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Recordings of musical performances [sound recording, textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[ca. 1958-1988].

Reference:

R13987-1-1-E

Type of material:

Sound recordings, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4218158

Context of this record:

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Moxie Whitney fonds

Recordings of musical performances
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Series includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1958-1988].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 cm of textual records.
82 audio reels (ca. 65 hrs 59 min.).
14 audio cassettes (10 hr 30 min.).

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Hawaiian

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Series consists of sound recordings of: musical performances by ensembles under the leadership of Moxie Whitney; and performances by other musicians and orchestras. The Whitney orchestra recordings include numerous live remote radio broadcasts from such venues as the Imperial Room of the Royal York Hotel (Toronto), the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (Honolulu, United States of America), and the Chateau Laurier Hotel (Ottawa). Among the other recordings are: performances for Whitney's 1960s commercial recording of Hawaiian music; radio programmes hosted by Whitney, including one featuring the playback of recordings of Hawaiian music; performances by small groups led by Whitney; editions of the radio series Hawaii Calls, hosted by Webley Edwards in Honolulu and featuring performances of Hawaiian music; compilations of big band radio broadcasts; the score and synopsis of a musical comedy titled Make It Sing; radio broadcasts of the Abbey Tavern Singers; audition and demonstration recordings by other musical artists. Also included are textual documents pertaining to Hawaii Calls, such as scripts and cue sheets.

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General note:

Labelling on the audio reels and boxes of the Hawaii Calls tapes indicates that Whitney had a role in broadcasting the series in Canada.

Dates of creation note:

Some sound recordings include copies of music recorded during the 1930s and 1940s.

Source:

Private
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Sound recordings

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Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R13987] 14537AV

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Textual records

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Volume [R13987] 6

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Date modified:: 2024-07-04