Dakota Composers Records, 1984-1989
Collection Overview
Title: Dakota Composers Records, 1984-1989
ID: OGLMC1334
Extent: 0.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 03/06/1996
Subjects: Grand Forks, Music, University of North Dakota - Music
Languages: English
Abstract
Grand Forks club active from 1984 to 1990
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Dakota Composers Records, 1984-1989, include correspondence, financial records, concert programs, grant applications, newsletters, a mailing list, a 1987 Lecture Workshop survey, newspaper clippings, sheet music, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous pamphlets. Correspondence, newspaper clippings and the scrapbook document the group's formation and early development. Group activities, including musical performances and competitions, lectures and workshops are documented through correspondence, newspaper clippings, concert programs and newsletters. Newspaper clippings and two folders of correspondence, dated 1984-1985, relate to "The North: Symphony for Orchestra," a piece composed by Thomas Peterson and commissioned by the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra.
Collection Historical Note
The Dakota Composers was established in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1984. The group initially called itself the Dakota Young Composers "for the relative age in experience of its members." Nevertheless, some members were older, established area musicians, including University of North Dakota instructor Robert Wharton and pianists Henry Rose and Paul Swenson. The Composers were loosely modeled after the Minnesota Composers Forum, and several of its members had been involved with that group. Until disbanding in 1990, the Composers frequently held concerts, meetings, and special sessions with guest composers. Musicians from several areas of North Dakota were members, although UND faculty and students constituted the majority.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Dr. Thomas Peterson
Acquisition Method: Donation; 96- 2088
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) Dakota Composers Records. OGLMC 1334. Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Scrapbook 1: 1984-1985],
[Cassette Tape 1804: "Henry Gwiazda, Composer/Performer, Milkboys, Sinfony, Encore"],
[Cassette Tape 1805: Side 1: "Lis: 3 Pieces on 9 Notes (1983); Janet Lopinski, piano, University of Cincinnati, 1984"; Side 2: "Lis: Moravian Counterpoint (1986); Jazz Band I - University of Northern Iowa, 1986"],
[Cassette Tape 1806: "Dan Breedon: Sextet", undated],
[Cassette Tape 1807: Unlabeled, undated],
[Oversize Folder 1: "Out of this Prairie"; Words by Carl Sandburg, Music by E.A. Hovdesven],
[Oversize Folder 2: "Sioux Panorama" by E.A. Hovdesven],
[Oversize Folder 3: "Ninepence for Violin and Piano" by Thelma Willett],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Greater Grand Forks Symphony, 1984
- Folder 2: Correspondence, The North: Symphony Orchestra, 1985
- Folder 3: Correspondence, American Music Center, 1984
- Folder 4: Correspondence, General, 1983, 1985-1986
- Folder 5: Correspondence, General, 1987-1989
- Folder 6: Correspondence, undated
- Folder 7: Correspondence, Grant Applications.
- Folder 8: Financial Records.
- Folder 9: Concert Programs.
- Folder 10: Newsletter, The Dakota Composer, Nov. 1987-March 1988, and May 1988
- Folder 11: Mailing List
- Folder 12: Grant Applications
- Folder 13: Surveys-Lecture Workshop, 1987
- Folder 14: Newspaper Clippings
- Folder 15: Miscellaneous Pamphlets
- Folder 16: Sheet Music, Polly Von, Thomas Peterson.
- Folder 17: Sheet Music, Piano, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Rose.
- Folder 18: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Percussion Parts.
- Folder 19: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Flute.
- Folder 20: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoons.
- Folder 21: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Saxophone.
- Folder 22: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Trumpets, Cornets.
- Folder 23: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", French Horn.
- Folder 24: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Trombone.
- Folder 25: Sheet Music, "Sioux Panorama", Basses.
- Folder 26: Sheet Music, unidentified.
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Greater Grand Forks Symphony, 1984
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Scrapbook 1: 1984-1985],
[Cassette Tape 1804: "Henry Gwiazda, Composer/Performer, Milkboys, Sinfony, Encore"],
[Cassette Tape 1805: Side 1: "Lis: 3 Pieces on 9 Notes (1983); Janet Lopinski, piano, University of Cincinnati, 1984"; Side 2: "Lis: Moravian Counterpoint (1986); Jazz Band I - University of Northern Iowa, 1986"],
[Cassette Tape 1806: "Dan Breedon: Sextet", undated],
[Cassette Tape 1807: Unlabeled, undated],
[Oversize Folder 1: "Out of this Prairie"; Words by Carl Sandburg, Music by E.A. Hovdesven],
[Oversize Folder 2: "Sioux Panorama" by E.A. Hovdesven],
[Oversize Folder 3: "Ninepence for Violin and Piano" by Thelma Willett],
[All]