SAMUEL ADLER PAPERS (1999-2018 Gifts): Series 3-5

Series 3: Publicity and Press Materials

Sub-series A: Concert Programs and Publicity Materials.

Box 9

folder 1  Programs, 1960s.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles. 3 items.
folder 2  Programs, 1970s.
Concert, clinic, workshop, and festival programs. 13 items.
folder 3  Programs, 1980s.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 36 items.
folder 4  Programs, 1992.
Concert and lecture programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 18 items.
folder 5  Programs, 1993.
Concert and festival programs and schedules; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 27 items.
folder 6 Programs, 1994.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and brochures. 19 items.
folder 7 Programs, 1995.
Concert and festival programs; publicity circulars; 1 undated. 30 items.
folder 8 Programs, 1996.
Concert and festival programs and schedules; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 33 items

Box 10

folder 1 Programs, January-June 1997.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 16 items.
folder 2 Programs, July-December 1997.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers and circulars. 17 items.
folder 3 Programs, 1998.
Concert, festival, and conference programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 36 items.
folder 4  Programs, 1999.
Concert and festival programs and tickets; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 24 items.
folder 5  Programs, January-June 2000.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 14 items.
folder 6  Programs, July-December 2000.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 15 items.

Box 11

folder 1 Programs, 2001.
Concert, festival, conference, and workshop programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 28 items.
folder 2 Programs, 2002.
Concert, festival, and lecture programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 23 items.
folder 3 Programs, 2003.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 32 items.
folder 4 Programs, 2004.
Concert and festival programs and calendars; publicity flyers and circulars. 22 items.
folder 5 Programs, January-May 2005.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 19 items.

Box 12

folder 1 Programs, June-December 2005.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars; 2 undated. 25 items.
folder 2 Programs, 2006.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars; 1 undated. 26 items.
folder 3 Programs, 2007.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 20 items.
folder 4 Programs, 2008.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers and circulars. 35 items.
folder 5 Programs, 2009.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers and circulars. 26 items.
folder 6 Programs, 2010.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 17 items.

Box 13

folder 1 Programs, 2011.
Concert, festival, and masterclass programs; publicity flyers and circulars and facsimiles. 15 items.
folder 2 Programs, 2012-2013.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars. 24 items.
folder 3  Programs, January-July 2014.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 12 items.
folder 4 Programs, August-December 2014.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 6 items.
folder 5 Programs, 2015.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers and circulars. 10 items.
folder 6 Programs, 2016.
Concert and festival programs; publicity flyers and circulars. 12 items.
folder 7 Programs, 2017-2018.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers, brochures, and circulars and facsimiles. 23 items.
folder 8 Programs, undated.
Concert and festival programs and facsimiles; publicity flyers and circulars. 20 items

Sub-series B: Press Clippings.

Box 14

folder 1 Press, 1950s.
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and images; dated between October 1952 and November 1952. 3 items.
folder 2 Press, 1960s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and newsletters; dated between June 6,1960, and December 1969; 1 undated. 8 items.
folder 3 Press, 1970s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, press releases, and facsimiles; dated between January 21, 1970, and June 1977; 1 undated. 33 items.
folder 4 Press, 1980s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and facsimiles; dated between October 3, 1980, and December 1989. 5 items.
folder 5 Press, 1990s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, newsletters, press releases, and facsimiles; dated between [1990] and June/July 1997; 1 undated. 38 items.
folder 6 Press, 2000s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, brochures, circulars, and facsimiles; dated between [2001] and August 20, 2009. 14 items.
folder 7 Press, 2010s.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, newsletters, brochures, printouts of online articles and reviews, and facsimiles; dated between July 13, 2010, and June 24. 2018; 3 undated. 38 items.
folder 8 Press, undated.
Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, brochures, circulars, and facsimiles. 28 items.

Sub-series C: Scrapbook.

Box 15

item 1  Scrapbook: “Samuel Adler: Clippings 1952-.”
One volume, bound in a green leather cover with gilt tooling, labeled “Clippings 1952-.”
Contents include programs, reviews, and photographs; dated 1952-1956. 102 sheets.
folder 2 Loose Press Clippings.
Press clippings; dated between March 4, 1954, and March 24, 1957; 1 undated. 7 items.
folder 3 Loose Programs.
Concert and symposia programs; dated between April 1954 and December 1956; 1 undated. 7 items.
folder 4 Loose Photographs.
Photograph of Samuel Adler and 8 unidentified individuals, attributed to the Dallas Morning News (News staff photo); dated November 18, 1954. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”.
Publicity photograph of unidentified man in nightgown, attributed to the Dallas Morning News (News staff photo); dated November 17, 1955. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”.
Photograph of artwork by John Von Wicht (subject: First Symphony by Samuel Adler); dated Summer 1954. 1 black and white photograph, 7.25” x 8”.

Series 4: Audio-Visual Materials

Box 16

folder 1 American Hymn Preludes. Gasparo, GSCD-258, 1990. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
Barbara Harbach, organ; traditional hymns sung by the Rochester Singers, Samuel Adler, conductor.
Contents: [Tracks 1-4] Hymnset / Samuel Adler — [Track 5] When Jesus Wept / Wm. Schuman, [transcribed for organ solo by Samuel Adler] — [Tracks 6-13] Preludes on Old Southern Hymns, Op. 90 / Gardner Read — [Tracks 14-19] Six Preludes on Old Southern Hymns, Op. 112 / Gardner Read.
folder 2 American Violin Music. Gasparo Records, GSCD-279, 1991. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
Zvi Zeitlin, violin; Barry Snyder and Lucas Foss, piano.
Contents: [Tracks 1-3] Sonata for Violin and Piano / Verne Reynolds — [Tracks 4-6] Sonata for Violin and Piano / Aaron Copland — [Tracks 7-9] Three Pieces for Violin and Piano / Lukas Foss — [Track 10] Canto III / Samuel Adler — [Tracks 11-12] Duo for Violin and Piano / Jacob Druckman.
folder 3 Contemporary Organ Music. Gasparo, GSCD-277, 1990. 1 CD.
Barbara Harbach, organ.
Contents: [Tracks 1-5] Rubrics / Dan Locklair — [Track 6] Ayre for the Dance / Dan Locklair — [Track 7] Pageant for Sally / Dan Locklair — [Tracks 8-12] Inventions / Dan Locklair — [Tracks 13-15] Toccata, Recitation and Prelude / Samuel Adler — [Tracks 16-17] Two Meditations / Samuel Adler — [Track 18] Reflection / Samuel Adler — [Tracks 19-22] Wind Songs / Samuel Adler.
folder 4 Samuel Adler: Chamber Music with Piano. Gasparo Records, GSCD-298, 1995.
The MacDowell Trio (Veronica Kadlubkiewicz, violin; Roy Christensen, cello; Elizabeth Wright, piano) [Trio No. 2]; Barry Snyder and Natalya Antonova, piano [Duo Sonata]; The Lanier Trio (William Steck, violin; Dorothy Lewis, cello; Cary Lewis, piano) [Trio No. 1]; Loren Kitt, clarinet, with the Lanier Trio [Aeolus, God of the Winds].
Contents: [Tracks 1-3] Trio No, 2 (1973) — [Tracks 4-6] Duo Sonata (1983) –[Tracks 7-9] Trio No. 1 (1964) — [Tracks 10-13] Aeolus, God of the Winds (1978).
folder 5 Samuel Adler: Music for Violin. Gasparo, GSCD-297, 1994. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
William Steck, violin; George Peachey, piano [Tracks 1-3]; Cary Lewis, piano [Tracks 8-13, 17-19]; Yvonne Caruthers, cello [Tracks 14-16].
Contents: [Tracks 1-3] Sonata No. 2 — [Tracks 4-7] Four Etudes, “Meadowmountetudes” — [Track 8] Sonata No. 3 — [Tracks 9-10] Double Portrait — [Tracks 11-13] Little Suite — [Tracks 14-16] Close Encounters — [Tracks 17-19] Sonata No. 4.
folder 6 Samuel Adler: String Quartets 4, 5 & 8. Gasparo Records, GSCD-307, 1997. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
The Charleston String Quartet (Charles Sherba, Lois Finkel, Consuelo Sherba, and Daniel Harp).
Contents: [Tracks 1-5] Quartet No. 4 — [Tracks 6-9] Quartet No. 5 — [Tracks 10-13] Quartet No. 8.
folder 7 Snow Tracks. Gasparo Records, GSCD-358, 2005. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
The Meadows Wind Ensemble; Jack Delaney, conductor; Lee Rogers, trombone [Tracks 4-6]; Joan Heller, soprano [Tracks 7-12].
Contents: [Track 1] strike! / Stephen Jones — [Tracks 2-3] Passages / Stephen Jones– [Tracks 4-6] Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble / Eric Ewazen –[Tracks 7-12] Snow Tracks / Samuel Adler.
Manuscript note on CD: “Recording company went out of business–wanted to make sure the library had copies.” 1 p.
folder 8 Unholy Sonnets and Other Song Cycles by Samuel Adler. Gasparo Records, GSCD-322, 1998. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
Joseph Evans, tenor [Tracks 1-5, 20-24]; Rebecca Karpoff, soprano [Tracks 6-9, 13- 15, 26-31]; Freda Herseth, soprano [Tracks 10-12, 16-19]; Cary Lewis, piano; Atlanta Winds [Tracks 26-31].
Contents: [Tracks 1-5] Unholy Sonnets — [Tracks 6-9] Four Songs About Nature –[Tracks 10-12] Three Songs About Time — [Tracks 13-15] Three Songs About Love — [Tracks 16-17] Two Songs from the Portuguese — [Tracks 18-19] Two Traditional Japanese Songs — [Tracks 20-24] Wish for a Young Wife — [Track25] In Thine Own Image — [Tracks 26-31] Songs with Winds.
folder 9 20th-Century Harpsichord Music. Vol. I. Gasparo, GSCD-251, 1994. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
Barbara Harbach, harpsichord.
Contents: [Track 1] Deux pieces pour clavecin / Bohuslav Martinu — [Track 2] Sonate pour clavecin / Martinu — [Track 3] Deux impromptus pour clavecin /Martinu — [Track 4] Four Portraits / Virgil Thomson — [Track 5] Harpsichord Sonata No. 7, Op. 156 / Vincent Persichetti — [Track 6] Four Fancies for Harpsichord / William Albright — [Track 7] Sonata for Harpsichord / Samuel Adler — [Track 8] The Unicorn / Rick Sowash — [Track 9] Theme with Six Variations / Rick Sowash — [Track 10] Bach Goes to Town / Alec Templeton.
folder 10 20th-Century Harpsichord Music. Vol. III. Gasparo, GSCD-280, 1990. 1 CD, in shrinkwrap.
Barbara Harbach, harpsichord.
Contents: [Tracks 1-4] Fantasy Brings the Day / Dan Locklair — [Tracks 5-6] Two Movements / Sam Jones — [Tracks 7-8] Sonatine d’amor / Arnold Rosner –[Tracks 9-18] Partita / Daniel Pinkham — [Tracks 19-20] Bridges to Span Adversity / Samuel Adler.

Series 5: Oversized

Sub-series A: Oversized Sheet Music

Box 17

folder 1 Oversized Sheet Music, C-R.
Canto XVIII. For accordion solo.
Score. Fair copy, manuscript facsimile, with annotations in pencil. 1 p. of text, 3 pp. of music.Fantasy. For solo piano.
Score. Fair copy, pencil. 4 pp.
Separated from Box 2, Folder 5.

Five Related Miniatures. For two violins.
Score. Fair copy, manuscript facsimile. 9 pp.

In Memory of Milton. For solo violin.
Score (2011). Fair copy, pencil. 1 p.

Nel spirito ai Bach. For string orchestra.
Score. Fair copy, pencil. 5 pp.
Separated from Box 2, Folder 34.

Ports of Call.
Mann, Ross M. “A Composer’s Primer [to] the Guitar.” Typescript chart of guitar range and summary of techniques. 1 p.
Separated from Box 2, Folder 41.

The River that Mines the Silences of Stones. An adagio for wind ensemble.
Full score. Fair copy, pencil. 1 p. of text, 18 pp. of music.

folder 2 Oversized Sheet Music: Seven Variations on “God Save the King” by Ludwig van Beethoven. Orchestrated by Samuel Adler.
Full score. Fair copy, pencil. 1 p. of text, 28 pp. of music.

 Sub-series B: Oversized Papers

folder 3 Oversized Correspondence. Correspondents represented:
Callis, Cathy. 1 letter (typescript); dated March 31, 1993. 1 p.
– Accompanied by facsimile of concert flyer, with inscription to Sam (ink); dated March-May, [1993]. 1 p.
Canton, Maria Clara and Edgardo. 2 letters (1 ink, 1 typescript); dated November 3, 1991; November 22, 1991. 2 pp.
Fried, Dick. 1 printout of email correspondence; dated November 23, 2009. 1 p.
– Accompanied by 3 obituaries for H. C. Robbins Landon (1 printout from newspaper website, 1 typescript draft, 1 press clipping); dated November 24-26, 2009; 1 undated. 8 pp.
Hulme, Lance. 19 letters (5 ink, 14 typescript); dated January 28, 1988; February 3,1988; [March 1988]; March 9, 1988; June 6, 1988l September 23, 1988; February 2, 1989; February 15, 1989; April 24, 1989; April 30, [1989]; [January 1991]; January 29, 1991; [March 1991]; March 21, 1991; September 19, 1991; September 27, 1991; January 6, 1992; April 15, 1993; April 27, 1993. 23 pp.
– Letter dated February 15, 1989, accompanied by 2 letters of recommendation for Lance Hulme (2 typescript); dated February 15, 1989. 2 pp.
Larrick, Geary (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point). 5 letters (5 typescript); dated December 20, 1989; January 29, 1991; February 13, 1991; July 1, 1992; July 6, 1992. 5 pp.
– Letter dated January 29, 1991, accompanied by catalog list and order form for G and L Publishing. 2 pp.
– Letter dated July 6, 1992, accompanied by concert program and composer’s note for Intermezzo for oboe and piano by Geary Larrick (2 typescript). 2 pp.
Mercurio, John. 2 letters (1 pencil, 1 typescript); dated August 19, 1989; August 16, 1989. 2 pp.
Pollack, Elizabeth K. (Concert Manager, Peabody Conservatory of Music). 2 letters (2 typescript); dated October 9, 1990; October 16, 1990. 2 pp.
– Letter dated October 16, 1990, accompanied by facsimile of signed contract pertaining to Samuel Adler’s guest lecture. 2 pp.
Roter, Bruce. Facsimile of first page of untitled composition. Fair copy of score (3 staves in bass clef), manuscript facsimile. 1 p.
Separated from Box 7, Folder 4 (“Roter, Bruce”).
Stern, Max. 13 letters (4 ink, 9 typescript); dated December 18, 1988; January 13, 1989; March 13, 1989; March 29, 1989; January 28, 1990; February 13, 1990; January 14, 1991; January 29, 1991; October 10, 1991; April 30, 1992; May 11,
1992; October 20, 1993; April 20, 1999. 16 pp.
– Letter dated March 29, 1989, accompanied by letter of recommendation for Max Stern (typescript); dated March 29, 1989. 1 p.
– Letter dated January 28, 1990, accompanied by facsimile of press clipping; undated. 1 p.
– Letter dated October 10, 1991, accompanied by facsimile of press clipping; dated December 24, 1990. 1 p.
Students of Samuel Adler from unidentified summer program. 1 card (ink); undated. 1 item.
folder 4 Oversized Papers.
Concert series poster, including performance by Deborah Adler; dated 1984/85. 1 item.
Obituary for Milton Babbitt. 1 press clipping; dated January 30, 2011. 1 p.
Citation from the governor of the state of New York to honor Samuel Adler; dated August 3, 1995. 1 item.
Press clippings pertaining to Samuel Adler’s nomination to the American Academy of Arts and Letters; dated May 2011. 3 pp.
Manuscript sketch with inscription to Samuel Adler, by Alexander Liebermann (ink); dated April 2014. 1 p.
Adler, Samuel. Psalm 124. For mixed chorus and organ. Facsimile of title page, with inscriptions from members of the Trinity Choir. 1 p.
Photograph of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Members and Award Winners Ceremonial; dated May 20, 2009. 1 color photograph, 9” x 22”. Accompanied by typescript list of individuals pictured. 1 p.
Photograph of Tim Koch, Samuel Adler, and Alan Feinberg. 1 color photograph, 8” x 12”.
Photograph from performance of Choose Life, Avery Fischer Hall, New York, NY. 1 color photograph, 8” x 12”.

Sub-series C: Oversized Publicity and Press Materials.

folder 5 Oversized Concert Programs and Publicity.
Concert programs; publicity posters, brochures, and circulars; dated between August 5, 1992, and October 17, 2012; 2 undated. 15 items.
folder 6 Oversized Press Clippings.
Newspaper clippings, newsletters, and facsimiles; dated between May 29, 1970, and December 2013/January 2014. 18 items.
folder 7 Oversized Publicity and Press Materials.
Concert poster; dated March 25, 2007. 1 item.
Newspaper clippings; dated between April 4, 1953, and June 24, 2018. 13 items.

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