Correspondence, 1919-1931.

Hayes, Roland W., 1887-1977

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Roland Hayes (June 3, 1887 – January 1, 1977) was an American lyric tenor and composer. Critics lauded his abilities and linguistic skills demonstrated with songs in French, German and Italian. Earlier African-American concert artists were not recorded because in their day recording companies were only interested in a vaudeville type of singer. Hayes was one of the first to break this barrier and in 1939 he recorded with Columbia. Earlier both Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson had recorded from t...

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

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Born in Princeton, New Jersey, on April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was a multitalented man whose artistic and political career spanned over four decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Known worldwide during the 1930s and 1940s, he fell from prominence in the 1960s because of the political controversy that surrounded him during the McCarthy era. Robeson was a talented dramatic actor whose performance of Othello in this country in 1943-44 once held the record for the ...

Northrop Memorial Auditorium (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1945, 1950

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Music.

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Scott, Verna Golden, 1876-1964.

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Verna Golden was born in River Falls, WI. In 1904 her husband, Carlyle Scott, received an appointment to teach music at the University of Minnesota. In 1919, Verna Scott was appointed director of the University Concert Course, which was later renamed the Artist's Series. She was involved in organizing concerts for Northrop Memorial Auditorium as well as other localvenues. She retired in 1944. From the description of Correspondence, 1919-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79295030 ...