Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Gregg Smith Singers |
| Title: | Gregg Smith Singers Recordings |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1974-1992 |
| Quantity: | 40 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Recordings of the Gregg Smith Singers, an American choral group founded in 1955. Recordings include contemporary choral works, opera music, Christmas specials, more. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
The Gregg Smith Singers were founded by Gregg Smith in 1955, who remains their director, program designer and conductor today (2011). The group's mission, as articulated on their website, is "to encourage the development and preservation of American choral music, with an emphasis on new works of the 20th and 21st centuries, through performances, recordings, workshops and publications."
The Gregg Smith Singers have won numerous awards over the course of their career, and are internationally known for their intepretations of contemporary music and performances of works by living composers. The group had a strong working relationship with Igor Stravinsky for more than a decade and performed at his funeral. Among other achievements, in 1973 the group initiated both a New York City concert series and the Adirondack Festival of American Music (AFAM) in Saranac Lake, N.Y., both of which continue today (2011). They have won three Grammy Awards, two Montreux Awards, and the Stereo Review 1966 Record of the Year award for their Columbia recording of the music of the Revolutionary American composer, William Billings. Gregg Smith has also received a number of individual awards recognizing his contribution to the field of American choral music.
The Gregg Smith Singers Recordings consists of more than 400 reel-to-reel audiorecordings.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is unprocessed and accessible by special permission only.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Gregg Smith Singers Recordings,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Gregg Smith, 2011.
Created by: MRC
Date: 2 Jun 2011
Revision history:
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.
