James DePreist papers, circa 1914-2004 (bulk 1958-2004).

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James DePreist papers, circa 1914-2004 (bulk 1958-2004).

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Papers primarily documenting DePreist's conducting career, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s with the Oregon Symphony, including organizational records, concert programs, and press coverage, with a smaller number of scores and recordings.

64 boxes + 1 map drawer.

eng,

fre,

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6889116

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

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Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 (although throughout much of her life she gave her birth date as February 17, 1902) in south Philadelphia. Her father, John Berkley Anderson, sold ice and coal and her mother Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson was a former schoolmistress. She was the oldest of three sisters. She began singing when she was six, in the church choir, and by eight had become a regular substitute, filling in for absent sopranos, tenors and even bass. She was presented in one c...

Depriest, James

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Conductor born in Philadelphia in 1936; nephew of contralto Marian Anderson. During his music career DePreist served as director of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, Oregon Symphony, Malmo symfoniorkester, and Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, in addition to an international career as a guest conductor with many other orchestras. From the description of James DePreist papers, circa 1914-2004 (bulk 1958-2004). (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 1558665...

Oregon symphony

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