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Size | 0.21 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 95 items) |
Abstract | Lamar Stringfield (1897-1959) was a North Carolina native and an accomplished composer, conductor, musician, and teacher. Stringfield studied and composed music based on American folklore and worked with many music ensembles, including symphony orchestras, chiefly in North Carolina. The collection consists primarily of images of Lamar Stringfield, including some of Stringfield conducting. Also included are images of Stringfield's family and friends; Asheville, N.C.; nature scenes; and events. |
Creator | Stringfield, Lamar. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. |
Language | English |
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Lamar Stringfield was born in 1898 and began studying flute in Asheville, N.C. After a year, he continued his study in New York City under George Barrere, Percy Goetschius, Franklin Robinson, and George Wedge. Stringfield also studied composition in Paris, France, with Nadia Boulanger in 1928 before returning to New York City to conduct and perform with music ensembles and symphony orchestras until 1930. In 1928, Stringfield won the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for his composition From the Southern Mountains.. He returned to North Carolina, organizing and directing the North Carolina Symphony, 1932-1935, followed by serving as associate conductor at Radio City Music Hall in New York, N.Y., 1938-1939. Stringfield lectured on American folk music at Juilliard Summer School in New York City, 1939-1941, and taught composition and orchestration at Claremont College in the summer of 1942. After serving as musical director of the Knoxville Symphony in Tennessee, 1946-1947, Stringfield once again returned to North Carolina, conducting the Symphonette of Charlotte and acting as musical director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1949. He died in 1959.
Back to TopThe collection consists primarily of images of Lamar Stringfield, including some of Stringfield conducting. Also included are images of Stringfield's family and friends; Asheville, N.C.; nature scenes; and events.
Back to TopArrangement: Subject/Chronological.
Processed by: Patrick Cullom and Kait Dorsky, 2013
Encoded by: Kait Dorsky, 2013
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