- unitid
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{"value"=>"*L (Special) 96-03", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20485", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"St. Cecilia Chorus collection of sound recordings, [sound recording]"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"87 cassettes"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>*L(Special) 96-03, St. Cecilia Chorus Collection of Sound Recordings, 1967- Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"St. Cecilia Chorus", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The <span class=\"corpname\">St. Cecilia Chorus</span> is one of the finest performing choirs in <span class=\"geogname\">New York City</span>. The Chorus was founded in 1906 as a women's chorus by Metropolitan Opera coach <span class=\"persname\">Victor Harris</span>, who served as its conductor until 1936. In 1922 The St. Cecilia Chorus participated in the first New York performances of Mahler's <span class=\"title\">Third Symphony</span>, with the <span class=\"corpname\">Philharmonic Society of New York</span> under <span class=\"persname\">Willem Mengelberg</span>. These performances were held in the old Metropolitan Opera House and repeated in Carnegie Hall. <span class=\"persname\">Leon Barzin</span> directed the chorus through the 1936-1937 season, after which <span class=\"persname\">Willard Sektberg</span> took over until 1942. <span class=\"persname\">Hugh Ross</span> became conductor in 1942, to be suceeded in the late 1950s by <span class=\"persname\">David L. Buttolph</span>. In 1964, The St. Cecilia Chorus became a chorus of mixed voices. Then, in 1965, <span class=\"persname\">David Randolph</span> became music director, and in 1969 the Chorus had its first concert in Carnegie Hall.</p> <p>In addition to its now traditional twice-yearly Carnegie Hall concerts, some of which were broadcast live on WNYC Radio, the Chorus has appeared in other venues, including Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, The Riverside Church, St. Bartholomew's Church, St. George's Church, and The Church of the Heavenly Rest.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains live recordings of performances of <span class=\"corpname\">The St. Cecilia Chorus</span>. The earliest recording in the collection is from <date>1967</date>, and the latest (as of completion of this finding aid, in 2006) is from <date>2005</date>. Most of the performances took place in <span class=\"corpname\">Carnegie Hall</span>, with a few in <span class=\"corpname\">The Church of the Heavenly Rest</span> and St. Bartholomew's Church. All performances are conducted by <span class=\"persname\">David Randolph</span>, the chorus's music director. The collection also contains two oral histories of the Chorus with <span class=\"persname\">David Randolph</span>; an interview with the playwright, <span class=\"persname\">Peter Shaffer</span>; as well as recordings relating to Randolph's career both with the St. Cecilia Chorus and prior endeavors.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The St. Cecilia Chorus collection of sound recordings, [sound recording] is arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20485#c661829'>Series I: St. Cecilia Chorus Concert recordings, 1967-</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20485#c661923'>Series II: Miscellaneous materials.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes materials relating to and about the St. Cecilia Chorus and David Randolph.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection has been arranged into two series: <ul> <li>Series I: St. Cecilia Chorus Concert recordings.</li> <li>Series II: Miscellaneous materials.</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Papers and documents of the Chorus as well as some house programs are on file in the Music Division.</p> <p>More Information on The St. Cecilia Chorus can be found at:</p> <p>< http://www.stceciliachorus.org ></p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1967-", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1967"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1967
- date_inclusive_end
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1967
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"RHA *L(Special) 96-03"}
{"date"=>"11/22/1989", "source"=>"St. Cecilia Chorus", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>"38 o", "value"=>"Gift, St. Cecilia Chorus, 11/22/1989"}
- note
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{"value"=>"<p>Papers and documents of the Chorus as well as some house programs are on file in the Music Division</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The collection contains live recordings of performances of the St. Cecilia Chorus. The earliest recording in the collection is from 1967. Most of the performances took place in Carnegie Hall, with a few in other venues such as Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, The Riverside Church, St. Bartholomew's Church, St. George's Church, and The Church of Heavenly Rest. All performances are conducted by David Randolph, the Chorus' music director."}
- keydate
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1967
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Ed Scarcelle, Donald Mennerich, and Thomas C. Christie.</p>"}
- date_start
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1967