Archer, Violet, 1913-2000

Composed 1941. First performance London, 10 March 1942, British Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra, Adrian Boult conductor.

From the description of Britannia, a joyful overture / Violet Archer. 1941. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42695888

Composed 1946. Revised 1956. First performance Austin, Texas, 14 April 1956, University of Texas Symposium Orchestra, Guy Fraser Harrison conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Fantasy on a ground : a piece for orchestra / Violet Archer. [195-] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42695896

Composed 1949. First performance Symposium for the International Federation of Music Students, Boston, 18 March 1949, Malcolm H. Holmes conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Fanfare and passacaglia : for orchestra / Violet Archer. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50754461

Composed 1940. First performance Montreal, 24 February 1940, Montreal Symphony Orchestrea, Douglas Clarke conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Scherzo sinfonico / by Violet Archer. [194-] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42695912

Composed 1944. First performance Mutual Broadcasting System, Voice of America broadcast, 9 December 1956, Oklahoma City Symphony, Guy Fraser Harrison conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

The first performance was recorded for broadcasting by station WKY (Dec. 9, 1956). The program was open to the public and was held in the Auditorium of Oklahoma City University. The tape was then sent to the Mutual Broadcasting System in N.Y. and broadcast 3 weeks later on Voice of America. It was also broadcast 4 weeks from the date it was taped, both on WKY and on WNAD the University of Oklahoma station. (Letter of Oct. 17, 1959).--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Poem for orchestra / by Violet Archer. [194-] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42695905