William Wyman collection on Randall Thompson

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William Wyman collection on Randall Thompson

1976-1978

Contains three recordings as well as two letters and telegram, each from composer Randall Thompson to William Wyman. The letters discuss concerts and revisions to Thompson's compositions, dated 1976 and 1978.The telegram relates to a proposed visit by Randall Thompson to the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado, where it appears Wyman spent time, and the fact Thompson will not be able to make an appearance. The three recordings are not dated but likely relate to the correspodents' shared musical experience.

.4 linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 11621128

Houghton Library

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Thompson, Randall, 1899-1984

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Randall Thompson (1899-1984) was an American composer of three symphonies and numerous vocal works, noted for his choral work. He was a 1920 graduate of Harvard University. He became assistant professor of music and choir director at Wellesley College, received a doctorate in music from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, and taught at the Curtis Institute of Music (serving as its director, 1941-1942), the University of Virginia, and Harvard University....

Wyman, William A.

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William "Doc" Wyman was the director of the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir from 1975 to 2019. He served as the Music Director at St. Paul United Methodist Church from September 1979 to August 2019. He has led many national and international choir tours and four performances at Carnegie Hall. In his second year at Nebraska Wesleyan, he performed a concert with composer Randall Thompson; he also hosted composer Aaron Copland and conductor Robert Shaw....