University of Minnesota, Dept. of Music records, 1930-1981.

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University of Minnesota, Dept. of Music records, 1930-1981.

The collection comprises records from the administrations of the first two chairs of the department, Carlyle Scott and Paul Oberg, and includes information on the University Band and Chorus. Among other records are internal and university department correspondence, correspondence with musicians throughout the country, a score for "Convergence." by Kent Raygor, and the personal correspondence of Paul Oberg including his work as accompanist for opera singer, Blanche Thebom.

3.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7884980

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Raygor, Kent.

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Thebom, Blanche

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Operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1915, and began her formal concert career in 1941. She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera through 1967, known for her roles in Wagnerian epics. During this period she also toured extensively, including being the first American to perform at the Bolshoi in Moscow. In 1967 she was appointed head of The Atlanta Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Following that, Thebom taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock....

University of Minnesota. Chorus.

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Music.

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The University of Minnesota Music Dept. is an academic department,offering classes in music history, theory and musicology. From the description of University of Minnesota, Dept. of Music records, 1930-1981. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63280319 ...

Oberg, Paul Matthews, 1904-1988

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Paul Matthew Oberg was born in Center City, Minnesota on April 14, 1904. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1925. From 1926-1928, he was a fellow at the Juilliard School of music in New York City and earned his master's degree in 1938 and Ph.D. in 1944 from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. He was a staff pianist for WCCO radio (1925-1933), instructor at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) from 1927-1928, professor at the University of Wichita ...

Scott, Carlyle McRoberts, 1873-1945.

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University of Minnesota. Bands

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