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Collection Overview
Abstract
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, a composer, conductor, and pianist, was born in New York City on June 14, 1932. A founding member and associate conductor of the Symphony for the New World, his career as a composer included activities in classical music, jazz, and film and television. The Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson collection includes documentation relating to performances and press coverage of Perkinson’s musical activities in New York and abroad.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson collection (1949-1994) includes programs, scrapbook, clippings, correspondence, and concert announcements, relating to performances and press coverage of Perkinson’s musical activities in New York and abroad from his adolescence onward.
Collection Historical Note
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, a composer, conductor, and pianist, was born in New York City on June 14, 1932. He attended the High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music, receiving his Bachelor of Music in 1953, and his Master’s degree the following year. He studied conducting at Princeton University, Tanglewood, and at summer festivals in Europe. A founding member and associate conductor of the Symphony for the New World, his career as a composer included activities in classical music, jazz, and film and television.
Biographical Note
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, a composer, conductor, and pianist, was born in New York City on June 14, 1932. He attended the High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music, receiving his Bachelor of Music in 1953, and his Master’s degree the following year. He studied conducting at Princeton University, Tanglewood, and at summer festivals in Europe. A founding member and associate conductor of the Symphony for the New World, his career as a composer included activities in classical music, jazz, and film and television
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Center for Black Music Research
Alternate Extent Statement:
2 boxes
Access Restrictions:
Open for research
Acquisition Source:
Donated by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Revised and uploaded by Adam Melville, February 6, 2018
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 2],
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- Box 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook (circa 1949-1970)
- Box 1 contains a scrapbook kept by Perkinson's mother, Vereda Pearson.
- Box 2
- Item 1: Programs, Clippings and other materials
- Box 2 contains programs, announcements, and clippings from school concerts and graduate school, solo recitals, conducting work with the New York Mandolin Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the New World, and performances of his compositions, among other events. The is also a folder of materials relating to the educational and musical work of Perkinson’s mother, and a folder of material seemingly unrelated to Perkinson, largely consisting of material about jazz musician Billy Taylor.
Personal papers and manuscr... 
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