Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 13, 1977.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

DeLay, Dorothy, 1917-2002, interviewee.

Contributor:

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

All-American Youth Orchestra.

Genre:

Interviews.

Oral histories (literary works)

Sound recordings.

Transcripts.

Physical Description:

1 audiocassette : analog

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

digital ; 4 3/4 in.

7 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 573; Box 53, CD 066.

Place of Publication:

Apr. 13, 1977.

Biography/History:

Violinist, played with the American Youth Orchestra; teacher, Juilliard School of Music.

Summary:

DeLay remembers meeting Stokowski for the first time with her teacher Michael Press; auditioning for Stokowski for the American Youth Orchestra and performing with the Orchestra for two seasons. She discusses Stokowski's attention to sound; experimentation when recording; and remembers meeting Henry Cowell and performing his works.

Notes:

Recorded on Apr. 13, 1977 in New York, N.Y. at the Juilliard School.

Original copy: cassette tape 53; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 66; service copy: one compact disk CD 066. Preservation and service copies recorded November 2000.