Carillon Tower at Stephen Foster Memorial | Carillon Tower at Stephen Foster Memorial | Still Image | Architecture Advertising Structures Buildings Material culture Parks Park facilities Carillons Towers Bell towers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Carillon Tower at Stephen Foster Memorial
- Date
- 1992-08
- Description
- Twenty-five color slides. Taken for a promotional brochure for the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center state park. The tower, erected in 1957, is 200 ft tall and made from concrete and Tennessee pink marble. It houses the world's largest tubular bell instrument.
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a_s2043_00262 | Carilloneur Anton Brees performing at the Arlington Carillon | Sound | Carillons Music performance Performing arts Concerts Carillonneurs Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Carilloneur Anton Brees performing at the Arlington Carillon
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Concert by Brees in Arlington, VA. Brees, originally from Belgium, was hired by Edward Bok to play to Bok Tower carillon in 1929. He performed there until his death 1967. He was replaced by Milford Myhre from 1967 to 2004, then William De Turk.
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Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival | Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Theater Traveling theater Acting Buildings Carillons Architecture Towers Bell towers Park facilities Actors | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1983-05
- Description
- One proof sheet with ten black and white images (plus negatives). Images of the St. George Street players, and of the White Springs bell tower.
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a_s2043_00135 | Interview with Albright and Deagan | Sound | Interviews Carillons Oral histories Musical instrument maker Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Albright and Deagan
- Date
- 1963-01-20
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Interview with the owner of the Deagan Company, makers of the carillon at the Stephen Foster Memorial. Albright, the player of the carillon, is also interviewed.
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a_s2043_00059 | Radio documentary on carillon concert at the Stephen Foster Memorial | Sound | Carillons Documentary radio programs Music -- Performance Concerts Bell towers Bells Radio programs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 3 of 15) | Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 3 of 15) | Moving Image | Bands (Music) Needleworkers Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts String bands Stringband music String instruments Old time music Autoharp Autoharp music Zither Arts, Cuban Comparsa tradition Tents Signs and signboards Retail trade Craft Architecture Carillons Workshops (Adult education) Guitar music Guitarists Guitar Needlework Arts, Hungarian Sewing Dancers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 3 of 15)
- Date
- 1991-05-25
- Description
- One video recording (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Starts with the 97th Regimental String Band, then footage of the folklife tent: an autoharpist; Hunagrian needleworker Horvath, comparsa dancers Irene & Emelia Fernandez; the bell carillon; various craft tents; a guitar workshop; and the Friends of Florida Folklife tent.
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a_s2043_00051 | Schulmerich Carillon performance | Sound | Carillons Performing arts Music performance Concerts Bell towers Carillonneurs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Schulmerich Carillon performance
- Date
- 1957-09-20
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Performance by the Carillon Americana, made by Schulmerich Carillons Inc. This recording was sent to the Stephen Foster Memorial Commision as an example of Schulmerich's newly developed Carillon.
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a_s2042_sfm_16 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: 15-Minute Christmas Program | Sound | Radio Radio programs, Public service Radio announcing Music performance Performing arts Singing Carillons Bells Bell towers Christmas music Holidays and festivals Religious songs Religious music Christianity Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: 15-Minute Christmas Program
- Date
- 1961
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (14:50). A musical Christmas program featuring the Sterrett Family and the carillon tower at the Stephen Foster Memorial. The family consists of University of Florida professor Dr. Delbert Sterrett, his wife, and children. These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_13 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961) | Sound | Musicians Accordionists Singers Radio Radio announcing Radio programs, Public service Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Creek Indians Humor Jokes Tall tales Old time music Carillons Bells Accordion music Choruses Fiddle music Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Folk Festival Highlights (1961)
- Date
- 1961
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. (28 minutes). A radio program that offered highlights form the 1961 Florida Folk Festival. Included are music performances by Moore, Psenka, Moon, Wacona School chorus, and the Amigo Male Singers (led by Levy). Also includes jokes by Okeefenokkee Swamp native Griffis, stories by Creek Indian Fred Beaver, Tininkling by the Lariozas, and a performance of I Dream of Jeanie by the carillon tower. These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_22 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Review of Recent Events (1963) | Sound | Musicians Judges Composer Radio Radio programs, Public service Contests Beauty contests Competitions Singing Composers Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Carillons Music performance Performing arts Carillonneurs Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Review of Recent Events (1963)
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (28:10 minutes) A review of three events at the Memorial: the concert by the St. Petersburg Male Chorus in honor of Foster's death (January 13th), the Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair contest (February), and a week-long stay of internationally-known carillonneur June Albright. Holz was the Jeanie winner for 1963. Gerald Marks, a popular song writer, was a judge for the contest. These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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