Maurice Gardner photographs, promotional material and other materials, Approximately 1986-2001

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 7796 Series 2 Sub-Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains additional materials of Maurice Gardner's, including promotional material, newspaper clippings, applications, photographs and audio recordings. Dated approximately 1986-2001.

Dates

Creation: Approximately 1986-2001

Creator

Gardner, Maurice (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.Permission to publish material from the Maurice Gardner musical works and papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Maurice Gardner (1909-2002) was an acclaimed violist and composer from New York.

He began writing music at the age of 6. At age 19 he studied at Juilliard under the direction of Leopold Mannes. He had a 40 year career as a free lance composer for film, radio, and television. During this time he wrote over 600 works that also included works for instrument solos, chamber ensembles, chorus, and orchestra. He founded the Great Neck Symphony and the Staff Music Publishing Company. He was the author of the Choral Reader and The Orchestrator's Handbook. He retired in 1970 in Florida where he continued to write music till his death in 2002.