St. Cecilia Chorus collection of sound recordings [sound recording].

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St. Cecilia Chorus collection of sound recordings [sound recording].

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The collection contains live recordings of performances of the St. Cecilia Chorus. The earliest recording in the collection is from 1972, and the latest is from 1995. Most of the performances took place in Carnegie Hall, with a few in the Church of the Heavenly Rest. All performances are conducted by David Randolph, the choir's music director.

38 sound cassettes : analog.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6729933

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Randolph, David E.

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St. Cecilia Chorus

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The St. Cecilia Chorus is one of the finest performing choirs in New York City. The Chorus was founded in 1906 as a women's chorus by Metropolitan Opera coach Victor Harris who served as its conductor until 1936, when Leon Barzin directed through 1937. In 1938 Willard Sektberg took over until 1942, when Hugh Ross became conductor, to be succeeded in the late 1950s by David L. Buttolph. In 1964, the St. Cecilia's Chorus became a chorus of mixed voices. In 1965, David Rand...