I, 3/11/1964 item A2416/R7 655: Alexander Kipnis II, 3/18/1964 item A2417/R7 656: Alexander Kipnis III, 5/13/1964 item A2417/R7 657: 4 Singers of the Early 20th Century, 5/20/1964 item A2418/R7 658: Juste Nivette, n.d. item A2418/R7 659: Frieda Leider, 6/3/1964 item A2419/R7 660: Rigoletto, with Tita Ruffo, n.d. item A2419/R7 661: Thomas' Hamlet with Tita Ruffo, 6/17/1964 Guide to the Golden Voices PA Mss 29 3 (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. 1Golden Voices tapes item A2420/R7 662: Maria Galvani, 6/3/1964 item A2420/R7 663: John McCormack I - Opera, 7/1/1964 item A2421/R7 664: John McCormack III, 7/8/1964 item A2421/R7 665: John McCormack IV, 7/15/1964 item A2422/R7 666: Selma Kurz, 7/22/1964 item A2422/R7 667: Cesare Formich, 7/29/1964 item A2423/R7 668: Celestina Boninsegna, 8/5/1964 item A2423/R7 669: Robert Redford, 8/12/1964 item A2424/R7 670: Dusolina Giannini, 8/19/1964 item A2424/R7 672: Friedrich Schorr II - Wagnarian, n.d. item A2425/R7 673: [untitled], 9/9/1964 item A2425/R7 674: Renate Zanelli, 9/16/1964 item A2426/R7 675: Three Carmen Duets, 9/23/1964 item A2426/R7 676: Dino Borgioli, 9/30/1964 item A2427/R7 677: Ninon Vallin I, 9/30/1964 item A2427/R7 678: Ninon Vallin II, 10/14/1964 item A2428/R7 679: Carle Galeffi, 10/21/1964 item A2428/R7 680: Josephina Huguet, 10/28/1964 item A2429/R7 681: Bernardo de Muro, 11/4/1964 item A2429/R7 682: Mary Garden, 11/11/1964 item A2430/R7 682: Mary Garden, 11/11/1964 item A2431/R7 683: Charles Dalmores, 11/18/1964 item A2431/R7 684: Precocious sopranos, 11/25/1964 item A2432/R7 688: Giovanni Martinelli, 12/23/1964 item A2433/R7 689: 1964 Obituaries #1, 12/30/1964 item A2434/R7 690: 1964 Obituaries #2, 1/6/1965 item A2435/R7 691: 1964 Obituaries #3, 1/13/1965 item A2436/R7 692: 1964 Obituaries #4, 1/20/1965 item A2437/R7 693: Riccardo Stracciari I, 1/27/1965 item A2438/R7 694: Riccardo Stracciari II: Verdi, 2/3/1965 item A2439/R7 695: Vera Schwartz, 2/10/1965 item A2440/R7 696: Richard Tauber I, 2/17/1965 item A2441/R7 698: Maria Mikhailova, 3/3/1965 item A2442/R7 699: Edmont Clement, 3/10/1965 item A2443/R7 700: Edmont Clement, 3/17/1965 item A2444/R7 701: Pelleas et Melisande, 3/24/1965 item A2445/R7 702: Marcell Wittrisch I, n.d. item A2446/R7 703: Marcell Wittrisch II: Wienerschmalz, 4/7/1965 item A2447/R7 704: Lucy Isabelle Marsh, 4/13/1965 item A2448/R7 705: Salvatore Baccaloni I, 4/21/1965 item A2449/R7 706: Salvatore Baccaloni II, 4/28/1965 item A2450/R7 707: Hulda Lashanska, 7/28/1965 item A2451/R7 709: Alma Gluck I, 5/19/1965 item A2452/R7 710: Alma Gluck II, 5/26/1965 item A2453/R7 711: Alma Gluck III, 6/2/1965 item A2454/R7 712: Vocal Villanies, n.d. item A2455/R7 713: Dame Clara Butt, 6/16/1965 item A2456/R7 714: Caruso Duets, 6/23/1965 item A2457/R7 714: Caruso Duets, 6/23/1965 item A2457/R7 715: Miguel Fleta, 6/30/1965 item A2458/R7 716: Air Check of Wednesday Night Broadcast, 6/7/1965 item A2459/R7 717: Tiana Lemnitz II, 7/14/1965 item A2460/R7 718: G. Mario Sammarco, 7/21/1965 item A2461/R7 719: Hulda Lashanska, 7/28/1965 item A2462/R7 720: Jose Mardones, 8/4/1965 item A2463/R7 721: Strange Voices, 8/11/1965 item A2464/R7 722: Roland Hayes, 8/18/1965 item A2465/R7 723: Claudia Muzio I, 8/25/1965 Guide to the Golden Voices PA Mss 29 4 (Radio Program) Tapes, 1964-1968. 1Golden Voices tapes item A2466/R7 724: Claudia Muzio II, 9/1/1965 item A2467/R7 726: Leon Rothier, 9/15/1965 item A2468/R7 727: Giordano: "Siberia" (original cast), 9/22/1965 item A2469/R7 728: Leon Escalais, 9/29/1965 item A2470/R7 729: Louise Homer I: opera, 10/6/1965 item A2471/R7 730: Louise Homer II, 10/13/1965 item A2472/R7 731: Chief Caupolican, 10/20/1965 item A2473/R7 733: Antonia Nezhdanova, 11/3/1965 item A2474/R7 734: Caruso, 11/10/1965 item A2475/R7 735: Kristen Flagstad I, 11/17/1965 item A2476/R7 736: Kristen Flagstad II, 11/24/1965 item A2477/R7 737: Kristen Flagstad III, 12/1/1965 item A2478/R7 738: Herbert Witherspoon, 12/8/1965 item A2479/R7 739: Edward Johnson, 12/15/1965 item A2480/R7 740: Dame Eva Turner, 12/22/1965 item A2481/R7 741: John Charles Thomas, 12/29/1965 item A2481/R7 742: Nina Koshits, 1/5/1966 item A2482/R7 742: Nina Koshits, 1/5/1966 item A2483/R7 743: Michael Bohnen, n.d.
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    JOHN IRELAND 70th Birthday ConCert Sir ADRIAN BOULT conductor EILEEN JOYCE piano LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA JOHN IRELAND 70th Birthday ConCert The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts were BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor, inaugurated in 1895 in London’s principal the move from one rostrum to another was concert venue, Queen’s Hall. Following the effected with great smoothness: “I was only hall’s destruction during World War II, the out of work for two or three days,” he liked to BBC Promenade concerts have continued say. For Ireland’s birthday concert he was the ever since at the Royal Albert Hall. The annual ideal choice. Boult’s wide embrace of English summer season is in effect a huge music music had long included Ireland’s music: he festival, drawing the greatest artists and had premièred These things shall be in his BBC orchestras from all over the world. In the days, and in 1936 encouraged the composer to years after the 1939–45 war it became quite turn his Comedy Overture, originally composed usual to celebrate composers’ anniversaries, for brass band, into A London Overture, so sometimes devoting a concert entirely to giving it a wider and more popular following. their music. The concert recorded on this CD, Ireland had a great love of London, revealed in given on 10 September 1949 to mark John such cameos as his picturesque London Pieces Ireland’s 70th birthday, was conducted by Sir for piano with their nostalgic titles ‘Chelsea Adrian Boult (1889–1983). Boult described Reach’ and ‘Soho Forenoons’. A London Overture the composer
  • Laj:He World of Music And

    Laj:He World of Music And

    la J:he World of Music and Art $Vo Opera Companies PRINCIPALS IN COMMONWEALTH ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY Feature of Random Art Notes Opening Season At Home and Abroad Engagement of Sah Carlo Forces at Manhattan Opera House Will Follow Debut of Memorial to an American Artist, the Gallery New Company Erected at Newport Honoring the Late Howard Gushing By Katharine Wright tenors; Alice Gentle, Stella De Mette, Musical New York is awakening from May Barron and Alice Homer, mezzo- By Royal Cortissoz MacMonnies and Mr. Robert Burnsids summer lethargy. Plans for the sopranos; Vincente Ballester, Mario Exhibitions of Potter. It raised the Jts Valla, Arnold pictures have long necessary funds, orchestras are well under way, and Mr. Becker and Nicola been familiar in Newport, but the Art and when the decision was nade te is already putting the Na¬ d'Amico, barytones; Pietro de Biasi Association there now make the memorial an art Bodaniky and Natale has for the first gaii*ry Mr. tional Symphony through preliminary Cervi, bassos; Gaetano time a reaily satisfactory gallery. On Delano and bis partner, Chester Aid«« «aces. Or.e or two concert managers Merola, Fulgcnzio Guerricri and Dirk its own property there has been erected rich, contributed the design. have issued statements regarding the Foeh, conductors. a little in The building is of stone and stucco The building; memory of the late activities of their artista. repertoire for the opening week, Howard Gardiner Cushing which is and is «bout forty feet wide and fifty On September 20 the San Carlo beginning September 20, includas "Car¬ not only an addition to the architec¬ feet deep.