ARSC New York Chapter
ARSC's New York Chapter meets monthly at various venues in New York, including the ARChive of Contemporary Music and the CCNY Sonic Arts Center. Chapter meetings are open to the public. See the flyers linked below to learn details. To be notified of chapter events by email contact ARSC New York Chapter Coordinator: Dennis D. Rooney
Next Meetings
December 14, 2022
Laughter at 33-1/3RPM, presented by Joseph Patrych and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
Past Meetings
November 17, 2022
The Story of ARSC's First CD Release, presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
October 19, 2022
Red-Book De-Emphasis Using the iZotope RX EQ Module, presented by Gary Galo [flyer]
September 21, 2022
A Walk Down Memory Lane: New York Record Shops, 1940-1987, presented by Seth Winner, Jon M. Samuels, Steven Smolian and Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
May 2021
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 3, presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
April 2021
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 2, presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
December 2020
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 1, presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
March 2020
[CANCELLED]
Cantorial Recordings from Berlin Before and After World War II, presented by Ralph Selig [flyer]
February 2020
In celebration of Black History Month
The Black Swan Project, presented by Leslie Gerber and Tim Brooks [flyer]
January 2020
Kovacs on Music: A Final Centenary Tribute to TV's Original Genius, presented by Ben Mocel and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
December 2019
The Art of Henri Temianka: Virtuoso Violinist, Conductor, Author and Educator, presented by John Haley [flyer]
November 2019
Frédéric Chopin: Transcriptions, Transformations, and Transmogrifications, presented by Donald Manildi [flyer]
October 2019
Harlem on the Record, presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
September 2019
"Dance and Grow Thin": Joseph C. Smith and the Evolution of Recorded Dance Music, presented by Ryan Barna [flyer]
June 2019
June 2019 Piano Competitions: Their Former Importance and Decline in Recent Years, presented by Jeffrey Swann and Joseph Patrych [flyer]
May 2019
The Golden Age of Latin Music, presented by Gilda Mirós [flyer]
April 2019
RIAA Equalization for Velocity-Sensitive and Displacement-Sensitive Phono Cartridges, presented by Gary A. Galo [flyer]
March 2019
Maintaining Vintage Audio Equipment in a Digital Age, presented by Bob Shuster and Marcos Sueiro Bal [flyer]
February 2019
February 2019 Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor, presented by Christopher A. Brooks [flyer]
January 2019
"So Rare": The Last Days of Jimmy Dorsey, presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
December 2018
From the International Piano Archives: Delights and Disasters, presented by IPAM Curator Donald Manildi [flyer]
November 2018
Newly Restored Treasures from the New York Philharmonic Archives, presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
October 2018
Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson: A Centennial Tribute, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
September 2018
"You're a Grand Old Rag": George M. Cohan, Billy Murray, and the History of "You're a Grand Old Flag, presented by Ryan Barna [flyer]
June 2018
Dwight Fiske and the Birth of the Party Record, presented by David N. ("Uncle Dave") Lewis [flyer]
May 2018
Soloists as Collaborators, presented by Joseph Patrych and Walter Winterfeldt [flyer]
April 2018
Digital Phase Correctors and Stereophonic recordings: To Phase Correct or Not to Phase Correct: that is the Question! --and-- Transferring PCM-F1 Digital Audio Tapes, presented by Gary A. Galo [flyer]
March 2018
The Classical Music Recording Industry, presented by Sean Hickey [flyer]
February 2018
Bobby Robinson and His Happy House, presented by Matthew Barton and John Broven [flyer]
January 2018
Jeffrey Swann Remembers Renato Caccamo, presented by Jeffrey Swann [flyer]
November 2017
Marking the 80th Anniversary of the first NBC Symphony Broadcasts, presented by Seth B. Winner and Harvey Sacks [flyer]
October 2017
Tower Music, presented by Paul Kozel and Joseph Bertolozzi [flyer]
May 2017
The International Bibliography of Discographies, presented by Peter Laurence [flyer]
April 2017
An interview with Gunther Schuller on his Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee, moderated by Dennis Rooney and Tom Fine [flyer]
March 2017
In Memoriam: Max Wilcox (1928-2017), moderated by Joseph Patrych and Jon Samuels [flyer]
February 2017
Richard Pryor's Laff Recordings, presented by Dan Blazek [flyer]
December 15, 2016
Sixty Years of the Vocal Record Collectors Society, moderated by Joe Pearce and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
November 17, 2016
KHJ's 1969 "History of Rock and Roll", presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
October 20, 2016
Forgotten Crooner: The Extraordinary and Short-lived Career of Russ Columbo, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
September 15, 2016
Uncommon Encores of the Great Pianists, presented by Donald Manildi [flyer]
June 16, 2016
The Art of the Record Cover, Part One: The History of Record Sleeves, presented by Michael Biel [flyer]
May 19, 2016
Stinson Records: A Look at the Label From its Founding in 1939 to its Influence in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s, presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
April 21, 2016
Tales from the Desk: The Vicissitudes of Music Producing, A Round Table Discussion with Record Producers, moderated by Joseph Patrych, with panelists Susan Del Giorno, David Frost, Dennis D. Rooney, Jon M. Samuels, Jonathan Schultz, and Judith Sherman [flyer]
March 17, 2016
"I May Be Crazy but I Ain't No Fool": The Legacy of Funnyman "Ragtime Bob" Roberts, presented by David N. Lewis and Rebecca Forste [flyer]
February 18, 2016
Fritz Busch: A Career in Exile - March 3, 1933 and Beyond, presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
January 21, 2016
Milestones of Achievement by WNYC and WQXR, moderated by Andy Lanset, Director of the New York Public Radio Archives [flyer]
December 17, 2015
The Art of Recording the Big Band, presented by Robert Auld [flyer]
October 6, 2015
Revisiting the Legendary 1938 Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert, or "The Greatest Broadcast That Never Happened", hosted by Robert Auld, with Vincent Pelote and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
September 17, 2015
Earl Wild at 100: The Man; The Musician; The Personality, moderated by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels [flyer]
June 18, 2015
When Summer Is Gone: The Life & Legacy of Bandleader Hal Kemp, presented by David N. "Uncle Dave" Lewis and Rebecca Forste [flyer]
May 21, 2015
Preserving "Music at the United Nations", presented by Al Schlachtmeyer and Sok-Min Seo [flyer]
April 16, 2015
The Columbia Recordings of Fritz Reiner and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1947, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 26, 2015
The Unknown Nadia Boulanger: Recordings from The Crane School of Music Archives, presented by Gary Galo, Audio Engineer Emeritus [flyer]
February 26, 2015
Mercury Living Presence: A Technical History, presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 15, 2015
The 'Unknown' Richard Strauss, presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
December 18, 2014
Hollywood Two Step: How Bob Wills and his Friends Made Western Movies Swing, presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
November 20, 2014
A Centennial Tribute to Jorge Bolet, presented by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels
October 16, 2014
An Evening at the New York Philharmonic Archives, presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
June 19, 2014
The Music from Boardwalk Empire, presented by Vince Giordano, Jazz Historian and Musician [flyer]
May 22, 2014
Digitizing Analog Audio, presented by Joseph Patrych, with Adrian Cosentini, John Haley, Doug Pomeroy, Jon Samuels, and Seth B. Winner
April 24, 2014
Liberace: Entertainer at the Piano, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 27, 2014
"The Two Garys" - Galo and Thalheimer, on Lauritz Melchior and German Singers in Verdi Roles [flyer]
February 20, 2014
Orchestral Recording: From One Mic To Many, presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 16, 2014
Getting Back to the Source (Or as Close as Possible), presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
November 2013
A Centennial Tribute to Austrailian Soprano, Dame Joan Hammond, presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
October 2013
The 41-CD Set "Vladimir Horowitz: Live at Carnegie Hall", presented by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels [flyer]
September 2013
The Judy Garland Legacy, presented by Lawrence Schulman and John Meyer [flyer]
June 2013
John Broven: Born To Be A Record Man, presented by Donn Fileti with John Broven [flyer]
May 2013
Super-Centenary of 5 Pianists born in 1903, presented by Joseph Patrych, and a Report on ARSC Kansas City [flyer]
April 2013
Eugene Goossens: Conductor of the Future, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 2013
Gary Thalheimer: Jürgen Grundheber - Archivist/Pirate; Gary Galo: Tenor Helge Roswaenge [flyer]
February 2013
The Dawn of Digital, presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 2013
Sports Broadcasting Highlights at the Library of Congress, presented by Matthew Barton; and Literature of Record Collecting, presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
December 2012
David Hall, presented by Seth B. Winner; and WNYC Online, presented by Andy Lanset [flyer]
November 2012
Yma Sumac, presented by John Haley [flyer]
June 2012
Arbiter of Cultural Traditions, presented by Allan Evans and Edward Herbst [flyer]
May 2012
The Life and Career of Andre Kostelanetz, presented by James H. North [flyer]
April 2012
Roundtable Discussion, with Adrian Cosentini, Joseph Patrych, Jon Samuels and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
March 2012
An Archival Phono Preamplifier, presented by Gary Galo [flyer]
February 2012
The Recorded Legacy of Serge Koussevitzky, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
December 2011
Remembering Willy Lerner and Music Masters, a panel discussion with Gary Thalheimer, R. Peter Munves, Dan Langan, Sheldon Hoffmann, Seth B. Winner and Joel Carr [flyer]
