Albert Israel Elkus papers, 1893-1993.

Elkus, Albert I. (Albert Israel), 1884-1962

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Composed 1922. First performance by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco, February 9, 1923, Alfred Hertz conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of On a merry folk tune : for small orchestra / Albert Elkus. [1932]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51782544 Teacher, pianist, and composer, Elkus was on the faculty of the Music Department of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1931 to 1959, and was chairman of the...

Elkus, Elizabeth Britton.

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Elizabeth Elkus (b. August 26, 1902; d. July 5, 1994) was born Florence Elizabeth Britton in London, England. After her first fianc ̣died, she moved to the United States where she met and married Albert Elkus in 1929. She helped her husband shape the musical life of the Bay Area by hosting many musicians and by creating a hospitable atmosphere for young musicians, even after Albert's death in 1962. Elizabeth is most remembered for helping and mentoring new students at Berkeley. She and Albert ha...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

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Elkus, Jonathan.

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Jonathan Britton Elkus (b. San Francisco, CA, August 8, 1931). Composer, arranger, editor, and teacher. He studied composition with Charles Cushing and William Denny at the University of California, Berkeley (BA 1953), with Ernst Bacon and Leonard Ratner at Stanford University (MA 1957), and with Darius Milhaud at Mills College (1957). He taught at Lehigh University from 1957 and to 1973 and became director of music at Cape Cod Academy in 1979. He presently teaches at the University of Californi...

University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Music.

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University of California (1868-1952). Dept. of Music.

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