Stringfield, Lamar

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Composed 1927. First performance Washington, DC, 14 February 1928, the Washington National Opera Association, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The seventh queue : an imaginary ballet for full orchestra, opus 38 / by Lamar Stringfield. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55651199

Composed 1924 as No. 1 of Indian Sketches, originally for flute and sting quartet. Orchestrated 1924. First performance New York, 6 March 1927, Sunday Symphonic society, Josiah Zuro conductor. Awarded part of the Seligman Prize given by the Institute of Musical Art, New York, 1924. Themes used in the work are derived from the "Green Corn Dance" and "Medicine Man" melodies of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Indian legend for orchestra, opus 23, no. 1 / Lamar Stringfield. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55651193

Composer of symphonic works based on American folklore, and Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship winner, conductor, flutist, teacher, and promoter of local and regional musical groups, chiefly in North Carolina.

From the description of Lamar Stringfield papers, 1917-1959. WorldCat record id: 25327490

Composed 1937, as one movement of the suite From the Blue Ridge. First performance New York, 1939, WOR Symphony Orchestra, Morton Gould conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Kidder Kole : from the Blue Ridge / Lamar Stringfield. [1939] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55651185

Lamar Stringfield was born in 1898 and began studying flute in Asheville, N.C. After a year, he continued his study in New York City under George Barrere, Percy Goetschius, Franklin Robinson, and George Wedge. Stringfield also studied composition in Paris, France, with Nadia Boulanger in 1928 before returning to New York City to conduct and perform with music ensembles and symphony orchestras until 1930. In 1928, Stringfield won the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for his composition From the Southern Mountains. . He returned to North Carolina, organizing and directing the North Carolina Symphony, 1932-1935, followed by serving as associate conductor at Radio City Music Hall in New York, N.Y., 1938-1939. Stringfield lectured on American folk music at Juilliard Summer School in New York City, 1939-1941, and taught composition and orchestration at Claremont College in the summer of 1942. After serving as musical director of the Knoxville Symphony in Tennessee, 1946-1947, Stringfield once again returned to North Carolina, conducting the Symphonette of Charlotte and acting as musical director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1949. He died in 1959.

From the guide to the Lamar Stringfield Photographic Collection, circa 1898-circa 1957, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.)

Lamar Stringfield (1897-1959) of North Carolina was a composer of symphonic works based on American folklore, Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship winner, conductor, flutist, teacher, and promoter of local and regional musical groups, chiefly in North Carolina.

Stringfield studied the flute for a year in Asheville, N.C., and then in New York, where he studied under George Barrere, Percy Goetschius, Franklin Robinson, and George Wedge. He studied composition in Paris, France with Nadia Boulanger in 1928, and conducting with Chalmers Clifton and Henry Hadley. He received the Pulitizer Traveling Fellowship award for From the Southern Mountains in 1928; played and conducted with music ensembles and symphony orchestras in New York until 1930; promoted the organization of the Institute of Folk Music the University of North Carolina in 1930; organized and directed the North Carolina Symphony, 1932-1935; was associate conductor, Radio City Music Hall, 1938-1939; was a lecturer on American folk music at Juilliard Summer School, 1939-1941; taught composition and orchestration at Claremeont College, summer 1942; was musical director of the Knoxville Symphony, 1946-1947; was conductor of the Symphonette of Charlotte, 1948-1949; and was musical director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1949.

From the guide to the Lamar Stringfield Papers, 1917-1959, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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creatorOf Beebe, Carolyn. [New York Chamber Music Society scores]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Lamar Stringfield Photographic Collection, circa 1898-circa 1957 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Lamar Stringfield papers, 1917-1959. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf [Programs belonging to Lamar Stringfield]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Lamar Stringfield Papers, 1917-1959 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Green, Paul, 1894-1981. Paul Green papers, 1880-1985. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. The seventh queue : an imaginary ballet for full orchestra, opus 38 / by Lamar Stringfield. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Carolina charcoal : a musical folk-drama / book and music by Lamar Stringfield ; orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Suite, Composition for string piano with ensemble / Henry Cowell. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Stringfield, Vann B. Inventory of the estate of Lamar Stringfield. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Kidder Kole : from the Blue Ridge / Lamar Stringfield. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Carolina charcoal : a musical folk-drama / book and music by Lamar Stringfield ; orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Indian legend for orchestra, opus 23, no. 1 / Lamar Stringfield. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Stringfield, Lamar. Carolina charcoal : a musical folk-drama / book and music by Lamar Stringfield ; orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn National Orchestral Association collection of rehearsal and concert recordings [sound recording], 1938-1968 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
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associatedWith Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981. person
associatedWith Berney, William, 1920- person
associatedWith Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. person
associatedWith Goetschius, Percy, 1853-1943. person
associatedWith Goldman, Edwin Franko, 1878-1956. person
associatedWith Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. person
associatedWith Green, Paul, 1894-1981. person
associatedWith Johnson, Thor. person
associatedWith Korn, Richard. person
correspondedWith Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 person
associatedWith La Prade, Ernest, 1889-1969. person
associatedWith National Orchestral Association (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith O'Hara, Geoffrey, 1882-1967. person
associatedWith Overholser, Winfred, 1892-1964. person
associatedWith Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. person
associatedWith Powell, John, 1882-1963. person
associatedWith Richardson, Howard. person
associatedWith Shepherd, Arthur, 1880-1958. person
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. person
associatedWith Stringfield, Vann B. person
associatedWith University of North Carolina (1793-1962) corporateBody
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Birth 1897-10-10

Death 1959-01-21

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