Leo Smit Slide Collection, circa 1966-1991.

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Leo Smit Slide Collection, circa 1966-1991.

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The Leo Smit Slide Collection contains approximately 13,705 35 millimeter slides taken by American composer, Leo Smit. The contents include images of notable musicians, images used in his lecture recitals, and images taken during his many journeys in the United States and abroad, including Central and South America, Italy, and various other European countries. Musicians represented in the collection include Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, William Schuman, Virgil Thomson, Roger Sessions, Jan Williams, Charles Wuorinen, and Lejaren Hiller.

29 boxes (13,704 35 millimeter slides)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SNAC Resource ID: 8152803

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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Smit, Leo, 1921-1999

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American pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph documents (2), dated : Buffalo, 17 February [1976, and n.d.], 1976 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962013 Composer, pianist, and educator, Leo Smit was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1921. After studies at Curtis Institute of Music, he worked as a rehearsal pianist with George Balanchine's American Ballet in 1930-32. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Smit taught at Sarah Lawrence College...