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Composers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edward Joseph Collins papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Collins
Abstract

Clippings, programs, artifacts, sheet music, photographs, and recordings of this Chicago composer, pianist, and music teacher. Collins, a pupil of Rudolph Ganz, was assistant conductor of the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, on the faculty at Chicago Musical College and later the American Conservatory of Music, and a prize-winning composer of symphonic works, piano concerti, chamber music, and songs. Recordings of his works and his performances are present in various formats.

Dates: approximately 1910-1951

Irwin Fischer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fischer
Abstract

Irwin Fischer (1903-1977), composer, professor, conductor, and musician. Enjoyed a long career teaching at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Illinois. Also worked as an organist for the Chicago Symphonic Orchestra and various churches, a conductor for the National Youth Symphony, South Side Symphony, and West Suburban Symphony. Known primarily for scores such as the Hungarian Set (Pearly Bouquet) and Symphony I.

Dates: 1903-1992; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1977