The William Schuman interviews, 1977-1985 (inclusive).

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The William Schuman interviews, 1977-1985 (inclusive).

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The William Schuman Interviews consist primarily of 34 reel-to-reel tapes and accompanying transcripts which record interviews of Schuman discussing his life and musical works. These interviews were conducted by Vivian Perlis in New York, NY, and Greenwich, CT, from February 2, 1977, to November 16, 1977. The Schuman Interviews also hold: 2 videotapes of an interview conducted by Perlis on July 1, 1981, in Greenwich, CT; 1 cassette tape of an interview conducted by Ev Grimes on September 26, 1984, in New York, NY, as part of Grimes's dissertation on music education; 1 cassette tape of William Schuman: a 75th birthday salute, a radio program produced by Robert Sherman for WQXR and broadcast on October 31, 1985; and 1 cassette tape of A life in music: William Schuman, a radio program produced by Robinson/Hoffman for Composer's Recording Inc.

13 sound recordings + 2 transcripts (765 p.)

Yale University, Music Library

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Yale University, Music Library

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Sherman, Robert, 1932-

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Son of pianist Nadia Reisenberg, Robert Sherman (b. 1932) began his career in broadcasting as the Music Director and Program Manager for radio station WQXR in New York. In 1969, he began hosting the popular folk music program, "Woody's Children," on WQXR, followed in 1970 by the nationally broadcast program, "The Listening Room." He then expanded to television, hosting "Vibrations" on PBS in 1972 and appearing as a commentator for CBS's "Camera Three." He continued his work at WQXR,...