RCS
Archives & Collections Object of the Month
April’s
object of the month is a copy of Paul Hindemith’s Wir Bauen eine Stadt (1930),
songs
composed for children and given its world premiere in Glasgow in November
1930. Our archive contains the score used by pianist and composer Erik
Chisholm (a former student of the Conservatoire) who accompanied the Orpheus
Junior Choir (now the Phoenix Choir). The composer himself performed a
number of sonatas with Chisholm earlier in the evening; his dedication in the
score reads: ‘with hearty thanks for the beautiful introduction to Glasgow’ –
Paul Hindemith Nov. 30 [1930].
RCS
Archives & Collections are indebted to Director of Music Gordon Munro who found
the score at the back of an old filing cabinet in the Conservatoire earlier this month.
All of our archives and collections
are available for research and consultation via appointment (archives@rcs.ac.uk).
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