Keynote Lecture: Mary Helen Thuente, "The Harp Re-Strung: The Belfast Harp Festival and Late 18th Century Irish Culture", audio recording, 1992 April 3
Scope and Contents
Collection of audio recordings of the 1992 Boston College Celtic Harp Festival, co-sponsored by the Boston College Music Department and Irish Studies Program. Recordings consist of a keynote lecture and a panel discussion, as well as concert performances with musicians including Derek Bell, the Boston College Chamber Orchestra, Ann and Charlie Heymann, Máire Ní Chathasaigh, and the four-harp ensemble, Triantán, from University College, Cork, Ireland. Festival promotional materials--a poster, press release, schedule of events, and flier for an Irish harp exhibit at Burns Library--are also present.
Additionally, there is an original manuscript and annotated copies of sheet music for a suite for Irish harp and string orchestra. The work, "Three Pictures from Ancient Ireland in Druid Times," was written by Derek Bell and dedicated to Professor Anne Dhu Shapiro of the Boston College Music Department. Bell and the Boston College Chamber Orchestra performed the piece at the Celtic Harp Festival on April 5, 1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1992 April 3
Creator
- From the Collection: Boston College. Irish Studies Program (Organization)
- From the Collection: Boston College. Department of Music (Organization)
- From the Collection: Boston College Celtic Harp Festival (1992 April) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bell, Derek, 1935-2002 (Person)
Access Note
The audio cassette is not available for playback due to format impermanence and has not been reformatted.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet (5 containers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (DAT)
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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