AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES                                                                              163 a-d

Thomas Nee 

With Vincent Plush

Leucadia, California

February 12, 1983 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Side a:                                                                                                                        pp.  1-15

Early background -- first musical experiences -- interest in art -- move to Minnesota -- University of Minnesota -- leading dance band -- study with Krenek at Hamline -- Mitropoulos/Krenek concert series -- Krenek's teaching of opera -- Krenek's fondness for California -- Santa Fe Time Table -- Krenek's interest in jazz, Gregorian chant -- visiting Krenek and his mother in Vienna -- 65th anniversary celebration for Krenek in Minneapolis -- Krenek's relationship to UCSD -- Robert Erickson, Wilbur Ogdon -- Krenek's move to California -- performance of new music at Hamline -- invitation to join faculty at UCSD.  

Side b:                                                                                                                       pp.  15-32

Conductor of Minneapolis Civic Orchestra -- assistant conductor of Minneapolis Symphony under Dorati -- study with Swarorski, Scherchen in Vienna; with Robert Shaw at Tanglewood -- commissioning program of Minneapolis Civic Orchestra -- Center Opera Company -- commissions and performances -- new music in Minneapolis -- today -- First Unitarian Church Music Society -- HERE Festival of New Music -- composition study with Wolpe at Black Mountain College -- study in Vienna. 

Side c:                                                                                                                        pp.  32-50

Vienna in early 50s -- desire to return to Vienna -- Mahler -- course on aesthetics -- Thoreau -- the New Hampshire Festival -- works performed -- being part of New Hampshire community -- Ives -- audience reaction to Ives in Minnesota and New Hampshire -- Ruggles -- Henry Brant -- Tom Johnson and "risk" pieces.  

Side d:                                                                                                                       pp.  50-58

Resident composers at UCSD -- influence of leaders on contemporary music -- American Composers' Orchestra -- magazine Latitudes 30-49 -- future of American music -- directions of American composition.