BYU Library - Special Collections

Scope and Contents There is a letter in German from Felsberg to Dr. Bush, answering Bush's inquiry into organ concerts to be played on Felsberg organs in 1998. Felsberg gives him the order in which different organs will be played on. There is also an article about the "New Organs in the North German Tradition by Orgelbau Felsberg (Switzerland)." This article features different Felsberg organs, telling us about them and giving the specifications of each. There is also a photocopy of the European Organ Academy's...

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This series contains materials Gordon Childs collected and received from several prominent contemporary viola d'amore players and composers. The collection includes a rare piece of music given to him by the well-known composer, Vaclav Nelhybel, to perform. Dated 1782-2014 with the bulk being from 1900-2014.

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This subseries includes programs, newspaper articles, biographies, and other reviews written about Muradian by Gordon Childs, members of the Viola d’amore Society of America, one of Muradian’s teachers, and other well-known musicians. The sub-series also includes quartets, concertos, and sonatas written by Muradian. These are in the form of photocopied handwritten manuscripts and printed musical scores. Some contain personal annotations and markings by Childs. Dated 1955-1998.