WNYC Concert Orchestra

WNYC Concert Orchestra appears in the following:

Marjorie Lawrence, soprano, is soloist with the Concert Orchestra; Herman Neuman conducts

Sunday, December 06, 1942

Herman Neuman conducts the WNYC Concert Orchestra.

3 extant discs, one broken.

Incomplete.

Some skips/fused grooves.

Actual rundown:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Symphony K. 385 "Haffner", D major (mvts. 2 and 4, incomplete)
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America in Symphony

Sunday, February 16, 1941

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Program 21

Sigmund Spaeth is a music critic, author and president of the National Association of American Composers and Conductors. He announces "A Persian Fable" by Elliot Griffis. ...

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Music for the Dance

Friday, February 14, 1941

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Begins abruptly.
Performed by the WNYC Concert Orchestra under the direction of Macklin Marrow.

"Danny Dither," a child's ballet about the hustle of the City in the ...

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America in Symphony : Music for the Dance

Friday, February 14, 1941

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

The WNYC Concert Orchestra directed by Macklin Marrow perform music written for dance:

Cassanova suite, by Deems Taylor
3 dances from La Guiavlesse, by William Grant Still ...

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Rosalind

Sunday, May 05, 1940

Performance of "Rosalind," opera based on "As You Like It" by Florence Wickham. Libretto by Curtis Cooksey and the Light Opera Guild perform. Florence Wickham narrates. Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Side 1 missing.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 70025

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Dedication of WNYC Studio Murals

Wednesday, August 02, 1939

Ceremony for installation of the WNYC Murals.

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Memorial Program to Pope Pius XI

Tuesday, February 14, 1939

A memorial commemorating the passing of Pope Pius XI arranged by Mayor La Guardia. It features performances by Met Opera tenor Giovanni Martinelli, the WNYC Concert Orchestra and The Paulist Choristers conducted by Father Edward Finn.

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