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Newsom, Hugh Raymond

 Person

Biographical History

Hugh Newsom was a talented vocalist, pipe organist, pianist, electra-xylaharpist, choral-festival director, and composer.

Hugh Raymond Newsom studied under Doctors Rommel, Chadwick, Mason, Heacox, Andrews, and of Iowq Wesleyan, New England, and Oberlin Conservatories. He produced more than four hundred compositions including symphonies and choral works. Three of his cantatas were produced in Boston, Oberlin, and other musical centers by large festival choruses. He gave pipe-organ recitals and directed large choral festivals and was highly critically acclaimed. He was also the director of the Hugh R. Newsom Concert Co. Management and put on concerts including one featuring Alberto Salvi, Leonora Ferrari, W. Clay Inman, Lillian Pringle, Laura Barnett, and himself.

Citation:
University of Iowa Digital Library website, via WWW, Aug. 8, 2011 (Hugh Raymond Newsom; director of the Hugh R. Newsom Concert Co. Management; concerts including one featuring Alberto Salvi, Leonora Ferrari, W. Clay Inman, Lillian Pringle, Laura Barnett, and himself) http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/traveling-culture/chau1/pdf/hugh/1/brochure.pdf

University of Iowa Digital Library website, Aug. via WWW, 2011 (Vocalist, pipe organist, pianist, electra-xylaharpist, choral-festival director, and composer; studied under Doctors Rommel, Chadwick, Mason, Heacox, Andrews and of Iowq Wesleyan, New England, and Oberlin Conservatories; produced more than four hundred compositions including symphonies and choral works; three of his cantatas were produced in Boston, Oberlin, and other musical centers by large festival choruses; gave pipe-organ recitals and directed large choral festivals and was highly critically acclaimed) http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/traveling-culture/chau1/pdf/hugh/2/brochure.pdf

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Hugh Raymond Newsom papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7912
Scope and Contents

Contains hand-written manuscripts for compositions and transcriptions for harp pieces by Hugh Raymond Newsom including the Children's Suite and various pieces of religious music and Marjorie Brunton Newson's notebooks of music he arranged. It also includes a photograph and LPs of Hugh Newsom, 1938-1976.

Dates: 1938-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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