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Herald Tribune Forum, Collegiate Chorale performance and excerpt of program. ["Now is the hour" (take 1 and 2)].

Title: Herald Tribune Forum, 1950-10-25 : Collegiate Chorale performance and excerpt of program. ["Now is the hour" (take 1 and 2)].
Publication: 1950.

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Found In

Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Description

2 streaming audio files (22:17) : digital, mono

Uniform Title

Battle hymn of the republic (Song)
Star-spangled banner (Song)

Alternative Title

Now is the hour
Battle hymn of the Republic.
Here is thy footstool.
Te Deum.
Soon-a will be done.
Star spangled banner.
Now is the hour.
Po Atarau.
Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Radio speeches.

Note

Streaming files transferred from original lacquer discs. One side only; two files.
"NBC; Orthacoustic instantaneous; 33 1/3 rpm; WNYC enforcing; Radio recording division; National Broadcasting Company, Inc."--From original disc label.
Other speeches mentioned by WNYC-FM announcer (not featured on this audio) that were presented at the forum were by Senator Paul Douglas ("Internal Security Act of 1950-against"), Hugo H. Clegg ("Speech of the Communist Threat"), Joseph C. Grew ("Speech on crusade for freedom in Eastern Europe"), Marguerite Higgins ("Korea report") and Thomas Finletter ("The purpose of American strength").

Access (note)

Access via streaming audio restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Source (note)

Collegiate Chorale;

Language (note)

Sung in English and Latin (English translations of original lyrics in Bengali and Māori)

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Contents

[Audio 1]: [Announcement excerpt, to end] (Helen Rogers Reid, host) -- [Unidentififed WNYC-FM announcer] -- The battle hymn of the Republic ; Here is thy footstool / Paul Creston (words by Rabindranath Tagore; English translation) ; Te Deum / William Schuman ; Soon-a will be done (Spiritual) / arranged by William Dawson ; [Excerpt, audio erratic] Star-spangled banner (Collegiate Chorale) -- [Closing remarks of Collegiate Chorale ; Announcements of upcoming speeches (WNYC-FM announcer)] -- [Pamphlet of U. S. Foreign Policy announcement ; Introducing "Internal Security Act of 1950" debate] (Helen Rogers Reid, host) -- [Excerpt] Speech (Senator Herbert R. O'Conor) [ends abruptly]
[Audio 2]: [Radio introduction] (take 1 and take 2) -- [Māori love song ("Now is the hour" = Po Atarau) / Maewa Kihan (words by Maewa Kihan and Dorothy Stewart) (Bing Crosby ; with unidentififed performers)]

Call Number

*LJ-16 11629

OCLC

897471042

Title

Herald Tribune Forum, 1950-10-25 : Collegiate Chorale performance and excerpt of program. ["Now is the hour" (take 1 and 2)].

Production

1950.

Playing Time

002217

Type of Content

performed music

Type of Medium

audio

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Performer

Helen Rogers Reid, announcer and host ; with unidentified WNYC-FM radio announcer ; Collegiate Chorale (1st-5th works) ; Jean Korach, piano and organ (1st, 5th works) ; William Jonson, conductor ; Senator Herbert R. O'Conor, commentary ; [Bing Crosby, vocals ; with unidentififed performers]

Event

Broadcast on WNYC-FM Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom, New York, New York 1950 October 25.

Access

Access via streaming audio restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Original Version

Archival original: (1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, lacquer, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 11629.

Language

Sung in English and Latin (English translations of original lyrics in Bengali and Māori)

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Local Note

Preservation file: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj1611629_f01_em (Collegiate Chorale and Herald Tribune Forum announcements) and myh_lj1611629_f02_em ("Now is the hour")].

Source

Gift; Collegiate Chorale; 1993; *L (Special) 93-30.

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Added Author

Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1899-1990, arranger of music.

Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970, announcer.

Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970, host.

Jonson, William, conductor.

Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941, lyricist.

Kaihau, Erima Maewa, 1879- lyricist.

Stewart, Dorothy, 1897-1954, lyricist.

Kovach, Jean, performer.

Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, performer.

O'Conor, Herbert R. (Herbert Romulus), 1896-1960, speaker.

Container of (work): Creston, Paul, 1906-1985. Here is thy footstool.

Container of (work): Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Te Deum.

Container of (work): Kaihau, Erima Maewa, 1879- Chorales from Tagore. Po Atarau. English.

Collegiate Chorale, performer.

National Broadcasting Company.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.

New York Herald Tribune Forum (1950 : New York, N.Y.)

Collegiate Chorale, donor

Added Title

Battle hymn of the republic (Song)

Star-spangled banner (Song)

Battle hymn of the Republic.

Here is thy footstool.

Te Deum.

Soon-a will be done.

Star spangled banner.

Now is the hour.

Po Atarau.

Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Found In:

Collegiate Chorale collection of performance recordings.

Research Call Number

*LJ-16 11629

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