ARSC New York Chapter
ARSC New York meets monthly at various venues in New York including the ARChive of Contemporary Music and the CCNY Sonic Arts Center. To be notified of local events contact ARSC New York Chapter coordinator: Dennis Rooney
Next Meeting
June 16, 2016
The Art of the Record Cover, Part One: The History of Record Sleeves, presented by Michael Biel.[pdf]
Past Meetings
May 19, 2016
Stinson Records: A look at the label from its founding in 1939, the collaboration with Moe Asch of Folkways during the war years, and its subsequent history and influence in the late 1940s and early 1950s, presented by Matthew Barton.[pdf]
April 21, 2016
Tales from the Desk: The Vicissitudes of Music Producing, A Round Table Discussion with Record Producers Moderated by Joseph Patrych. Panelists include, Susan Del Giorno, David Frost, Dennis D. Rooney, Jon M. Samuels, Jonathan Schultz, and Judith Sherman. [pdf]
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. [pdf]
February 18, 2016
Fritz Busch: A Career in Exile - March 3, 1933 and Beyond, presented by Gary Thalheimer [pdf]
January 21, 2016
Milestones of Achievement by WNYC and WQXR, moderated by Andy Lanset, Director of the New York Public Radio Archives [pdf]
December 17, 2015
The Art of Recording the Big Band, presented by Robert Auld [pdf]
November 2015
No meeting this month. Happy Thanksgiving! [pdf]
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 [pdf]
September 17, 2015
Earl Wild at 100: The Man; The Musician; The Personality, moderated by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels [pdf]
June 18, 2015
When Summer Is Gone: The Life & Legacy of Bandleader Hal Kemp, (expanded version of 2014 annual conference presentation) presented by David N. "Uncle Dave" Lewis and Rebecca Forste [pdf]
May 21, 2015
Preserving "Music at the United Nations", presented by Al Schlachtmeyer and Sok-Min Seo [pdf]
April 16, 2015
The Columbia Recordings of Fritz Reiner and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1947, presented by Dennis D. Rooney [pdf]
March 26, 2015
The Unknown Nadia Boulanger: Recordings from The Crane School of Music Archives, presented by Gary Galo, Audio Engineer Emeritus [pdf]
February 26, 2015
Tom Fine presents, Mercury Living Presence: A Technical History [pdf]
January 15, 2015
Gary Thalheimer presents, The 'Unknown' Richard Strauss [pdf]
December 18, 2014
Matthew Barton presents, Hollywood Two Step: How Bob Wills and his Friends Made Western Movies Swing [pdf]
November 20, 2014
Joe Patrych and Jon M. Samuels present, A Centennial Tribute to Jorge Bolet
October 16, 2014
An Evening at the New York Philharmonic Archives [pdf]
June 19, 2014
Jazz Historian and Musician Vince Giordano discusses the music from Boardwalk Empire [pdf]
MAY 22, 2014
Joe Patrych chairs discussion about digitizing analog audio, with Adrian Cosentini, John Haley, Doug Pomeroy, Jon Samuels, and Seth Winner
April 24, 2014
"Liberace: Entertainer at the Piano," presented by Dennis D. Rooney [pdf]
March 27, 2014
"The Two Gary's" - Galo and Thalheimer, on Lauritz Melchior and German singers in Verdi roles [pdf]
February 20, 2014
Tom Fine presents, "Orchestral Recording: From One Mic To Many" [pdf]
January 16, 2014
Seth B. Winner presents, "Getting Back to the Source (or as close as possible)" [pdf]
December 2013
No December Meeting | Happy Holidays! [pdf]
November 2013
Gary Thalheimer pesents a centennial tribute to Austrailian Soprano, Dame Joan Hammond [pdf]
October 2013
Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels on producing the 41-CD Set "Vladimir Horowitz: Live at Carnegie Hall" [pdf]
September 2013
Two-Part Program On The Judy Garland Legacy, with with Lawrence Schulman and John Meyer [pdf]
June 2013
Donn Fileti talks with author John Broven: Born To Be A Record Man [pdf]
May 2013
Joseph Patrych: Super-Centenary of 5 Pianists born in 1903; Report on ARSC Kansas City [pdf]
April 2013
Dennis Rooney: Eugene Goossens: Conductor of the Future [pdf]
March 2013
Gary Thalheimer: Jürgen Grundheber - Archivist/Pirate; Gary Galo: Tenor Helge Roswaenge [pdf]
February 2013
Tom Fine: The Dawn of Digital [pdf]
January 2013
Matthew Barton: Sports Broadcasting Highlights at LC; Gary Thalheimer: Literature of Record Collecting [pdf]
December 2012
Seth Winner on David Hall; Andy Lanset: WNYC Online [pdf]
November 2012
John Haley on Yma Sumac [pdf]
June 2012
Allan Evans & Edward Herbst: Arbiter of Cultural Traditions [pdf]
May 2012
James H. North: The Life and Career of Andre Kostelanetz [pdf]
April 2012
Adrian Cosentini, Joseph Patrych, Jon Samuels & Seth Winner: Roundtable [pdf]
March 2012
Gary Galo: An Archival Phono Preamplifier [msword]
February 2012
Dennis Rooney: The Recorded Legacy of Serge Koussevitzky [msword]
December 2011
Remembering Willy Lerner and Music Masters [msword]
