Music

Abstract

Henry Dreyfuss Brant (1913-2008) was a composer who was noteworthy for acoustic special music where he placed performers outside the proscenium in the concert hall. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 2002 for his composition Ice Field. Brant was awarded an honorary degree from Wesleyan in 1998. The rough inventory list for this unprocessed collection does not identify parts or pieces; it does not distinguish originals, photocopies, or publications.

Scope and Contents

Three cds of music from concerts including Bob Dylan's concert at Wesleyan on September 2, 1988, Billy Cobham/George Duke Band from Switzerland in 1976 (they came to Wesleyan a few months before this concert), and a Jay Hoggard Ensemble concert from September 3, 1984.

Scope and Contents In this interview Rob Rosenthal talks about political involvement; mentions his upbringing in a very politically aware family in Long Island; his experiences with radical activism in college; his early work in studying homelessness and urban issues, and his first book Homeless in Paradise. He talks about his investment in strikes and workers' rights right after undergraduate school. He describes his experience coming to Wesleyan, specifically, how he began work here in a field he was...