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Helmut Blume fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1932-1997.

Reference:

R15439-0-8-E, MUS 302

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3689542

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Helmut Blume fonds
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Date(s):

1932-1997.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.28 m of textual records.
32 photographs.
14 negatives.
88 audio cassettes

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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The fonds contains records pertaining to Helmut Blume's career: scripts for radio and television broadcasts (Music to See; Canadian Chronicle News; Canadian Panorama; Story of the Opera; Book, Stage and Screen; CBC Wednesday Night; Music from A to Z; Opera Stars and Stories; Music and the Church; International Concert; etc.); writings (Destiny in Detail; Deserter; The Way to Berlin; Blind Date; A Tale in the Rain; Closed for Naturalization; etc.); correspondence; contracts; texts of lectures; biographical notes; reports (including documentation and drafts of the report "A Study of Professional Music Training in Canada" commissioned by the Canada Council); scores; programmes; notes; periodicals; brochures; pamphlets; press releases; press clippings; photographs of, among others, Helmut Blume, members of his family and friends.

Provenance:

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Blume, Helmut, 1914-1998

Biography/Administrative history:

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Blume, Helmut, 1914-1998 : A pianist, radio commentator, educator and administrator born in Berlin, Germany, Helmut Blume received his musical training at the University of Berlin, the Hochschule für Musik in the same city with composer Hindemith, and in England with Hungarian pianist Louis Kentner. In 1940 he settled in Canada, where he continued his musical studies at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with pianist and composer Alberto Guerrero. In 1942, he was appointed director of the piano department at the Hambourg Conservatory, also in Toronto.

In 1944, Blume began his radio career at CBC Montréal. Appointed writer and commentator at the German-language section of the CBC International Service, he eventually become its director. During his 20 year career with the CBC, he also acted as a musical advisor, performer and lecturer. He produced numerous programs, in particular the "International Concert" radio series from 1953 to 1962, "Opera Stars and Stories", and various programs of the "CBC Wednesday Night" series. In 1958, the television series "Music to See", made up of eight lectures by Blume, was awarded the Ohio State Award.

In 1946, Blume joined the faculty of McGill University. In 1955, as Director of the Department of Keyboard and Vocal Music, he founded the opera workshop. In 1964 he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Music. During his tenure as dean, he initiated a series of changes in course structure and set up an electronic music studio directed by composer Istvan Anhalt.

In 1965 Blume was a founding member of the Canadian Association of University Schools of Music (CAUSM), renamed the Canadian University Music Society in 1981. He is the author of a far-ranging study of music teaching entitled A National School of Music for Canada, published in 1978.

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Textual record and graphic material (Electronic) Provisional description (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002038.pdf

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Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MUS 302
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MUS 302] 1--13

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MUS 302] 14--16

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recording [C]

[Consultation 90 Open]

4268--4349;

[Consultation 90 Open]

4486--4493;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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