Dakota Composers Records, 1984-1989

Dakota Composers Records

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"

"Dan Breedon: Sextet"

Unlabeled

"Out of this Prairie"; Words by Carl Sandburg, Music by E.A. Hovdesven

"Sioux Panorama" by E.A. Hovdesven

"Ninepence for Violin and Piano" by Thelma Willett

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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

Grand Forks
Music
University of North Dakota - Music

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]

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"

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