Alcides Lanza fonds

Lanza, Alcides, 1929-

Alcides Lanza fonds.
[19--], 1953 - 2011.
6.32 m of textual records and other material.

Canadian composer, conductor, pianist and educator born June 2, 1929 in Rosario, Argentina. Biographical information available in Encyclopedia of music in Canada. 2nd ed., p. 717.
Fonds consists of correspondence and contracts; notebooks; manuscript scores of vocal, choral, instrumental, chamber, orchestral and electronic works; manuscripts of articles and program notes; concert programs and promotional material; newsclippings of articles and reviews, as well as scrapbook, 1949-1961, tracing a. lanza's musical career; photographs; sound recordings, film and videocassette featuring performances of a. lanza's works; material relating to Electronic Music Studio, McGill University, and to teaching; sound recordings of others' music; recorded interviews with a. lanza and a. lanza interviewing others; and miscellaneous material. Also includes draft of Pamela Jones's biography of a. lanza.
Includes ca. 636 sound recordings, 9 videocassettes, ca. 100 photographs and 1 oversize folder of promotional material.
Donated by a. lanza between 1990 and 2012. Accession 621/97.20 donated by a. lanza in 1997 through the University of Calgary Foundation.
Text in English, Spanish and German.
Some items restricted.
File level inventory available at repository.
Further accruals expected.
Acc 474/90.14, 621/97.20, 706/01.12, 764/04.14, 840/08.1, 899/12.16