I've been trying for years to identify this musical/ choral group, school & leader, c. turn of the century. I have a large 20X25" framed portrait of the type that may have hung in some institution.
Edited by - tdennis on 05/25/2023 19:55:19
Probably a banjo club at a northeastern college or university, almost crtainly a prestigious private school. Similar picures show up periodically; smeone might have an identified copy of this one.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersProbably a banjo club at a northeastern college or university, almost crtainly a prestigious private school. Similar picures show up periodically; smeone might have an identified copy of this one.
What makes you think that it was northeastern and prestigious?
tdennis , have you searched through all of the Cadenza and Crescendo magazines? They would often feature photos of clubs.
I've been plowing through the NY Public Library collection of 161 Cadenzas & was hoping to tap into the experience available on the BHO.
Joel Hooks they have banjos. Wouldn't that automatically make them prestigious?
At least, that's what I tell myself.
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Originally posted by Jbo1Joel Hooks they have banjos. Wouldn't that automatically make them prestigious?
At least, that's what I tell myself.
Some of them have banjos and are prestigious. There are some guitars present, though, which obviously takes this group's prestige down a few notches.
At least I don't see any pianos, flutes, or violins. That would turn "prestige" into "trailer trash."
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Originally posted by tdennisI've been plowing through the NY Public Library collection of 161 Cadenzas & was hoping to tap into the experience available on the BHO.
Those are no good. They are microfilm and terrible copies.
Try these:
Joel, you're right, the pictures are mostly totally black & hardy lighten up w/ photo editing.
Hi, looks like there are two picallo banjos, and one banjorine, one looks like a Stewart.
@tdennis
Here is a link to a photo for sale - similar group, exactly the same background, identified as Yale University:
ebay.com/itm/142814628131
FS, many thanks for the lead. I'm not surprised it's Yale. I can even spot some of the same people in the 2 photos. ... Now to date the portrait, & name the Maestro.
Edited by - tdennis on 05/26/2023 15:31:57
Now if you can find out what year it was you might be able to track down a program. If you are lucky I might have some of the music they played.
Thanks to everyone in this thread.
I wonder if any of these people became professional musicians, recording artists, or instrument designers/technicians.
