Ronald Perera Papers 1941-[ongoing]

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Ronald Perera Papers 1941-[ongoing]

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Papers include a small amount of biographical material on Perera, such as his career summary and resume, reviews, flyers and programs, photographs and newspaper articles. The majority of the materials are musical manuscripts of works by Perera.

5 boxes; (4 linear ft.)

eng,

Smith College Archives

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Perera, Ronald

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Ronald Perera was born in Boston, Massachusetts on Dec. 25, 1941. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Harvard University, where he studied with Leon Kirchner. In 1967, while on a John Knowles Paine Traveling Fellowship in Music from Harvard, Perera studied electronic music and computer composition with Gottfried Michael Koenig at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. He also worked independently with Randall Thompson in choral music and with Mario Davidovsky in electronic music. He taught a...

Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...