Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 30, 1976.

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 30, 1976.

Ellis Kohs remembers studying under Olga Samaroff Stokowski at the Juilliard Graduate School between 1938 and 1939 and discusses her teaching, her strength of character, and her interest in musical notation. He suggests other people Daniel might interview and then recalls Leopold Stokowski conducting the New York City Center Orchestra and his ability to change the sound of the orchestra during rehearsal.

Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 5 leaves.

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Kohs, Ellis

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Ellis B. Kohs, composer and teacher, born May 12, 1916, in Chicago. Kohs received his early musical training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and studied with Olga Samarof Stokowski at the Juilliard School in New York City. He earned an M.A. degree at the University of Chicago (1938) and then attended Harvard University. During World War II, Kohs served in the U.S. Army as director of the all-African American 334th Army Forces Services Band, at Fort Benning (Georgia). After the war he ...

Daniel, Oliver

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Radio producer, music publishing executive, and writer, who died in 1991. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Symphony Orchestra; co-founder of the Contemporary Music Society. From the description of Research collection on Leopold Stokowski, 1945-1995. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862197 Oliver Daniel was vice-president of Broadcast Music Incorporated. he was also the author of an important book on Leopold Stokowski. F...

Samaroff, Olga

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