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A. Jack Thomas music manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0022
Abstract
Alfred Jack Thomas was an African American composer, educator, and conductor who served as a bandmaster in the United States Army and became the first African American to conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The A. Jack Thomas papers contain manuscript scores and instrumental parts for three of his compositions for orchestra: Mirage, Scenes Pastoral, and Etude en Noir.
Dates:
1940-1941
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Cal Lampley papers
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0027
Abstract
A record producer, composer, pianist, critic, and educator, Cal Lampley taught at the Peabody Conservatory and Morgan State University for many years after working in the record industry. The Cal Lampley papers contain manuscript scores of his music and a small collection of concert programs and related papers.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1980-1990
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Ronald Roxbury music manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0129
Abstract
Ronald Roxbury (1946-1986) was a composer, singer, flutist, and pianist. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and grew up as an African American during an era of segregation. He studied composition at the Peabody Conservatory with Stefans Grové and Earle Brown, earning a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in 1969. Many of Roxbury's works feature graphic or nonstandard musical notation. He also wrote several musical works that incorporate theatrical elements, such as ...
Dates:
approximately 1960-1986
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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