David Day

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David Day |Brigham Young |Samuel Yamamoto

KeywordsGina Bachauer International Piano Competition, archival work, pianoCollegeFine Arts and CommunicationsAbstractThe Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition is the second largest piano competition in the United States. Established in 1976 at Brigham Young University by Dr. Paul Pollei, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition was given its name in 1977 to honor the world-renowned Greek pianist, who had strong ties to the Utah Symphony and symphony director, Maurice Abravanel.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David Day |Brigham Young

The goals of this project as stated in the original proposal include the following academic objectives:The creation of an online bibliography of research that documents music copyists. Creation of an online prototype index of music copyists’ hands. A joint conference presentation by two BYU students at the July 2010 meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries held in Moscow, Russia. A published article representing the revised conference presentation of the two students.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Daniel Bradshaw |David Day |Brigham Young |Murray Boren

Keywordsweb-based index, Merrill Bradshaw, compositionsCollegeFine Arts and CommunicationsAbstractAs indicated by the title of this report, the index of Merrill Bradshaw’s compositions is still in the making. Although I expected this project to expand as I entered into the details of finding, collecting and indexing all of Bradshaw’s compositions, I was still surprised at how much time it took me just to find and collect.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Steven S. Nordstrom |David Day |Brigham Young

KeywordsHenriette Renié, Françoise des Varennes Papers, harp, musicCollegeFine Arts and CommunicationsAbstractHenriette Renié was a world-famous harpist from France who worked to expand the virtuoso repertoire for harp and helped establish the status of the harp as a solo concert instrument.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Daniel Thompson |David Day |Brigham Young

Keywordsaudio restoration, Edison Diamond Disc, historical recordings, LDS church recordingsCollegeFamily, Home, and Social SciencesAbstractEDISON DIAMOND DISC RE-CREATIONS Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, made a vast collection of recordings from around the world. He reissued many on what is known as clay records or “Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations.” Brigham Young University owns a substantial collection of these recordings.