Research Catalog
Thomas Scherman papers
- Title
- Thomas Scherman papers, 1945-1979.
- Author
- Scherman, Thomas.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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12 Items
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 12 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 12 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 11 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 11 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 10 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 10 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 9 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 9 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 8 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 7 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 6 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 5 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-58 Box 1 | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 8.5 linear feet (12 boxes )
- Summary
- The Thomas Scherman Papers consists mainly of scores arranged (and sometimes composed) by Thomas Scherman for performance by the Little Orchestra Society.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Librettos.
- Photographs.
- Scores.
- Source (note)
- Scherman, Thomas
- Biography (note)
- American conductor, Thomas Kielty Scherman (1917-1979) is well remembered for founding the Little Orchestra Society in New York City.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-58
- OCLC
- 99655145
- Author
- Scherman, Thomas.
- Title
- Thomas Scherman papers, 1945-1979.
- Biography
- American conductor, Thomas Kielty Scherman (1917-1979) is well remembered for founding the Little Orchestra Society in New York City. Scherman was a son of Harry Scherman, founder and president of the Book-of-the-Month Club. He attended Columbia University, studied piano with Isabelle Vengerova, and trained as a conductor with Carl Bamberger and Otto Klemperer. Scherman became Klemperer's assistant, helping to lead a chamber orchestra composed of European refugees at the New School for Social Research in New York (1939-1941). In 1947, he became assistant conductor of the National Opera in Mexico City. In that same year, Scherman organized the Little Orchestra Society for the purposes of presenting new works and reviving forgotten music of the past. The organization, which Scherman helped support out of his own financial resources, also specialized in presenting concert versions of operas in English translation. Young People's Concerts were added in 1948 and low-cost dress rehearsals for the public began being offered at Town Hall in 1951. In 1950, Scherman made his first European appearance, conducting in Vienna and Switzerland. He terminated the seasons of the Little Orchestra Society in 1975, but organized the New Little Orchestra Society to present children's concerts, which he led until his death in 1979. Dino Anagnost took over as musical director after the death of Scherman; the organization is currently known as the Little Orchestra Society.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Occupation
- Conductors (Music)
- Added Author
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.Goldman, Richard Franko, 1910-Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.Little Orchestra Society.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-58