Bergsma, William, 1921-1994
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Composed 1942. First performance at the Thirteenth Annual Festival of American Music of the Eastman School of Music, by the Eastman School Little Symphony Orchestra, Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1943, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Symphony : for chamber orchestra / William Bergsma. 1942. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43268092
Professor of music, University of Washington. William Bergsma served as director, School of Music, University of Washington, 1964-1971. He resigned in 1971
From the description of William Bergsma papers, 1941-1986 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123949723
Commissioned by the Great Falls Symphony Association with the assistance of the Montana Bicentennial Administration.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Second Symphony : voyages : for soloists, chorus and orchestra / William Bergsma. 1976. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43268027
Composed 1941. First performance (in ballet form) by the Rochester Civic Orchestra, Rochester, N. Y., May 1, 1942, Dr. Howard Hanson conducting. The story of the ballet is freely expanded from three characters and the locale of Bret Harte's "The Right Eye of the Commander."--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Gold and the señor commandante : a ballet / William Bergsma. 1941. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43267083
Comp. 1937. First performance (of excerpts) by the Burlingame High School Orchestra, Dec. 1938, Elmer Young conducting. First performance (of ballet under the title "Pioneer Saga") by the Rochester Civic Orchestra, Rochester, N.Y., Apr. 28, 1939, Dr. Howard Hanson conducting. First performance (of suite) by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco, June 22, 1939, Pierre Monteux conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Paul Bunyan : a ballet for puppets and solo dancers / by William Bergsma. 1937. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43267103
Composed in reaction against Walter Raleigh's statement that the artist "does not guide the ship... nor discover the Fortunate Islands." Commissioned by Carl Fischer, Inc. in honor of the 25th anniversary of the League of Composers. Composed 1947. First performance 1948, CBS Symphony Orchestra, Sylvan Levin conductor. This version withdrawn; revised version 1956.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of The fortunate islands : for string orchestra / William Bergsma. 1947. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43266304
Composed 1940. First performance by the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Rochester, N.Y., April 23, 1941, Howard Hanson conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Trumpet sing jubilee / William Bergsma. c1941. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50909825
Composed 1939. First performance at a symposium by the Rochester Civic Orchestra, Rochester, N.Y., April 22, 1942, Howard Hanson conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of Variations on a sea chantey : High barbaree / William Bergsma. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50909862
Composed 1949.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
From the description of First symphony / William Bergsma. 1949. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43267520
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Subjects:
- Ballets
- Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices (4 parts)), Unaccompanied
- Composers
- Music
- Music
- Oratorios
- Orchestral music
- Piano quintets
- String orchestra music
- String quartets
- Suites (Orchestra)
- Symphonies
- Symphonies (Chamber orchestra)
- Symphonies (Chamber orchestra)
- Variations (Viola and piano)
- Violin and piano music
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- United States (as recorded)
