Hartley, Walter S. (Walter Sinclair), 1927-

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Birth 1927-02-21

Biographical notes:

Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, 1954. Composed 1954. First performance Rochester, New York, May 1955, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Chamber symphony : for woodwind and brass quartets, harp and string orchestra / Walter Sinclair Hartley. 1954. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52182930

Commissioned by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra for the West Virginia Centennial program, 1963. Composed 1963. First performance Charleston, West Virginia, 2 April 1963, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Hobday conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Festive music for orchestra / Walter S. Hartley. 1963. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183037

Composed 1964. First performance Rochester, New York, 29 April 1964, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Psalm for strings / Walter S. Hartley. c1964. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183053

Composed 1951-52. First performance Rochester, New York, May 1953, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor, Armand Basile soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto for piano and orchestra / Walter Hartley. 1952. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42693647

Originally composed for recorder ensemble, 1962. Transcribed for orchestra, 1962. First performance Interlochen, Michigan, 24 July 1964, National Music Camp Intermediate Symphony Orchestra, Hermon Dilmore conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Elizabethan dances : [for orchestra] / Walter S. Hartley. 1962. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183026