Jacob Avshalomov scores collection
Collection
0389-SCPA
Jacob Avshalomov (1919-2013) was an American composer, conductor, and educator. He was the son of Aaron Avshalomov, a notable composer and educator who conducted the Shanghai Municipal Orchestra. Jacob Avshalomov studied composition with Ernst Toch in Los Angeles and, later, with Aaron Copland. In 1943, Avshalomov graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a master’s degree. In addition to being a faculty member at Columbia University for a time, he conducted the Portland Youth Philharmonic for 41 years. The Jacob Avshalomov scores collection covers the period from 1942 to 2000; the bulk of the materials date from 1993 to 1996. The collection consists mostly of scores of and parts from works by Jacob Avshalomov. Various editions of his printed music are included, as well as an illustration and a program.
There are no restricted files in this collection. Performance editions are available from the American Composers Alliance (www.composers.com).
Copyright was not transferred to the University of Maryland with the physical gift of the scores. The Avshalomov Family retained all copyright possessed in the Donation. The University of Maryland Libraries is granted permission for the use in scholarly research by the Libraries’ patrons under fair use in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.
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English
The Jacob Avshalomov scores collection covers the period from 1942 to 2000; the bulk of the materials date from 1993 to 1996. The collection consists mostly of scores of and parts from works by Jacob Avshalomov. Various editions of his printed music are included, as well as an illustration by Avshalomov and a program.
Jacob Avshalomov was born in Tsingtao, China on March 28, 1919. His father, Aaron Avshalomov, was a notable composer and his mother was from San Francisco. He graduated high school at the age of 14 and began working in a factory to support his mother after his parents separated. In 1937, during the Japanese invasion of China, Avashalomov joined the British volunteer corps briefly before fleeing to San Francisco with his mother. He began his composition studies with Ernst Toch in Los Angeles, and then later with Aaron Copland. In 1943, he graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a master’s degree and married Doris Felde, with whom he had two sons who are both professional musicians: David Avshalomov, composer, singer, and conductor, and Daniel Avshalomov, violist. Avshalomov conducted the Portland Youth Philharmonic for 41 years. He died in his sleep at his Portland, Oregon home in 2013.
This collection is organized into three series:
Gift of Jacob Avshalomov, son of Aaron Avshalomov, received in three shipments in September and October 2009. The collection was formerly deeded by the Avshalomov family to the University of Maryland in December 2015.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library