The Maurice Levy Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection

The Maurice Levy Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection (OHMP) consists of more than 300 interviews, conducted by Mr. Maurice Levy (unless indicated otherwise), between 1991 and 2005. Mr. Levy (1926 – 2016) volunteered with the Music Department for many years. The interviews include a wide variety of people in Pittsburgh involved with jazz, classical, popular, folk and traditional music.

All of the interviews have an associated vertical file folder. Most of these contain added printed information.

The recorded interviews are available for listening in the Music Department.

Please contact the Music Department at CLP – Main directly if you have specific questions about the project, its contents, or its use.

Phone: 412.622.3114; e-mail: musicdept@carnegielibrary.org

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Number: OHMP 1
Name: Leich, Roland
Date of Interview: 07/29/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Composer and faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University
Date of Death: 10/30/1995
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Webern, Anton
Carnegie Tech
Dorian, Frederick
Mendelssohn Choir
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Barber, Samuel
Pittsburgh Alliance of Composers
Friends of the Music Library
Steinberg, William
Menotti, Gian Carlo

Number: OHMP 2
Name: Kaplan, Sid
Date of Interview: 08/02/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Manager and director of operations of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Hornist.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Stokowski, Leopold
Bernstein, Leonard
Steinberg, William
Reiner, Fritz
Previn, Andre
Maazel, Loren
Ormandy, Eugene

Number: OHMP 3
Name: Demmler, Dorothy
Date of Interview: 08/08/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator – Pittsburgh Public Schools
Date of Death: 10/10/1997
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Demmler, Oscar
Boyd, Charles
Evanson, Jacob
Musicians Club
Levin, Stanley
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Pittsburgh Conservatory of Music
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Levant, Oscar
Wild, Earl
Bloom, Robert
Sprankle, Robert
McVicker, Carl, Sr.

Number: OHMP 4
Name: Robertson, Margery Boyd
Date of Interview: 08/15/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Daughter of Charles Boyd, Pittsburgh organist and musicologist.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Menuhin, Yehudi
Boyd, Charles
Western Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Musicians Club

Number: OHMP 5
Name: Hardy, Mary Craft
Date of Interview: 08/19/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Secretary to Manager of Carnegie Music Hall.
Date of Death: 06/03/2000
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Heinroth, Charles
Bidwell, Marshall
American Guild of Organists
Beegle, May
Pittsburgh Symphony, Broadcasts of
Koch, Paul
Pittsburgh Savoyards
United We Sing
McGrail Opera
Mendelssohn Choir
Bach Choir
Friends of the Music Library

Number: OHMP 6
Name: Bianco, Anthony
Date of Interview: 08/21/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Bassist – Pittsburgh Symphony and faculty – Carnegie Mellon University.
Date of Death: 10/24/2011
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Toscanini, Arturo
Reiner, Fritz
Steinberg, William
De Sabata, Victor
Klemperer, Otto
Stravinsky, Igor
Previn, Andre
Chatham College Summer Music Camp
Chautauqua Symphony
Mansfield, Mass Summer Home
Carnegie Mellon University
Maazel, Loren

Number: OHMP 7
Name: McVicker, Carl, Sr.
Date of Interview: 08/26/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator at Westinghouse High School
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Sousa, John Philip
Earhart, Will
Strayhorn, Billy
Herforth, Harry
Garner, Erroll
Prattis, Patricia
Westinghouse High School
Demmler, Oscar
Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir
Reiner, Fritz
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Boyd, Charles

Number: OHMP 8
Name: Rubinstein, Belle
Date of Interview: 08/30/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Y Music Society
Topics Covered:

Y-IKC Music Series
Anderson, Marian
Passamaneck,Herman
Seeger, Pete
Hess, Dame Myra
Stern, Isaac
Steinfirst, Donald
Tureck, Rosalyn
Janis, Byron
Maazel, Loren
Maazel, Marie

Number: OHMP 9
Name: Eibeck, Walter
Date of Interview: 09/16/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Barbershop quartet singing
Date of Death: 03/30/1992
Added Information: Printed materials in folder and supplementary recording
Topics Covered:

Early Radio and TV Music
Barbershop Quartet Singing in Pittsburgh
Barbershop Quartet Singing — Contests
Barbershop Quartet Singing — Technique
Barbershop Quartet Singing — Content

Number: OHMP 10
Name: Freeman, Peggy Pierce
Date of Interview: 11/08/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist. African American musical life in Pittsburgh.
Date of Death: 03/28/2006
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

National Negro Opera Company
Dawson, Mary Cardwell
Treble Clef Choir
Johnson, Maudelena
Women’s Civic Choir
Davis, Ralph
Music and Art Club
Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association
National Association of Negro Musicians
Prattis, Patricia
Sounds of Heritage Choir

Number: OHMP 11
Name: Frisch, Wilbert
Date of Interview: 11/11/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist and associate concertmaster, Pittsburgh Symphony.
Date of Death: 06/09/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Klemperer, Otto
Zimbalist, Efrem
Reiner, Fritz
Kolberg, Hugo
De Sabata, Victor
Stokowski, Leopold
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Bernstein, Leonard

Number: OHMP 12
Name: Marracino, Lucretia Russell
Date of Interview: 11/12/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and piano teacher.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Russell, Dallmeyer
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Tuesday Musical Club

Number: OHMP 13
Name: Davis, Velma
Date of Interview: 11/20/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: African American musical life – Ralph Davis.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Davis, Ralph
Young Women’s Civic Choir
Dawson, Mary Cardwell
Music Jubilee
Messiah
Hill, Ralph

Number: OHMP 14
Name: Gardner, Catherine Cardwell
Date of Interview: 12/06/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: African American musical life in Pittsburgh
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Dawson, Mary Cardwell
National Negro Opera Company
National Association of Negro Musicians
Mary Cardwell Dawson Choir

Number: OHMP 15
Name: Johnson, Albert
Date of Interview: 12/07/1991
Occupation/Affiliation: African American musical life – Maudelene Johnson.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Johnson, Maudelena
African American Church Choir
Treble Clef Choir
Symphonic Choir
Treble Clef Concert Association

Number: OHMP 16
Name: Koch, Paul
Date of Interview: 01/07/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist and director, St. Pauls Cathedral and Carnegie Music Hall.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Koch, Caspar
Singenberger, John
Johnson, Thor
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
American Guild of Organists
Beckerath, Rudolph von
Steinberg, William
Buckley, William F.
Princess Irene of Greece
Bachauer, Gina
O’Reilly, Anthony (wedding)

Number: OHMP 17
Name: Jennings, Patricia Prattis
Date of Interview: 11/11/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Symphonium Newsletter
Pittsburgh Symphony
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Maazel, Loren
African Americans and Classical Music

Number: OHMP 18
Name: Hayes, Silvia Sconza Schmidt
Date of Interview: 01/13/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Opera
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Evanson, Jacob
Ross, Lanny
Karp, Richard
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh Savoyards
Pittsburgh Opera
Agnini, Armando
Steber, Eleanor
Briney, Mary Martha
Happy’s Party (on early TV)
Austrian-American Cultural Society
Tourel, Jennie
Steinberg, William

Number: OHMP 19
Name: Watkins, Franklin
Date of Interview: 01/15/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist and choir director. Musician’s Club of Pittsburgh.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Musicians Club
Harris, Roy
Evanson, Jacob
Harris, Johanna
Koch, Caspar
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Jennings, Arthur
Temple Sinai Music
American Guild of Organists
Women Organists
African American Membership in A.G.O.
Wedding Music

Number: OHMP 20
Name: Karsh, Claryne
Date of Interview: 01/21/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Opera
Date of Death: 11/06/1998
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Gaul, Harvey
Pittsbugh Opera
Harrell, Mack
McGrail, Josephine
Peerce, Jan
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh Opera Workshop
B’nai Israel Synague Music
Hasidic Music
Lewando, Ralph
Lissfelt, Fred
Steinfirst, Donald
Pittsburgh Concert Society

Number: OHMP 21
Name: Rossetti, Lucio
Date of Interview: 01/27/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Topics Covered:

Mascagni, Pietro
Pittsburgh Symphony
Modarelli, Antonio
Klemperer, Otto
Reiner, Fritz
Hofmann, Josef
Steinberg, William
Chatham College Summer Music Camp
Karp, Richard
Previn, Andre
Guilini, Carlo Maria
De Sabata, Victor

Number: OHMP 22
Name: McCullough, C. Hax, Jr.
Date of Interview: 01/29/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Published programs for Pittsburgh Opera and other groups.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Mendelssohn Choir
Flagg, Gurdin
Nixon Theater Opera
Heinz Hall
Previn, Andre
Page, Robert
Milstein, Nathan
Y- Music Society
Sills, Beverly
Pavarotti, Luciano
Rodef Shalom Temple Music Series

Number: OHMP 23
Name: Oehmler, Jane
Date of Interview: 02/07/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Women’s Association of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Women’s Association of PSO Fashion Gala
Silhouettes (PSO Lecture Luncheons)
Jenkins, Joseph Willcox
Tiny Tots Concert
Previn, Andre
Steinberg, William
Heinz Hall
Heinz, Jack
Fosner, Lou
Three Rivers Training Orchestra

Number: OHMP 24
Name: Bernt, Connie
Date of Interview: 02/01/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Mendelssohn Choir.
Topics Covered:

Mendelssohn Choir
Page, Robert
Yevtushenko, Yevgeny
Junior Mendelssohn Singers
Pittsburgh Symphony

Number: OHMP 25
Name: Lundin, Viola
Date of Interview: 02/12/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Concert Society.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Bellefield Prebysterian Church
Bodycombe, Aneurin
Fireflies Vocal Trio
Tuesday Musical Club
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Reiner, Fritz
Wright, Bishop
Mendelssohn Choir
Lunt, Ernest
Chautauqua
Shaw, Robert
Previn, Andre

Number: OHMP 26
Name: Stark, Sidney, Jr.
Date of Interview: 02/19/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Y Music Society.
Topics Covered:

Reiner, Fritz
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
De Sabata, Victor
Rosen, Seymour
Turkin, Marshall
Y- Music Society
Sher, Allen
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Milstein, Nathan

Number: OHMP 27
Name: O’Brien, Joseph
Date of Interview: 03/09/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist, choral music.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Heinroth, Charles
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Bidwell, Marshall
American Guild of Organists
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Mendelssohn Choir
Lunt, Ernest
Page, Robert
Hamer, Al
De Sabata, Victor
Previn, Andre
Maazel, Loren

Number: OHMP 28
Name: Levine, Evelyn Light
Date of Interview: 04/07/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Widow of David Light.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Light, David
Saudek, Victor
Musical Forecast
This Week In Pittsburgh
Beegle, May
David Light Memorial Record Library
Light, Enoch

Number: OHMP 29
Name: Norton, Eunice
Date of Interview: 06/02/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and piano teacher.
Date of Death: 12/09/2005
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Matthay, Tobias
Schnabel, Artur
New Friends of Music
Lewis, Bernard
Beethoven Sonatas
Bach Well-Tempered Clavier
Phillips, Natalie Barnet
Spinelli, Henry

Number: OHMP 30
Name: Cohen, Fannie
Date of Interview: 06/04/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Cohen, Sidney
Spector, Edward
Reiner, Fritz
De Sabata, Victor
Steinberg, William
Guilini, Carlo Maria
Heinz Hall
Gateway To Music
Stern, Isaac
Heifetz, Jascha

Number: OHMP 31
Name: Rifugiato, Cornelius
Date of Interview: 06/08/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Opera
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Stivanello, Anthony
Schmidt, Silvia Sconza Hayes
Heinz Hall
Benedum Center
Syria Mosque
Agnini, Armando
Stellute, Mary
Guadagno, Anton
Karp, Barbara
Fellner, Rudolph
Capobianco, Tito

Number: OHMP 32
Name: Clarke, Marion Gregus
Date of Interview: 06/11/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Gregus, George
Pittsburgh Symphony
Bernthaler, Carl
Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra
Stock, David

Number: OHMP 33
Name: Sterne, Colin
Date of Interview: 06/17/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Music Department.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Antiqua Players
Early Music
Renaissance and Baroque Society
Contemporary Music
Pittsburgh Flute Club
New Friends of Music
Pittsburgh Recorder Society
Musicians Club
Saudek, Victor
Levin, Stanley

Number: OHMP 34
Name: Lively, John
Date of Interview: 06/19/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist. Carlow College.
Date of Death: 08/20/2001
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Downtown Chorale
Steinberg, William
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Concert Choir
Third Presbyterian Church
Contemporary Music
Mount Mercy (Carlow) College

Number: OHMP 35
Name: Hamburger, Martin
Date of Interview: 07/01/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Three Rivers Piano Competition. Music in Pittsburgh Project.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Y- Music Society
Three Rivers Piano Competition
Music in Pittsburgh Project

Number: OHMP 36
Name: Malfatti, Lorenzo
Date of Interview: 07/07/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Voice teacher and coach.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Murdoch, Martha
Harrell, Mack
Copland, Aaron
Shaw, Robert
Krebs, Beatrice
Y- Music Society
Chatham College
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Harris, Roy
Harris, Johanna
Minna Kaufmann Ruud Fund
Posvar, Mildred Miller
Pittsburgh Opera Theater

Number: OHMP 37
Name: Cohen, Carl
Date of Interview: 07/09/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Fiddlesticks

Number: OHMP 38
Name: Levin, Stanley H.
Date of Interview: 07/10/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Barrere, George
Julliard School
Kay Kyser Orchestra
Earhart, Will
Demmler, Oscar
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Centers for the Musically Talented
Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir
Maazel, Loren
Gateway To Music
All-City Orchestras and Ensembles
Rodef Shalom Temple

Number: OHMP 39
Name: Ferro, Jane
Date of Interview: 08/18/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: I Campagnoli, Italian song and dance group.
Date of Death: 11/22/1998
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

I Campagnoli
Malfatti, Lorenzo
Aldisert, Ruggiero

Number: OHMP 40
Name: Maazel, Marie
Date of Interview: 08/20/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. Loren Maazel.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Maazel, Loren

Number: OHMP 41
Name: Wickline, Homer
Date of Interview: 08/21/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist
Date of Death: 12/27/1996
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Gaul, Harvey
Knotts, Richard
WJAS Radio
Mendelssohn Choir
Lunt, Ernest
Beegle, May
Koch, Caspar

Number: OHMP 42
Name: McCulloh, Byron
Date of Interview: 09/17/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony
Date of Death: 03/15/2001
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Contemporary Music
Kingsley Settlement House
Carnegie Mellon University
Shadyside Concerts
Day, Charlotte

Number: OHMP 43
Name: Hill, Ralph
Date of Interview: 09/23/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator, harpsichordist, African American Music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Public Schools
Harpsichord in Pittsburgh
Whitaker, Nelson
African American Church Music
Gospel Music
African American Classical Musicians

Number: OHMP 44
Name: Stolarevsky, Kathryn
Date of Interview: 09/24/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator – Chatham College.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Chatham College Music Laboratory School
Chatham College Summer Music Camp
Pasquinelli, Joanne

Number: OHMP 45
Name: Fritsch, Betsey
Date of Interview: 09/29/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Bach Choir
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Bach Choir
Peterson, Max
American Wind Symphony
Boudreau, Robert
Bedford Music Festival
Tuesday Musical Club
Pittsburgh Early Music Ensemble

Number: OHMP 46
Name: Palmer, Rufus
Date of Interview: 09/30/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Bach Choir
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Bach Choir
Baird, John J.
Bernstein, Leonard
Pittsburgh Opera
Wilkins, Donald
Wagner, William
Peterson, Max

Number: OHMP 47
Name: McGrail, Josephine
Date of Interview: 11/20/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Opera and vocal coach
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Duquesne University School of Music
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Music Dept.
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
Mount Mercy (Carlow) College
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Pittsburgh Opera
Beegle, May
Fillion Music Studios
Karp, Richard

Number: OHMP 48
Name: Di Pasquale, Henry
Date of Interview: 12/01/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Instrumental teacher
Topics Covered:

Italian Wind Bands
Ringling Brothers Circus Bands
Dance Bands
Pittsburgh Symphony Chauffeur

Number: OHMP 49
Name: Donnelly, Alice Sapienza
Date of Interview: 12/03/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Italian musical life in Pittsburgh
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Sapienza, Sebastian
KDKA Radio
Italian-American Musical Life in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Public Schools

Number: OHMP 50
Name: Hoffrichter, Bertha
Date of Interview: 12/04/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Tuesday Musical Club
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Tuesday Musical Club
Tuesday Musical Club Scholarships
Music Care Programs
Pittsburgh Opera

Number: OHMP 51
Name: Missing
Date of Interview:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Number: OHMP 52
Name: Jacob, Gretchen Schmertz
Date of Interview: 12/29/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk music in Pittsburgh
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Schmertz, Robert
Evanson, Jacob
Jacob, Gretchen Schmertz
Richman, Vivien
Davidson, Eero

Number: OHMP 53
Name: Kschier, Louis
Date of Interview: 12/30/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: String instrument repair
Date of Death: 05/01/2003 & 06/15/1998
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Violin Making
Musical Instrument Repair
Rubinoff, David
Spitalny, Maurice
Welk, Lawrence
Hungarian Violinists
Gypsy Music
Demmler, Oscar
Guitar

Number: OHMP 54
Name: Thomas, Jean
Date of Interview: 01/06/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Musicologist and flute teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Flute Club
American Recorder Society
Renaissance and Baroque Society
Dear Friends

Number: OHMP 55
Name: Swetnam, George
Date of Interview: 01/08/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk music
Date of Death: 04/03/1999
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pennsylvania Folklore Society
Folk Music
Schmertz, Robert
McCarthyism
Seeger, Pete
De Sabata, Victor
Steinberg, William
Evanson, Jacob
Kreisler, Fritz

Number: OHMP 56
Name: Balderose, George
Date of Interview: 01/13/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Calliope House. Folk music in Pittsburgh.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Calliope – The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
Smoky City Folk Festival
Pittsburgh Folk Music
Bagpiping
McIntosh, James
Music Tree Talent Agency

Number: OHMP 57
Name: Lascheid, Vince
Date of Interview: 01/14/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist at Three Rivers Stadium & Civic Arena.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Beneke, Tex
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Pittsburgh Pirates Organist
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Penguins Organist
Pittsburgh Civic Arena

Number: OHMP 58
Name: Nirella, Ruth
Date of Interview: 01/20/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Nirella family
Date of Death: 04/17/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Nirella, Joseph
Westinghouse Air Brake Band
Pittsburgh Symphony
Nirella, Danny
Peabody High School Musical

Number: OHMP 59
Name: Reutzel, Helen
Date of Interview: 01/21/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Telephone Music Service
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Telephone Music Service

Number: OHMP 60
Name: Posvar, Mildred Miller
Date of Interview: 01/27/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Opera singer and director
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Metropolitan Opera
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Symphony
University of Pittsburgh
Gateway To Music
Pittsburgh Chamber Opera Theater
Carnegie Music Hall

Number: OHMP 61
Name: Heagy, Dolores
Date of Interview: 02/01/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Dance instructor
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Appalachian Music
Coal Country Cloggers
Coal Country Traditions
Coal Country Conventions

Number: OHMP 62
Name: McAllister, William
Date of Interview: 02/06/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Renaissance and Baroque Society
Topics Covered:

Renaissance and Baroque Society
Sterne, Colin
Thomas, Jean
Synod Hall
Musick’s Recreation
Pittsburgh Early Music Ensemble

Number: OHMP 63
Name: Bryant, Walter H. “Slim”
Date of Interview: 02/08/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Country musician
Date of Death: 05/28/2010
Added Information: Printed materials in folder and supplementary recording. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

KDKA Radio
Slim Bryant and the Wildcats
Rodgers, Jimmy
Autry, Gene
Eeny Meeny Dixie Deeny (song)
Bluegrass Music
KDKA TV
Foley, Red
Allegheny County Fair
Kennywood Park

Number: OHMP 64
Name: Krysty, Dave
Date of Interview: 02/10/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Director of Calliope House
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Fiddle Music
Bryner, Jim
Square Dance Music
Calliope House Folk Music Society
Richman, Vivien
Evanson, Jacob
Folk Music Venues in Western Pennsylvania
Smoky City Folk Festival
Coal Country Cloggers

Number: OHMP 65
Name: Egerman, Jeannette
Date of Interview: 02/19/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Concert Society
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Concert Society
WPA Orchestra
Saudek, Victor
Mazer, Henry

Number: OHMP 66
Name: Colleran, William (“Mac Martin”)
Date of Interview: 02/24/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Founder of the Dixie Travelers Bluegrass Group
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Bluegrass Music
Dixie Travelers
Newgrass Music
Bluegrass Festivals
Smoky City Folk Festival

Number: OHMP 67
Name: Kruger, Cecilia
Date of Interview: 02/27/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Various Pittsburgh musical organizations
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

American Recorder Society
Faire Musick
Renaissance and Baroque Society
Tuesday Musical Club
Friends of the Music Library
Calvary Episcopal Church Choir
Wilkins, Donald

Number: OHMP 68
Name: Shaffer, Rex
Date of Interview: 04/26/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Church organist
Topics Covered:

Church Organist
Bach Choir
Kruger, Cecilia
Church Organs

Number: OHMP 69
Name: Lupish, Ronald
Date of Interview: 04/28/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Bagpiper
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Bagpiping in Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University Bagpipe Program
McIntosh, James
MacDonald Pipe Band
Pipe Major

Number: OHMP 70
Name: Bolden, Frank
Date of Interview: 04/30/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Music & drama editor for the Pittsburgh Courier
Date of Death: 08/28/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

University of Pittsburgh Band
Pittsburgh Jazz
Eckstine, Billy
Race Relations
Centre Avenue YMCA
YMCA Symphony
Hill District Fragmentation

Number: OHMP 71
Name: Scot, Arthur
Date of Interview: 05/04/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator – Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Topics Covered:

Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
Prattis, Patricia
Grace Memorial Church
Johnson, Maudelena
Central Baptist Church
Ozanam Center
Pittsburgh Public Schools

Number: OHMP 72
Name: McIntosh, James
Date of Interview: 05/05/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Bagpiper
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Bagpiping
Carnegie Mellon University Bagpipe Program
Bagpipe Bands
Bagpipe Music
Pibroch (Classical Bagpipe Music)

Number: OHMP 73
Name: Wright, Mary Louise
Date of Interview: 05/10/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist and choir director. Musician’s Club of Pittsburgh.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

First Baptist Church
Jennings-Smith, David
Caruso, Tom
Johnson, Maudelena
Secular Music in Church
Church Organ Music

Number: OHMP 74
Name: Ruben, Susan
Date of Interview: 05/12/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Renaissance and Baroque Society
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Renaissance and Baroque Society
Classical Vocal Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 75
Name: Huguley, Neal
Date of Interview: 05/20/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Musician and music educator.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Irene Kaufmann Settlement Music School
Johnson, Maudelena
Central Baptist Church
Gift of Song (vocal ensemble)
Dorian, Frederick
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Rogers School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Riverview Presbyterian Church Choir
Duquesne University School of Music
Pittsburgh Public Schools

Number: OHMP 76
Name: Swan, Ralph
Date of Interview: 05/25/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Director of Ralph Swan Chorale
Topics Covered:

Ralph Swan Chorale
Radio and TV Programs
Pittsburgh Symphony
Steinberg, William
Pittsburgh Churches
Gospel Music

Number: OHMP 77
Name: Brautigam, Paul
Date of Interview: 06/01/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Date of Death: 10/09/1998
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh Public Schools — Centers for the Musically Talented
Evanson, Jacob
Levin, Stanley
KDKA Radio
Pittsburgh Conservatory of Music
Webster, Beveridge

Number: OHMP 78
Name: Corbett, Harry
Date of Interview: 06/03/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Cantor, Owen
Silberman, Aaron
Leich, Roland
Vocal Music

Number: OHMP 79
Name: Jordanoff, Christine
Date of Interview: 06/08/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Duquesne University. Children’s Festival Chorus.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Kolar, Walter
Duquesne University Music Education
Children’s Festival Chorus
Kodaly Method
Pittsburgh Opera
Contemporary Music

Number: OHMP 80
Name: Jordanoff, Nicholas
Date of Interview: 06/08/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Tamburitzan Institute of Folk Arts (DUTIFA)
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Robert Morris College

Number: OHMP 81
Name: May, Julia
Date of Interview: 06/13/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Vocalist. Faculty Duquesne University.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Steinberg, William
Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Chatham College Music Laboratory School
Duquesne University School of Music
Pearson, Charles
Rodef Shalom Temple
Tree of Life Synagogue
Karp, Ilse
Novich, Mia
Wilkins, Donald
Cliburn, Van

Number: OHMP 82
Name: Beckom, O’Labrice
Date of Interview: 06/14/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Vocalist, teacher, African American musical life.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

National Negro Opera Company
Dawson, Mary Cardwell
Pittsburgh Public Schools –Centers for the Musically Talented
Macedonia Baptist Church Choir
Hill House

Number: OHMP 83
Name: Worthington, Walter
Date of Interview: 06/14/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: African American musical life in Pittsburgh
Topics Covered:

Ebenezer Baptist Church
Dawson, Mary Cardwell
National Negro Opera Company
Pittsburgh Playhouse
Green Pastures (at Pittsburgh Playhouse)
Eldridge, Roy
Crawford Grill
Hurricane Bar and Grill
Gospel Music
Westinghouse High School

Number: OHMP 84
Name: Worthy, Oscar
Date of Interview: 06/16/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz in Pittsburgh
Topics Covered:

Crawford Grill
Davis, Nathan
Diplomat Club
Encore (nightclub)
Walt Harper’s Attic
Hurricane Bar and Grill
Rosebud Café
Pittsburgh Jazz

Number: OHMP 85
Name: Ross, Paul
Date of Interview: 06/23/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony
Date of Death: 06/16/2000
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Public Schools — All-City Orchestra
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Pittsburgh Symphony
Maazel, Loren
Pittsburgh Quartet
African Americans and Classical Music
African American Community Orchestra
Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mazer, Henry
Stolarevsky, Mihail

Number: OHMP 86
Name: Montgomery, Ruth
Date of Interview: 06/25/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
University of Pittsburgh
Stock, David
Leich, Roland

Number: OHMP 87
Name: Segall, Dorothy
Date of Interview: 06/29/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Bloom, Julius
Bloom, Robert
Duquesne University
Levin, Stanley
Pittsburgh Public Schools — Centers for the Musically Talented
Mu Phi Epsilon

Number: OHMP 88
Name: Rice Norman
Date of Interview: 06/30/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts
Date of Death: 06/07/1994
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Mellon University
Harth, Sidney
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Leich, Roland
Montgomery, Ruth
Steinfirst, Donald
Steinberg, William

Number: OHMP 89
Name: Ackerman, Edward
Date of Interview: 07/03/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Musical life in Pittsburgh
Date of Death: 10/25/2005
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Enright Theater
Stanley Theater
Y- Music Society
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Syria Mosque
Roosevelt Theater
Landau Theater
Downtown Nightclubs

Number: OHMP 90
Name: Mastracci, Louis (Lou Tracey)
Date of Interview: 07/07/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Song lyricist, writer, record store manager.
Topics Covered:

Big Bands
Sinatra, Frank
Nightclubs
Connick, Harry
Nixon Theater
National Record Mart
Song Lyrics

Number: OHMP 91
Name: Sisk, Leo
Date of Interview: 08/10/1992
Occupation/Affiliation: Barbershop quartet singer
Interviewed by: Max Brandt (Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, and PGH North Hills chapter member of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Added Information: Printed materials and supplementary recording in folder
Topics Covered:

Barbershop Quartets
Town and Country Four

Number: OHMP 92
Name: Cassinelli, Floyd “Flo”
Date of Interview: 07/08/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Leader of jazz group
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Clairton Eagles Marching Band
Club Mirador (Homestead)
Cassinelli Brothers Trio
WJAS Radio
Armstrong, Louis
Deuces Wild
Midway Lounge
Turk, Tommy
Flo’s Club
Young, Lester
Poli’s Grill

Number: OHMP 93
Name: Jennings-Smith, David
Date of Interview: 08/10/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer and teacher.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Mellon University
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Pittsburgh Opera
Capobianco, Tito
Knowles, Willis
Wright, Mary Louise
Leontyne Price Award — National Negro Businesswomen’s Club
Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Pittsburgh Public Schools — Centers for the Musically Talented

Number: OHMP 94
Name: Rummo, Carmen
Date of Interview: 08/13/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and teacher at Duquesne University.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Stanley Theater Orchestra
Racial Segregation
Raye, Martha
Pittsburgh Radio Stations (KDKA, KQV, etc.)
Pittsburgh Musicians Club
Restaurant Dinner Music
Duquesne University School of Music
Piano — Teaching
Kay, Billy
Italian Wind Bands
Saudek, Victor

Number: OHMP 95
Name: Kolar, Walter
Date of Interview: 08/16/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Tamburitzan Institute of Folk Arts (DUTIFA)
Pittsburgh International Folk Theater

Number: OHMP 96
Name: Shiner, Matthew “Matty”
Date of Interview: 08/17/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Director of the brass department at Duquesne University.
Date of Death: 01/12/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

KDKA Radio
Ice Capades
Ice Follies
Harris, John
Stanley Theater
Dorsey, Tommy
Nixon Theater
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Duquesne University School of Music
Mid-East Music Educators Conference
Westinghouse Air Brake Band
Nirella, Joseph

Number: OHMP 97
Name: Litman, Leonard “Lenny”
Date of Interview: 08/17/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Night club owner, columnist, agent, promoter.
Date of Death: 08/13/2002
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Nut Houses
Copa (nightclub)
Vaughan, Sara
Williams, Andy
Nightclub Singers
Belafonte, Harry
Jorgensen, Christine
Tatum, Art
Torme, Mel
Phillipe, Andre
Holiday House (nightclub)
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Rickles, Don

Number: OHMP 98
Name: Marsico, Alvin
Date of Interview: 08/20/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Orchestra and band leader
Added Information: Printed materials in folder and supplementary recording. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

KDKA Radio
WDTV TV
Telethons
Enright Theater
Powell, Dick
Crosby, Gary
Penner, Joe
Nixon Restaurant
Ralph Harrison Orchestra
State Silent Movie Theater
Nirella, Danny
New Arena (nightclub)
Raye, Martha

Number: OHMP 99
Name: Taylor, Edna Maye
Date of Interview: 08/27/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer. Director of the Mus-Arts Ensemble.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Johnson, Maudelena
Lissfelt, Fred
Perlow, Anna
Mansell, Grace
Macedonia Baptist Church Choir
Musarts Ensemble
Centre Avenue YMCA
Floyd, Sheryl

Number: OHMP 100
Name: Oliver, Patsy “Pat”
Date of Interview: 08/30/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter
Date of Death: 02/03/2002
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

WWSW Radio
Al Marsico’s “Memory Time”
Bachelors Club
Venuti, Joe
Monte Carlo (nightclub)
Vogue Terrace (nightclub)
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Allegheny County Fair
Castle, Lee
William Penn Hotel
Duquesne University School of Music
Ankara Nightclub
Ringling Brothers Circus Bands

Number: OHMP 101
Name: Wallace, Joseph
Date of Interview: 09/02/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Bassist – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Date of Death: 09/02/2005
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Travelogue Music
Holmes, Burton
Nirella, Joseph
Nirella, Danny
Parade Bands
Peyton, Eddie
Penn Shady Ballroom
Soldiers and Sailors Hall
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
Barry Blue Band
Pittsburgh Symphony
Klemperer, Otto
Steinberg, William

Number: OHMP 102
Name: Farrar, Arthur
Date of Interview: 09/22/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Orchestra leader
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Marathon Dance Champion
Coconut Grove Supper Club
Garner, Erroll
Bill Green’s (nightclub)
Enright Theater
Powell, Dick
Cohen, Harold V.
Stanley Theater
Kennywood Park Ballroom
Motor Square Garden
Africam Club
West View Danceland
William Penn Hotel

Number: OHMP 103
Name: Burton, Benny
Date of Interview: 10/25/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Clarinetist and orchestra leader.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

WJAS Radio
Martin, Dean
West View Danceland
Nelson, Skip
Baird, Eugenie
Vogue Terrace (nightclub)
Islam Grotto Ballroom
Conrad Ostertag and His Little German Band

Number: OHMP 104
Name: Kuhn, J. Craig
Date of Interview: 10/27/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Pittsburgh Oratorio Society
Leich, Roland
Pittsburgh Symphony

Number: OHMP 105
Name: Lomakin, Nick
Date of Interview: 11/01/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Clarinetist, saxophonist, Lomakin’s Music Store.
Date of Death: 09/28/2001
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Cervone’s Band
Al Marsico’s “Memory Time”
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
Don Charles Orchestra
Society bands
Lomakin’s Music Store
Harmonicas
Accordions
Dixieland Six
William Penn Hotel

Number: OHMP 106
Name: Budway, Leo
Date of Interview: 11/03/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Lebanese / Arabic music
Date of Death: 09/14/2000
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Lebanese Music
Arabic Music
Budway Brothers (musical group)
Saab, Ray
Pittsburgh Folk Festival

Number: OHMP 107
Name: Clark, Harry
Date of Interview: 11/09/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter and music educator
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University School of Music
Garner, Erroll
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Nero, Beverly
Humphries, Roger

Number: OHMP 108
Name: Hodges, Fletcher, Jr.
Date of Interview: 11/10/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: First curator of the Stephen Foster Memorial.
Date of Death: 03/13/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Lilly, Josiah K.
Stephen Foster Memorial
Tuesday Musical Club
Humphrey, Hubert
Earhart, Will
Gaul, Harvey
Demmler, Oscar
Seeger, Pete
Foster, Stephen (and Racism)
Root, Deane

Number: OHMP 109
Name: Thunhurst, Wilford “Bill”, Jr.
Date of Interview: 11/15/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Managing director of the Civic Light Opera.
Date of Death: 01/25/2011
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recordings by Bill Tole (click link) provided at the time of the interview. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
CLO Ministars
Franz, Joe
McCullough, C. Hax
Heinz, Vira
Broadway Tonight (CLO Celebration)
Bate, Tom
Brockett, Don
Purcell, Jack
Fellner, Rudolph

Number: OHMP 110
Name: Williams, Thomas “Saxie”
Date of Interview: 11/18/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Tap dancer
Topics Covered:

Tap Dancing
Private Clubs
Floor Shows
WYEP Radio — Jazz Program
Brice, Buck

Number: OHMP 111
Name: Fischer, Frank
Date of Interview: 11/20/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: National Record Mart. Pittsburgh Opera.
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Karp, Richard
Pittsburgh Opera
National Record Mart
Syria Mosque
Duquesne University Opera Center
Capobianco, Tito

Number: OHMP 112
Name: Constable, Dan (“Danny Conn”)
Date of Interview: 12/01/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter
Date of Death: 11/02/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Italian Wind Bands
Turk, Tommy
Musicians Club
Casino Burlesque Theater
After-hours Clubs
Holiday House (nightclub)
Allen, Marty
Turrentine, Tommy
Dallas, Sonny
Circus Band (Hamid – Morton)
Gateway To Music
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”

Number: OHMP 113
Name: Crantz, David
Date of Interview: 12/02/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Musical shows
Date of Death: 12/17/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech (Scotch and Soda Shows)
Welch, Ken
Pittsburgh Playhouse
WTAE TV
Stohl, Hank
Negri, Joe
McGovern, Maureen
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Gene Kelly Awards
Thunhurst, Wilford “Bill”, Jr.
Checco, Al

Number: OHMP 114
Name: Crummie, Ray
Date of Interview: 12/06/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist. Orchestra leader at clubs.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Deuces Wild
Turk, Tommy
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
Win, Place, and Show Restaurant
WJAS Radio
Mellon Jazz Festival
Baxter, Jeanne
After-hours Clubs

Number: OHMP 115
Name: Ostrowski, Frank
Date of Interview: 12/07/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter for the Pittsburgh Symphony and Pittsburgh Ballet.
Topics Covered:

McVicker, Carl, Sr.
Fiedler, Arthur
Italian Wind Bands
Perella, Nick
Pittsburgh Symphony
Musician Contracting
Gateway To Music
Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Musicians Unions
Crosby, Bob
Spivak, Charley
Big Bands

Number: OHMP 116
Name: Carra, Lawrence
Date of Interview: 12/10/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Head of Drama Department -Carnegie Mellon University.
Date of Death: 03/30/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Tech) — Drama Department
Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Tech) — Department of Music
Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Tech) — Scotch and Soda Shows
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Melody Tent
Godspell
Pittsburgh Music Festivals (1949 and 1950)

Number: OHMP 117
Name: Volkwein, Walter
Date of Interview: 12/16/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Owner, Volkwein’s Music Store
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Volkwein Brothers Music Store
Sheet Music
Piano Rolls
Song Pluggers
Pittsburgh Musicians Club

Number: OHMP 118
Name: Sharff, Merle
Date of Interview: 12/21/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Choirmaster at the Pittsburgh Opera, organist, choir director.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Syria Mosque
Byerly, Virginia
Tuesday Musical Club
Opera Prompting
Karp, Barbara
Michaloski, Susan
Lissfelt, Mildred
WQED TV — Pittsburgh Opera Production
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul of the Cross Monastery Church
Community College of Allegheny County

Number: OHMP 119
Name: Melodini, Edward
Date of Interview: 12/29/1993
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer – Pittsburgh Opera.
Date of Death: 08/06/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

St. John Damascene Choir
Boback, John
Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Capobianco, Tito
Valentino, Frank
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

Number: OHMP 120
Name: Goldberg, Bernard
Date of Interview: 01/12/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Principal flutist – Pittsburgh Symphony. Teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Reiner, Fritz
Bernstein, Leonard
De Sabata, Victor
Stokowski, Leopold
Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir
Steinberg, William
Maazel, Loren
Maazel, Marie
Previn, Andre
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Three Rivers Training Orchestra
Duquesne University School of Music

Number: OHMP 121
Name: Packer, Betty
Date of Interview: 01/13/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer and chorister – Pittsburgh Opera.
Topics Covered:

First Baptist Church
Floyd, Allen
Gaul, Harvey
Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Flagg, Gurdin
Pittsburgh Opera Workshop
Tuesday Musical Club
Operatunity Shop
Artz, Vincent
Karp, Barbara

Number: OHMP 122
Name: Weiner, Anne
Date of Interview: 01/27/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Piano teacher
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Piano
Karp, Ilse
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai

Number: OHMP 123
Name: Marino, John B.
Date of Interview: 01/29/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter
Topics Covered:

Casino Burlesque Theater
Stanley Theater
Police and Firemen’s Band
Nixon Theater Band
Carousel (nightclub)
Riley, Luke

Number: OHMP 124
Name: Boswell, Robert “Bobby”
Date of Interview: 02/01/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Bassist
Date of Death: 06/11/2001
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

After-hours Clubs
Turrentine, Tommy
Turrentine, Stanley
Black Musicians Union Hall
Holiday, Billie
Roach, Max
Crawford Grill
Musicians Club
Midway Lounge
Negri, Joe
Negri, Bobby

Number: OHMP 125
Name: Downs, Donald
Date of Interview: 02/03/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Project
Smoliar, Harold
Music in Pittsburgh Project
Coleman, Marilyn

Number: OHMP 126
Name: Franze, Joe
Date of Interview: 02/11/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Theater performer. Director of Civic Light Opera.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Odd Chair Playhouse
Brockett, Don
Dinner Theater
Wiz, The
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
CLO Ministars
CLO Academy of Music Theater
Sondheim, Stephen
CLO Gene Kelly Awards
CLO Gallery of Heroes Productions

Number: OHMP 127
Name: Hornberger, Fred P.
Date of Interview: 02/14/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Teutonia Mannerchor
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Teutonia Maennerchor
Teutonia Damenchor
National Saengerfest of the North American Singers Asociation
German Singing Societies
United We Sing
McIlvaney, G. Logan
German Dance Orchestra

Number: OHMP 128
Name: Feeney, Anne
Date of Interview: 02/15/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Folksinger and composer.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Cucumber Rapids Bluegrass Band
Back and Push Bluegrass Band
Wobbly Joe’s Bar
Wildsisters Bar
Fitzgerald, D.C.
Balderose, George
WYEP Radio
Richman, Vivien
Folk Music Evolution
Cohen, Stuart

Number: OHMP 129
Name: Negri, Joe
Date of Interview: 02/25/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Guitarist and composer.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
Leich, Roland
Carnegie Tech
Joe Negri Trio (WDTV)
Buzz and Bill
WTAE TV
Pirates Fight Song (“Beat ’em Bucs”)
McCully, Bob
Cabaret Shows
Dinner Theater
Rogers, Fred
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Pittsburgh Public Schools

Number: OHMP 130
Name: Benedict, John
Date of Interview: 02/26/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk singing group – Front Street.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Wobbly Joe’s Bar
Folk Music
Gildersleeve, Rick and Sara
Portfolio Nightclub
Queen Anne’s Lace (folk music group)
Di Leonardo, John
Penn Cafe (nightclub)
Graffiti Showcase Café
Waverly Coffee House
East End Collective
Front Street Group
Wilkins School Community Center
Smoky City Folk Festival

Number: OHMP 131
Name: Fitzgerald, D.C. (Delbert Clyde)
Date of Interview: 03/01/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk musician and singer
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

D.C. Band
Gaslight Club
Razzberry Rhinoceros
Harris, Cozy
Blues Rock
Dixie Dogs
Common Threads
Beach, Bob
Feeney, Anne
Penn Cafe (nightclub)
Social Action Concerts
American Music (musical group)
Encore (nightclub)

Number: OHMP 132
Name: Davidson, J.E.
Date of Interview: 03/10/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk musician and singer
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Davidson, Eero
Folk Arts Leadership Committee
Square Dances
Folk Music
White, Josh
Gateway Trio
Cubelic, Charles
Richman, Vivien
Davidson, J.E.
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Oral Tradition in Music
Mac Martin and the Dixieland Travelers

Number: OHMP 133
Name: Purcell, Jack
Date of Interview: 03/14/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Orchestra leader, trombonist, violinist.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Tobias, Neal
KDKA Radio
Pittsburgh Symphony
De Sabata, Victor
Bernstein, Leonard
Jack Purcell Orchestra
Carnegie Tech (Scotch and Soda Shows)
Patton, Ann
Symphony Ball
Society Orchestra Engagements
High School Proms
Musician Contracting
Steinberg, William

Number: OHMP 134
Name: Beach, Robert K. “Bob”
Date of Interview: 03/16/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Harmonica player
Topics Covered:

Harmonica Playing
Loaves and Fishes Coffee House
Fitzgerald, D.C.
D.C. Band
Harps Band
American Music (musical group)
Blues Café
Bob Beach Blues Band
Graffiti Showcase Café

Number: OHMP 135
Name: Martin, Michael “Mick”
Date of Interview: 03/21/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Guitarist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Florida, Patty
Folk Music
Jug Band Music
Walsh’s Restaurant and Bar
Martin, Mac (William Colleran)
Frankie Gustine’s Restaurant
Bluefield Boys
Smoky City Folk Festival
Bluegrass vs. Country Music
Acousticados
Cohen, Stuart

Number: OHMP 136
Name: Harris, Joseph “Joe”
Date of Interview: 03/22/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz drummer and teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Jazz Drumming
Roosevelt Theater
Segregation and Music
Pittsburgh Jazz Musicians
Davis, Nathan
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Three Rivers Arts Festival

Number: OHMP 137
Name: Schafer, Joe
Date of Interview: 05/02/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and band leader.
Topics Covered:

Peyton, Eddie
Nirella, Danny
Schafer-Englert Orchestra
Conforti, Tony
Syria Shrine Big Band
Morrone, Joe
Walton, Harry
Fort Pitt Hotel
Benack, Benny
Purcell, Jack
Kaye, Sammy
Bill Green’s (nightclub)
Pittsburgh Musicians Union (Local 471)

Number: OHMP 138
Name: Negri, Robert “Bob”
Date of Interview: 05/04/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist
Date of Death: 02/14/2010
Topics Covered:

Stanley Theater
Duffy’s Tavern
Joe Negri Trio
Deuces Wild
Musicians Club
Bob Negri Trio
Christopher’s Restaurant
Gateway To Music
Pittsburgh Steelers
Copa (nightclub)
Carousel (nightclub)

Number: OHMP 139
Name: Yagello, Leo (Lee Kelton)
Date of Interview: 05/11/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Band leader
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Elliott, Baron
Lee Kelton Orchestra
WJAS Radio
Vogue Terrace (nightclub)
Ballrooms
Kennywood Park
West View Park
Big Bands

Number: OHMP 140
Name: Brantana, William (Bill Brant)
Date of Interview: 06/01/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Band leader and disc jockey.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WWSW Radio
Disk Jockeys
KDKA Radio
KDKA TV
Tonight Show
Bill Brant Big Band
Rock Music
Garner, Erroll
Stanley Theater
Big Bands
Costa, Johnny
Bryant, Slim
Paul, Les

Number: OHMP 141
Name: Granneman, Kate M.
Date of Interview: 06/05/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: WYEP radio
Topics Covered:

WYEP Radio
Feminism on Radio

Number: OHMP 142
Name: Pasquarelli, Anthony L.
Date of Interview: 05/06/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter with various bands
Date of Death: 02/03/2011
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Ice Capades
Nixon Theater
WCAE Radio
Pittsburgh Sinfonietta
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Morrone, Joe
Schafer, Joe

Number: OHMP 143
Name: Novich, Mija
Date of Interview: 06/07/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Opera singer. Faculty at Duquesne University.
Date of Death: 10/13/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Opera
Syria Mosque
Karp, Richard
Ponselle, Rosa
Sheffey, Denise
Opera Singing
Duquesne University Opera Workshop
Duquesne University School of Music

Number: OHMP 144
Name: Davis, Nathan
Date of Interview: 06/16/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz saxophonist. Head of jazz department at the University of Pittsburgh.
Date of Death: 04/08/2018
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Clarke, Kenny
Jazz Saxophone
Jazz Drumming
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Ethnomusicology at University of Pittsburgh
Jazz Seminars at University of Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 145
Name: Vecchiola, Charles, Jr.
Date of Interview: 06/27/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Discusses Charles Vecchiola Sr. and Antonio Modarelli.
Topics Covered:

Vecchiola, Charles, Sr.
Modarelli, Antonio
Pittsburgh Symphony
Perrilla, Nicholas

Number: OHMP 146
Name: Staley, Sandra “Sandy”
Date of Interview: 06/29/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz singer
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Buddy Lee Orchestra
“Mickey Mouse” Bands
Jazz Singing
New Era Sportsmen’s Club
Crossover (Jazz to Rock)
Classical Music vs. Jazz
Pittsburgh Jazz Audiences
Jazz Performance and Repertoire
Duquesne University School of Music

Number: OHMP 147
Name: Lewis, Virginia
Date of Interview: 06/06/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Public school music educator, pianist, organist.
Date of Death: 07/15/2000
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Blow, Jewel
Warren United Methodist Church
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Evanson, Jacob
Allderdice High School
Levin, Stanley
Ilson, Aaron B.
Sacred Music in Public Schools
Sounds of Heritage Choir
African American Spirituals
Gospel Music in Church
Nuns Choir of the Pittsburgh Diocese

Number: OHMP 148
Name: Arter, Carl
Date of Interview: 07/11/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Musician and clubowner.
Date of Death: 01/11/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Miller, James
Jamal, Ahmad
Pittsburgh Jazz
Clarke, Kenny
Pittsburgh Musicians Union (Local 471)
Kohler, Roy
Illery, Alma
Lewis, Virginia
Jazz Improvisation

Number: OHMP 149
Name: Richman, Hyman
Date of Interview: 06/16/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk Arts Leadership Council
Topics Covered:

Perlow, Anna
Irene Kaufmann Settlement Music School
Lando Theater
Steinfeld, Eddie
Richman, Vivien
Pittsburgh Folk Music Group
Davidson, Eero
Pennsylvania Folklore Society

Number: OHMP 150
Name: Shapiro, Anne
Date of Interview: 07/18/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Sang with Robert Schmertz and Friends
Topics Covered:

Robert Schmertz and Friends (musical group)
Elmers, Myra
Richman, Vivien
Davidson, Warren

Number: OHMP 151
Name: Dugan, Betty (Gawlas)
Date of Interview: 07/22/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Musician, entrepeneur, director of radio programs.
Date of Death: 12/03/2005
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

KQV Radio — Uncle Henry’s Radio Rascals
WWSW Radio — The Juvenile Roundup
KDKA Radio — Starlets on Parade
Teen Time (radio program)
Enright Theater
Tap Dancing, Radio Broadcasts of
C.C. Mellor Music Store
Betty Dugan Singers

Number: OHMP 152
Name: Hinds, William “Bill”
Date of Interview: 08/01/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Radio announcer and performer.
Date of Death: 02/25/2001
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WCAE Radio
KDKA Radio
Tap Time (radio program)
Garroway, Dave
Flood of 1936
Buzz and Bill Show (radio and TV)
Aston, Buzz
Brunch with Bill (radio program)
Bill Hinds Band
King, Ed
Armstrong, Bernie
Spitalny, Maurice
Allegheny County Fair

Number: OHMP 153
Name: Nichols, Birdie
Date of Interview: 08/02/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Founder of Glorious Rebirth Singing Group and a teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Velvet Voices of Pittsburgh
Davis, Ralph
Gospel Music
Westinghouse High School
McVicker, Carl, Sr.
Levin, Stanley
Lewis, Virginia
Glorious Rebirth (vocal ensemble)

Number: OHMP 154
Name: Costa, Johnny
Date of Interview: 08/16/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist. Appeared on Mr. Rogers television show.
Date of Death: 10/11/1996
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech
Mercur’s Music Bar
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
KDKA TV
WDTV
Rogers, Fred
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
William Penn Hotel
Johnny Costa Trio
Nero, Peter

Number: OHMP 155
Name: Kirby, John “Tim”
Date of Interview: 08/17/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer on radio, in clubs, and stage shows.
Date of Death: 08/18/1997
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Lewando, Frances
KDKA Radio
Gaul, Harvey
Pittsburgh Savoyards
Pittsburgh Playhouse
WIIC TV — Luncheon at the Ones (program)
Pittsburgh Nightclubs
Armstrong, Bernie
Bodycombe, Aneurin
Calvary Episcopal Church Choir

Number: OHMP 156
Name: Krebs, Beatrice
Date of Interview: 08/22/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Opera singer. Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University.
Date of Death: 02/05/2011
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Opera
Shaw, Robert
Carnegie Mellon University – Department of Music

Number: OHMP 157
Name: Gorham, Francis
Date of Interview: 08/25/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Founder of Ozanam Strings
Date of Death: 02/08/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Gatto, Angelo
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Sisters of Charity
Ozanam Strings
Elizabeth Seton Center School of Music

Number: OHMP 158
Name: Imperatore, Attilio (Lee Barrett)
Date of Interview: 09/08/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Big band leader
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Lee Barrett Band
Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm
Ballrooms
New Penn (nightclub)
Como, Perry
Jefferson Room (Canonsburg)
Welk, Lawrence
Big Bands

Number: OHMP 159
Name: Vecchiola, Matthew
Date of Interview: 09/09/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Drummer
Topics Covered:

Drumming
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
Garner, Erroll
Fielding, Jerry
Benack, Benny
Pirates Fight Song (“Beat ’em Bucs”)
Baron Elliott Orchestra
WCAE Radio
Bertini, Dick
Rich, Buddy
Tough, Davy
Riley, Luke
Holiday House (nightclub)

Number: OHMP 160
Name: Briney, Mary Martha
Date of Interview: 09/13/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer
Date of Death: 11/07/2004
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Lewando, Frances
Spitalny, Maurice
Tap Time (radio program)
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Opera
Harrison, Max
Martin, Robert
Civic Light Opera (CLO)

Number: OHMP 161
Name: Harth, Sydney
Date of Interview: 09/23/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist and conductor
Date of Death: 02/15/2011
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Louisville Orchestra
Wieniawski Competition
Reiner, Fritz
Enesco, Georges
Casals, Pablo
Steinberg, William
Pittsburgh Symphony
Mazer, Henry
Y- Music Society
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
Surinach, Carlos
Thomas, Marilyn Taft
Contemporary Classical Music

Number: OHMP 162
Name: Anderson, Jack B.
Date of Interview: 11/29/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh band
Date of Death: 12/25/1998
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Sharon (PA) Concert Band
River City Brass Band
University of Pittsburgh Band
Arthur, Robert A.

Number: OHMP 163
Name: Stein, Gladys
Date of Interview: 12/03/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and faculty at Duquesne University.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Lhevinne, Rosina
Maazel, Loren
Maselos, William
Duquesne University School of Music
Chung, Myung Wha
Cliburn, Van

Number: OHMP 164
Name: Nicolette, Jack
Date of Interview: 12/06/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Adkins, Max
Wally Ginger Orchestra
Tender Trap Camp
Benack, Benny, Sr.
Pittsburgh Steelers Jazz Group
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
McKinley, Thomas
Pittsburgh Jazz

Number: OHMP 165
Name: Aloe, Eugene
Date of Interview: 12/09/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Fellows Club
Topics Covered:

Fellows Club
Benack, Benny
Schmertz, Robert
Vocal Quartets — Men About Town
Vocal Quartets — Steel City Four

Number: OHMP 166
Name: Phillips, Eugene
Date of Interview: 12/15/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist, teacher, composer.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Phillips, Benjamin
Mazer, Henry
Kolberg, Hugo
Reiner, Fritz
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
Leich, Roland
Phillips, Natalie Barnet
Pittsburgh Symphony
Steinberg, William
Orion Quartet

Number: OHMP 167
Name: Phillips, Natalie
Date of Interview: 12/16/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist and teacher.
Topics Covered:

Norton, Eunice
Chatham College Music Preparatory School
Chamber Music
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Pittsburgh Concert Society
Y- Music Society
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Serkin, Peter
New Friends of Music
Pierrot Lunaire, Pittsburgh Performance of
Glass, Philip
Piano — Teaching

Number: OHMP 168
Name: Flecker, George
Date of Interview: 12/21/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer with Tom Fallon Singers & Slim Bryant.
Topics Covered:

Tom Fallon Singers
Beck’s Charter Oaks
Strange, Bob
Slim Bryant and the Wildcats
Flecker and Strange

Number: OHMP 169
Name: Hawkins, Ernest “Ernie”
Date of Interview: 12/27/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Guitarist. Founder of Pittsburgh Blues Festival.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Shady Grove Coffee House
Pittsburgh Blues Festival
Music Emporium
Cohen, Stuart
Pettey Music Store
Carnegie Tech
Ceilidh Folk Music Society (“The Ceilidhs”)
Hughes, Richard
Guitar — Piedmont Style Playing
Gary Belloma and the Blue Bombers

Number: OHMP 170
Name: Sallinger, David
Date of Interview: 12/28/1994
Occupation/Affiliation: Entertainment editor for McKeesport Daily News.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Music — History
Classical Music
McKeesport Symphony
McKeesport Little Theater
Big Bands
Ethnic Music
Country Music
Rock Music

Number: OHMP 171
Name: Brenkus, Emil
Date of Interview: 01/03/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Bass player
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WPA Orchestra
Eddie Peyton’s (nightclub)
Mercur’s Music Bar
Spitalny, Maurice
Saudek, Victor
Carousel (nightclub)
Casino Burlesque Theater
WCAE Radio
Elliott, Baron
Benack, Benny
Pittsburgh Steelers Jazz Group
Beneke, Tex
Riverboat Room (William Penn Hotel)

Number: OHMP 172
Name: Scott, Walter
Date of Interview: 01/06/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk musician
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Hughes, Richard
Ceilidh Folk Music Society (“The Ceilidhs”)
Folk Music
Cohen, Stuart
Music Emporium
Glasser, Howard
Balderose, George
Calliope House Folk Music Society

Number: OHMP 173
Name: Huot, Joseph
Date of Interview: 01/09/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Discusses musical life in Pittsburgh.
Topics Covered:

Swissvale Eagles Band
Covato, Itzie
Nirella, Danny
Benack, Benny
Schmertz, Robert
Carnegie Tech
Civic Light Opera (CLO) — Programs

Number: OHMP 174
Name: Harris, Ross
Date of Interview: 01/12/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz saxophonist with many groups including Syria Shrine Band.
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Sousa, John Philip
Jazz
Dixieland
Carousel (nightclub)
Syria Shrine Band
Rodef Shalom Temple Summer Jazz
Silverman, Jerry

Number: OHMP 175
Name: Levine, Betty K.
Date of Interview: 01/16/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Hornist and teacher.
Topics Covered:

Levin, Stanley
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Pittsburgh Musicians Club Contest
Karp, Richard
Carnegie Tech
Leich, Roland
Schmitt, Gladys
Reiner, Fritz
Nixon Theater Orchestra
Rodef Shalom Temple School Choir
Pittsburgh Public Schools — Centers for the Musically Talented
Suzuki Method

Number: OHMP 176
Name: Cacese, Anthony “Pap”
Date of Interview: 01/21/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Saxophonist and teacher.
Date of Death: 05/29/1996
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Italian Boys Band of Lincoln Avenue
General Pershing’s Band
Theater Orchestras — Silent Films
Solfege
Vaudeville Theaters
Casino Burlesque Theater
Reiner, Fritz
KDKA Radio
Adkins, Max

Number: OHMP 177
Name: Spaulding, George H. “Duke”
Date of Interview: 01/26/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist, organist, piano tuner.
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Hollywood Show Bar
Garner, Erroll
Stan Cebek Band
National Association of Negro Musicians
Gospel Music
Crawford Grill
Washington Club
Tatum, Art
Nightclubs — Hill District
Savoy Ballroom
Piano and Organ Tuning
Orchestra Pitch

Number: OHMP 178
Name: Tole, William “Bill”, Sr,
Date of Interview: 01/27/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Musician and musical instrument salesman
Added Information: Printed materials and supplementary recording in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Chilcott Quartet
D’Ivernois, Philip
Polish Falcons Orchestra
Arthur, Robert A.
Shiner, Matty
Marching Bands
Pittsburgh Steelers Half-Time Show
Fleming, Stanley
West View High School Band and Orchestra
Babe Rhodes Band
Millvale Public Schools Music
Traveling Music Salesman
Music Stores

Number: OHMP 179
Name: McCully, Robert J. “Bob”
Date of Interview: 02/01/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Writer for Rege Cordic and Joe Negri.
Topics Covered:

Rege Cordic Show
Negri, Joe
Beck’s Charter Oaks
Brooks, Albert
Ballard, Kaye
Laugh In (TV show)
Holiday House (nightclub)
Hope, Bob

Number: OHMP 180
Name: Cacese, Frank
Date of Interview: 02/02/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Saxophonist
Date of Death: 10/12/1996
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Haley, Harry
Loew’s Penn Theater
Catholic Central High School Band
Tommy Carlin Band
Don Metz’s Sky Vue Room
Burton, Benny
Werner Building
Mango, Tony
Music Stores

Number: OHMP 181
Name: Hardy, Ruby Younge
Date of Interview: 02/07/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist and organist.
Topics Covered:

Honey Boy and the Dancing Bees
Celebrity Club
Swan, Ruth
Two Twenty Club
Sherwood East Club
Wiegand’s Restaurant
Black Musicians Union, Local 471
Kapphan, Eddie
Candy Kids
Avery Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church

Number: OHMP 182
Name: Hughes, Richard
Date of Interview: 02/21/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk singer and instrumentalist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Coony, Paddy
Irish Music — Sligo Style
St. Moritz Hotel
Ceilidh Folk Music Society (“The Ceilidhs”)
Glasser, Howard
Hoover, Peter
Gypsy Music
Seeger, Pete
Scott, Walter
Folk Festivals
Bloomsday Celebration

Number: OHMP 183
Name: Turner, Horace Lee
Date of Interview: 03/01/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz combo leader & Hill House music director
Topics Covered:

Horace Lee Turner Combo
Loendi Club
Turner’s Record Shop
Civic Arena Ticket Agency
Record Jobbers
Hill House — Jam Sessions

Number: OHMP 184
Name: Sapienza, James “Jimmy”
Date of Interview: 03/05/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Band leader and singer with Five Guys Named Moe.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recordings by Jimmy Sapienza (click link) provided at the time of the interview. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carousel (nightclub)
Duvall, Mitch
Boom Butz Boys Band
O’Donnell, Leo
Jimmy and the Dukes
Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five
Five Guys Named Moe (musical group)
Purcell, Jack

Number: OHMP 185
Name: Zinman, Isadore
Date of Interview: 03/09/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Violinist
Date of Death: 11/23/1999
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech Community Orchestra
Tuesday Musical Chamber Orchestra
Jewish Community Center Orchestra
Pittsburgh Savoyards Orchestra

Number: OHMP 186
Name: Homburg, Al
Date of Interview: 03/13/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Music teacher, singer, guitarist, music store owner.
Date of Death: 09/21/1999
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recordings by The Homburgs+ (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Steelers
Bradshaw, Terry
Country Music
Brel, Jacques
Levin, Stanley
Carrick High School
McCully, Bob
Negri, Joe
Odd Chair Playhouse
Thomas, Thom
Pittsburgh Public Schools
School Band Instruments — Rentals
Radio and TV Commercials

Number: OHMP 187
Name: Weiner, Bill
Date of Interview: 03/19/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Country and blues performer and teacher.
Topics Covered:

Country Blues Music
Hawkins, Ernie
Frankie Gustine’s Restaurant
Calliope – The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
Blues (Music) — Teaching
Wobbly Joe’s Bar
Antonio’s Bar
Pittsburgh Coffee Houses

Number: OHMP 188
Name: Matteo, Ernest
Date of Interview: 02/21/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Saxophonist, clarinetist, teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Monte Carlo (nightclub)
Bill Green’s (nightclub)
Westinghouse Electric Band
Howdy Baum Orchestra
Homer Ochsenhirt Orchestra
Benny Benack and the Schoolteachers
Riverboat Room (William Penn Hotel)
Pittsburgh Pops Orchestra
Pirates Fight Song (“Beat ’em Bucs”)
Liberto, Roy
Purcell, Jack
Spitalny, Maurice
Armstrong, Bernie

Number: OHMP 189
Name: Schreiber, Lou
Date of Interview: 03/24/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist and instrumentalist, piano tuner.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Wedding Music
Crawford Grill
Hurricane Bar and Grill
Pittsburgh Press Club
Wendell Byrd Trio
Christopher’s Restaurant
Breach, Joyce
Costa, Johnny
William Penn Hotel
Five Guys Named Moe (musical group)
Sapienza, Jimmy
New Era Sportsmen’s Club
Rock Music

Number: OHMP 190
Name: Thorpe, Dwayne
Date of Interview: 04/09/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Folk singer and guitarist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Ceilidh Folk Music Society (“The Ceilidhs”)
Glasser, Howard
Folk Singing
Balderose, George
Calliope – The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
Jug Band Music
Smoky City Folk Festival

Number: OHMP 191
Name: Iola, Ida (Molinare)
Date of Interview: 04/25/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Big band and radio singer
Topics Covered:

Big Bands
Martin, Lenny
KDKA Radio
Ejitzi, Al
WWSW Radio
Musicians Club
Heller, Jackie

Number: OHMP 192
Name: Kloss, Alton G.
Date of Interview: 05/02/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Western PA School for Blind Children. Eric Kloss.
Date of Death: 12/27/2000
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind — Music Program
Kloss, Eric
McKinley, Thomas
Shearing, George
Kuhlman, Katherine

Number: OHMP 193
Name: Franklin, Harry
Date of Interview: 05/11/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist, teacher, head of Carnegie Mellon University Music Department.
Date of Death: 09/20/2002
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Musica Viva
Harth, Sidney
Siloti, Alexander
Carnegie Mellon University — Department of Music
Leich, Roland
Fellner, Rudolph
Page, Robert
Thomas, Marilyn Taft
Three Rivers Piano Competition

Number: OHMP 194
Name: Spencer, Scipio
Date of Interview: 05/18/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist
Topics Covered:

Big Bands
Schmidt, Kloman
Fillion Music Studios
Royalist Jazz Quintet
Westray’s Hall
Pittsburgh Musicians Union (Local 471)
Debonaires (musical group)
Postal Alliance Club
Afro-Americans (musical group)
Hill House — Jam Sessions

Number: OHMP 195
Name: Ponder, Jimmy
Date of Interview: 05/22/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz guitarist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Jazz Guitar
Zebra Room
Jazz, Pop, and Rap Music
Duquesne University School of Music
Balcony Shadyside
Jimmy Ponder Quartet
Pittsburgh Jazz

Number: OHMP 196
Name: Doreza, Mary
Date of Interview: 05/31/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Director, Greek Odyssey Dancers
Topics Covered:

Greek Folk Dancing
Grecian Odyssey Dancers
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Greek Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 197
Name: Crichlow, Verna
Date of Interview: 07/25/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Caribbean music specialist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Steel Drum Music
Verna’s Carribean Vibes
Calypso (Music)
Reggae (Music)
Pittsburgh Folk Music
WYEP Radio

Number: OHMP 198
Name: Spiegel, Ben
Date of Interview: 07/28/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Bassoonist – Pittsburgh Symphony, and photographer – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Date of Death: 05/19/1996
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Reiner, Fritz
De Sabata, Victor
Beecham, Sir Thomas
Light, Enoch
Previn, Andre
Maazel, Loren

Number: OHMP 199
Name: Molnar, Victor
Date of Interview: 08/10/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Hungarian music radio show host
Topics Covered:

Hungarian Music
WEDO Radio — Hungarian Varieties
WDUQ Radio

Number: OHMP 200
Name: Kuzma, Timothy
Date of Interview: 08/17/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Director – Polonia Song and Dance Ensemble.
Topics Covered:

Polonia Song and Dance Ensemble
Polish Music in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Polka (Music)

Number: OHMP 201
Name: Yucius, Vito
Date of Interview: 08/18/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Host of Lithuanian radio program
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WHOD Radio
WZUM Radio
WEDO Radio — Echos of Lithuania
Lithuanian Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 202
Name: Shiner, Eric
Date of Interview: 08/23/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Japanese music in Pittsburgh
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Japanese Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 203
Name: Puhl, Eugene, Jr.
Date of Interview: 08/29/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Letter Carriers Band, and Brad Hunt Orchestra.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Brad Hunt Orchestra
Pittsburgh Letter Carriers Band
Puhl, J. Nick
American Legion (East Liberty Post #5) Band
Bellevue Silver Cornet Band

Number: OHMP 204
Name: Fejka, Darlene
Date of Interview: 09/06/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Director – Slavjane Folk Ensemble.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Carpatho-Rusyn Music in Pittsburgh
Slavjane Folk Ensemble
Pittsburgh Tamburitzans

Number: OHMP 205
Name: Zinski, Stephen H.
Date of Interview: 09/14/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Ukrainian liturgical music
Topics Covered:

St. John the Baptist Church (South Side)
Ukrainian Liturgical Music
Byzantine Rite Churches of Pittsburgh
Ukrainian Choirs in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 206
Name: Root, James
Date of Interview: 09/15/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Liturgical music. Lebanese music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Lebanese Dance Group of Pittsburgh
Maronite Liturgical Music
Our Lady of Victory Church Choir
Lebanese Church Music

Number: OHMP 207
Name: Papadakos, Peter
Date of Interview: 10/09/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Greek music and Greek Orthodox church music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Greek Orthodox Church Music In Pittsburgh
Greek Music in Pittsburgh
Greek Funeral Rites and Customs
Greek Youth Activities
Byzantine Church Music
Modern Greek Musical Instruments

Number: OHMP 208
Name: Batyi, George
Date of Interview: 10/12/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Gypsy violinist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Goldman, Jack
Gypsy Music in Pittsburgh
Gypsy Funeral Music
Gypsy Wedding Music

Number: OHMP 209
Name: Thompson, Sarah Jean
Date of Interview: 10/24/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Scottish music
Topics Covered:

Wardrope, James
Gordon Highlanders Bagpipe Band
Scottish Music in Pittsburgh
Scottish Day at Kennywood Park
Thistle Club
Idlewild Park Highland Games
Pittsburgh Folk Festival

Number: OHMP 210
Name: Guevarra, Lucille
Date of Interview: 10/29/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Philippine music
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Phillipine Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 211
Name: Jakoski, Chester
Date of Interview: 11/06/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Polish music
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Dance Programs
Polish Aristocrats Orchestra
WWSW Radio
Polish Wedding Music
Polish Falcon Hall Dances
Polish Day at Kennywood Park
WHOD Radio
WPIT Radio — Polish Memories
Chester’s Record and Card Shop
Dee, Mary

Number: OHMP 212
Name: Komichak, Michael
Date of Interview: 12/02/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: Ukrainian music
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Ukrainian Choirs in Pittsburgh
WPIT Radio — Ukrainian Program
Ukrainian Folk Dance Groups — Poltava
Ukrainian Folk Dance Groups — Kyiv
Ukrainian Day at West View Park
Ukrainian Wedding Music

Number: OHMP 213
Name: Coelle, Heino
Date of Interview: 12/08/1995
Occupation/Affiliation: German music
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

German Music in Pittsburgh
Oktoberfest at Station Square
Pittsburgh Kinderchor
Teutonia Maennerchor
WPIT Radio — German Radio Hour

Number: OHMP 214
Name: Gale, Richard
Date of Interview: 01/16/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Music and record promoter
Topics Covered:

Music and Record Promotion
Payola
Gospel Music in Pittsburgh
Jazz in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 215
Name: Goodrich, David
Date of Interview: 01/24/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Author of “Key to the City,” a survey of entertainment.
Topics Covered:

Rock and Roll Music in Pittsburgh
Syria Mosque
Stanley Theater
Parkway Records
Rhythm and Blues
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Chedwick, Porky
Dicesare-Engler Productions
Kennywood Park
West View Park
Del Vikings (musical group)

Number: OHMP 216
Name: Kennedy, Joseph J., III
Date of Interview: 01/31/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Public school music teacher. Performer.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University School of Music
Duquesne University Jazz Band
Music — Teaching
Kennedy and Lavalle
Encore (nightclub)
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Levin, Stanley

Number: OHMP 217
Name: Weatherspoon, Wrett
Date of Interview: 02/03/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Blues music in Pittsburgh
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Blues (Music) in Pittsburgh
WYEP Radio
Pittsburgh Blues Festival

Number: OHMP 218
Name: Chedwick, Craig “Porky”
Date of Interview: 02/09/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Disc jockey
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

WHOD Radio
WAMO Radio
Syria Mosque — Rock Concerts
Rock and Roll Music

Number: OHMP 219
Name: Sims, Edgar, Jr.
Date of Interview: 02/13/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Ringold Band
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Ringold Band
Parades
Kennywood Park
Volkwein Brothers Music Store

Number: OHMP 220
Name: Pellow, Michael
Date of Interview: 02/21/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Guitarist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pellow, James A.
Jazz-Rock Fusion (Music)
Gypsy (musical group)
Top Shelf (nightclub)
Encore (nightclub)
Duquesne University School of Music
Guitar Repair and Building
Negri, Joe

Number: OHMP 221
Name: Eisner, Alice Gerber
Date of Interview: 04/25/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer and actress
Added Information: Printed materials in folder and supplementary recording. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Wilkens Amateur Hour
Eisner, Jerome
Mercur’s Music Bar
Garner, Erroll
West View Danceland
Billy Yates Orchestra
Strayhorn, Billy

Number: OHMP 222
Name: Wilkins, Donald G.
Date of Interview: 04/29/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Church musician, faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Oratorio Society.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Wilkins, George
Shute, Florence
Boulanger, Nadia
Gaul, Harvey
Calvary Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh Oratorio Society
Duquesne University School of Music
Carnegie Mellon University
Steinberg, William
Pittsburgh Symphony
American Guild of Organists
Organ Artist Series of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Music Hall Organ

Number: OHMP 223
Name: Hallen, Philip
Date of Interview: 06/10/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer. Former President of the Pittsburgh Oratorio Society.
Topics Covered:

Wilkins, Donald
Pittsburgh Oratorio Society
Calvary Episcopal Church
Steinberg, William

Number: OHMP 224
Name: Frank, Malke
Date of Interview: 06/11/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Israeli folk dance group
Topics Covered:

Israeli Folkdance Group
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Pittsburgh Jewish Community

Number: OHMP 225
Name: Cunimondo, Frank
Date of Interview: 06/20/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz pianist and night club owner.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recordings by Frank Cunimondo (click link) provided at the time of the interview. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Westinghouse High School
McVicker, Carl
Jazz — Teaching
Mondo Records
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Top Shelf (nightclub)
After-hours Clubs
Ballroom and Skating Rink Dances
Jazz-Rock Fusion (Music)

Number: OHMP 226
Name: Butler, Donald
Date of Interview: 07/02/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Published programs for various musical organizations.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Romberg, Sigmund
Borge, Victor
Rubin, Gabe
New Nixon Theater
Concert Magazine
Beegle, May
Civic Light Opera (CLO)
Kaye, Barry
Amusement Publishing Company

Number: OHMP 227
Name: Bennett, H.B.
Date of Interview: 07/13/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz drummer and band leader.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Free People’s Record Store
Sonny Daye’s Stage Door Club
Western Penitentiary Concerts
Balcony Big Band
Billy Price Band
Lawrence Welk Show
Race Relations among Musicians

Number: OHMP 228
Name: Wilson, John
Date of Interview: 07/15/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Professor of jazz studies at Duquesne University. Trumpeter.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Duquesne University School of Music
Duquesne University Jazz Studies
Jazz-Rock Fusion (Music)
WDUQ Radio
Big Band Music
Costa, Johnny
Duquesne University Big Band

Number: OHMP 229
Name: Watson, Carole
Date of Interview: 07/16/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Bethesda Presbyterian Church Choir. Billy Eckstine.
Topics Covered:

Bethesda Presbyterian Church Choir
Eckstine, Billy

Number: OHMP 230
Name: Sague, Miguel, Jr.
Date of Interview: 07/22/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Latin musician and band leader
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recording by UMOJA (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

University of Pittsburgh — Latin American Folk Festival
La Guaracha
Washington, Cecil
Jay Hanna’s (nightclub)
Rosebud Café
Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Pittsburgh
Cozumel Restaurant
Salsa Music in Pittsburgh
Sague Presents (ethnic music promoter)
Native-American Culture in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 231
Name: Kihonia, Elie
Date of Interview: 07/30/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Zairean music. UMOJA African Arts Company.
Added Information: Printed materials and supplementary recording in folder
Topics Covered:

Zairean (Congolese) Music
UMOJA – African Arts Company
African Gospel Music
Rusted Root (musical group)

Number: OHMP 232
Name: Russell, Barbara
Date of Interview: 08/06/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Actress and teacher. Brockett & Barbara.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Brockett, Don
Brockett and Barbara
Pasquinelli, Joanne
Gateway To Music
Forbidden Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Playhouse

Number: OHMP 233
Name: Aliquo, Don, Jr.
Date of Interview: 08/07/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Clarinetist and saxophonist in many groups and bands.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pass, Joe
Crawford Grill
Joe Negri Quartet
New Arena (nightclub)
Encore (nightclub)
Top Shelf (nightclub)
Cafe Azure
Hal Case Orchestra
River City Brass Band
Teaching Music in Public Schools

Number: OHMP 234
Name: Kimmel, Joan
Date of Interview: 08/15/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: General manager – River City Brass Band.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Bernat, Robert
River City Brass Band

Number: OHMP 235
Name: Slaugh, Philip
Date of Interview: 08/19/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: President – Pittsburgh Musicians Union.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Teaching Music in Public Schools
Osgood, Herbert
Pittsburgh Musicians Union (Local 60/471)
Pittsburgh Musicians Union and Rock Music Groups
Race Relations among Pittsburgh Musicians

Number: OHMP 236
Name: Jones, George
Date of Interview: 08/28/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Drummer. Salsamba.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recordings by Salsamba (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

Kloss, Eric
Salsamba
Pittsburgh Jazz — Latin Music
Oakland School of Performing Arts
Sharif, Shona
Drums of West Africa (musical group)
African Drum and Dance Ensemble

Number: OHMP 237
Name: Di Ianni, Nunzio
Date of Interview: 09/05/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Clarinetist -Metropolitan Symphony Band. Volkwein’s Music Store.
Topics Covered:

Nirella, Danny
Di Ianni, Lorenzo
Italian Wind Bands
Mancini, Henry
Adkins, Max
Metropolitan Symphonic Band
Volkwein Brothers Music Store
Musical Instrument Repair

Number: OHMP 238
Name: Pasquinelli, Joanne
Date of Interview: 09/09/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Music therapist. Composed music for Don Brockett.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Franklin, Harry
Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Dorian, Frederick
Brockett, Don
Russell, Barbara Mazziotti
Musical Revues
Chatham College Summer Music Camp
Music Therapy
Boudreau, Robert
American Wind Symphony

Number: OHMP 239
Name: Green, Thomas
Date of Interview: 09/17/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Christian pop music
Date of Death: 07/04/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Christian Pop Music
Christian Music Videos
Grant, Amy
Christian Rock Music
WPCB TV — Lightmusic

Number: OHMP 240
Name: Logan, Bert
Date of Interview: 09/24/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: George Washington Carver Marching and Concert Band
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

George Washington Carver Marching and Concert Band
George W.H. Krigler Concert Band
Barnett, David
Pittsburgh Steelers Jazz Group

Number: OHMP 241
Name: Patitucci, Sal
Date of Interview: 11/14/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Host of Radio Italia radio program
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WEDO Radio — Radio Italia
Italian Music on Pittsburgh Radio
Pavarotti, Luciano
Calabria Club of Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 242
Name: Charles, David
Date of Interview: 11/19/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Teacher. Native American music and culture.
Topics Covered:

Native-American Music and Dance
Pow-wows in Dorseyville
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

Number: OHMP 243
Name: Ebert, Harry J.
Date of Interview: 11/23/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Pipe organ builder and repair. Owner of Ebert Organ Co.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

New Jerusalem Swedenborg Church
Bidwell, Marshall
Carnegie Music Hall Organ
Koch, Caspar
Pipe Organs — Building and Repair
Wilcox, Thornton
H. J. Ebert Organ Co.
Rodef Shalom Temple Pipe Organ
Calvary Episcopal Church — Pipe Organ
Pittsburgh Theater Organs
Electronic Organs

Number: OHMP 244
Name: Knox, James W.
Date of Interview: 11/25/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Gaelic Arts Society. Irish music in Pittsburgh.
Date of Death: 01/?/2002
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Gaelic Arts Society
Irish Music in Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 245
Name: Engle, Paul E.
Date of Interview: 12/03/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society.
Date of Death: 01/09/2012
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Olivera, Hector
Pittsburgh Theater Organs
Mitchell, Johnny
Pipe Organs
Pittsburgh Area Theater Organ Society
Keystone Oaks High School
Organ Music — Duquesne University
Aymer, Rohl

Number: OHMP 246
Name: Hickling, Thom
Date of Interview: 12/17/1996
Occupation/Affiliation: Christian rock music.
Date of Death: 12/27/2005
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

WZUM Radio
Christian Rock Music
Hickling, Cathy
WQED TV — Christian Music Programs

Number: OHMP 247
Name: Lerner, Mimi
Date of Interview: 01/07/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Classical singer.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Covenant Seekers
Kane, Janet
Pittsburgh Chamber Singers
Tagg, Jeannette
Chamber Music (Vocal) in Pittsburgh
Gateway To Music
Pittsburgh Opera Renaissance
Myers, John
France, Norma
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
Posvar, Mildred Miller
Pittsburgh Opera
Zitterbart, Ralph

Number: OHMP 248
Name: Tines, Deryck
Date of Interview: 01/09/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Publisher of Pittsburgh Gospel Magazine.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Gospel (musical group)
Pittsburgh Gospel Festival
Gospel Music in Pittsburgh
Communion (musical group)
Gospel Music Workshop of America

Number: OHMP 249
Name: Kohl, A. George
Date of Interview: 04/15/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Church organist, Moller Organ Co., Pittsburgh Symphony.
Topics Covered:

Koch, Caspar
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
McKissick, Pearl
Pearson, Charles
American Guild of Organists
Moller Pipe Organ Co.
Pipe Organ Design
Koch, Paul
St. Paul’s Cathedral Organ

Number: OHMP 250
Name: Davis, Irene
Date of Interview: 04/24/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Community College of Allegheny County Gospel Ensemble.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pentacostal Church Choirs
Gospel Music Choir
Community College of Allegheny County — Gospel Music Training Course
Gospel Music Workshop of America — Convention in Pittsburgh (1966)

Number: OHMP 251
Name: Rice, Karen
Date of Interview: 05/05/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Singer of gospel music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Dorsey, Thomas
Greater Pittsburgh Gospel Choral Union
Funeral Music
Wedding Music
Gospel Music
Calvary Baptist Church

Number: OHMP 252
Name: Dorsey, Neil
Date of Interview: 05/08/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Owner – Dorsey’s Music Co. (retail music store).
Date of Death: 05/08/1997
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

McVicker, Carl
Dorsey, Cornelius H.
Dorsey’s Music Co.
Phonograph Record Retailing
Homewood – Brushton Revitalization and Development Corp.
Pittsburgh Musicians Union (Local 471)
Gospel Music
Jazz

Number: OHMP 253
Name: Byrnes, Diane
Date of Interview: 05/12/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Irish music in Pittsburgh.
Topics Covered:

WEDO Radio — Echos of Erin
Byrnes and Keegan Enterprises
Irish Music in Pittsburgh
Promoting Irish Music (Concerts)

Number: OHMP 254
Name: Graham, Fannie Martin
Date of Interview: 05/15/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Greater Pittsburgh Gospel Choral Union.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Calvary Baptist Church Choirs
Gospel Crusaders
Dorsey, Thomas
Greater Pittsburgh Gospel Choral Union

Number: OHMP 255
Name: Schatz, Virginia W.
Date of Interview: 06/10/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Piano teacher at Western PA School for the Deaf.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

YWCA Music
Music Therapy
Music for the Deaf
Dalcroze Eurythmics
Western Pennsyvania School for the Deaf
Dorian, Frederick
Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Wichmann, Russell
Shadyside Presbyterian Church Music
Walker, John
Sigma Alpha Iota (music society for woman)

Number: OHMP 256
Name: Zgonc, Vlatka
Date of Interview: 06/30/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Host of Sounds of Yugoslavia radio program.
Topics Covered:

Serbian Music
Croatian Music
Serb – Croat Relations
Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Zgonc, Robert
WPIT Radio – Sounds of Yugoslavia
Serbian Club
Welcome to Serbia (radio program)
Button Box Accordion

Number: OHMP 257
Name: Kukich, Daniel
Date of Interview: 07/10/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Yugoslav, Croatian, and Serbian music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Lawrence, Victor J.
Nightclubs
Yugoslav Music
Kovacevich, Jim
Tambura
Croatian Music
Serbian Music
Negri, Joe

Number: OHMP 258
Name: Lord, Robert S.
Date of Interview: 07/14/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: University organist & music faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Langlais, Jean
University of Pittsburgh Music Department
Finney, Theodore
Heinz Chapel
Heinz Chapel Organ
Heinz Chapel Wedding Music
Bidwell, Marshall
Heinz, Senator John (funeral of)
Slawson, Wayne
Moe, Eric
Organ Music — Improvisation

Number: OHMP 259
Name: Dixit, Balwant
Date of Interview: 07/23/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Indian music in Pittsburgh
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Indian Music in Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh — Center for Performing Arts of India
Indian Classical Music in U.S. Universities

Number: OHMP 260
Name: Root, Deane L.
Date of Interview: 08/04/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Curator – Stephen Foster Memorial.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Bloom, Robert
New College
Grove Dictionary of Music
Directory of American Music Resource … Material
Dyan, Doris
Stephen Foster Memorial
Dear Friends
Racism
Milliones, Jake
Center for American Music
Shape Note Music
Klezmer Music
Friends of the Music Library

Number: OHMP 261
Name: Sanchez, Marta
Date of Interview: 08/05/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Director of the Dalcroze Eurythmics Center at Carnegie Mellon University.
Date of Death: 04/15/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Mellon University — Department of Music
Levin, Stanley
Dalcroze Method in Pittsburgh Public Schools
Eurythmics

Number: OHMP 262
Name: Beltram, Victor
Date of Interview: 09/10/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Peruvian music. Musuhalpa (Incan musical group).
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Musuhalpa (Incan musical group)
Peruvian Music
Pittsburgh Public Schools Music Workshops
Pittsburgh Hispanic Community
Andean Music

Number: OHMP 263
Name: Gutierrez, Salome
Date of Interview: 09/01/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Latin American Cultural Union.
Topics Covered:

Latin American Cultural Union
University of Pittsburgh — Center for Latin American Studies
Andean Music
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Club Espanol

Number: OHMP 264
Name: Broadus, Clyde Edward
Date of Interview: 10/28/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Tap dancer. African American music in Pittsburgh.
Topics Covered:

Candy Kids (radio program)
Strayhorn, Billy
Garner, Erroll
Eckstine, Billy
Tap Dancing
Racism and Segregation in Pittsburgh
Nazarene Baptist Church Choir

Number: OHMP 265
Name: Shor, Martin R.
Date of Interview: 10/29/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Nightclub musician
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Nightclub Music
Ballroom Music
Country Club Orchestras
Spitalny, Maurice
Marmarosa, Michael “Dodo”
Elliott, Baron
Swinging Seniors Big Band
Big Bands

Number: OHMP 266
Name: Hollowood, Don
Date of Interview: 11/05/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Proprietor – Hollowood Music.
Topics Covered:

Hollowood,Jim, Sr.
Hollowood Music and Sound
Electronic Musical Instruments
Mancini’s Lounge
Muddy Waters
The Decade (nightclub)
DiSilvio, Dom
Bon Ton Roulet (musical group)
Jill West and Blues Attack (musical group)
Rusted Root (musical group)
Starlight Amphitheater

Number: OHMP 267
Name: Musulin, Nicholas
Date of Interview: 11/10/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Syria Shrine Hillbilly Band. Country Gentlemen Band.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

White House Social Club
Syria Shrine Hillbilly Band
Country Gentlemen Hillbilly Band
American Legion Hilltop Post 438 – Drum and Bugle Corps
Syria Shrine Drum and Bugle Corps

Number: OHMP 268
Name: Grefenstette, Carl M.
Date of Interview: 11/18/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Owner – Pittsburgh Guitars.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Social Club Music
Zit Blemish & the Hot Rods (musical group)
Flashcats (musical group)
Rock Music
Jackson, Bull Moose
Pittsburgh Guitars (retail store)
Bogus Records

Number: OHMP 269
Name: Singer, David H.
Date of Interview: 12/29/1997
Occupation/Affiliation: Music educator and clarinetist.
Topics Covered:

Kidner, Jean
Glick, David
Peabody High School Orchestra
Zurosky, John
Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Paul, Louis
Duquesne University
Koval, Nestor
Cerelli, Bernie
Pittsburgh Public Schools — Centers for the Musically Talented
Jewish Community Center Orchestra
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony

Number: OHMP 270
Name: Venkataraman, K.S. and Premlata
Date of Interview: 01/10/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Indian music in Pittsburgh.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Madhan, Ashok
Carnegie Mellon University Indian Music Group
India Association of Pittsburgh
Indian Music in Pittsburgh
Sri Venkateswara Temple
SPIC-MACAY (Indian Students Organization)
Indian Music in Pittsburgh — Films

Number: OHMP 271
Name: Capone, Joseph T.
Date of Interview: 01/15/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Executive Director – Pittsburgh Rockets Drum & Bugle Corp.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Homewood Rockets
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
McVicker, Carl, Sr.
Pittsburgh Rockets Drum and Bugle Corps
Pittsburgh Steelers Half-Time Show
Drum and Bugle Corps Music
Drum and Bugle Corps Uniforms

Number: OHMP 272
Name: Rossi, Frank
Date of Interview: 01/26/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Founder – Pittsburgh Banjo Club.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recording by The Pittsburgh Banjo Club (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Banjo Club
Blasi, Jack
Pittsburgh Banjo Jam (Convention)
Banjo Conventions
James St. Restaurant

Number: OHMP 273
Name: Dorian, Judith Meibach
Date of Interview: 02/20/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Wrote program notes for Pittsburgh Symphony.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Dorian, Frederick
Pittsburgh Symphony Program Notes
Schoenberg, Arnold
Carnegie Tech Department of Music

Number: OHMP 274
Name: Blasi, Jack (John)
Date of Interview: 02/21/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Banjo player.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Gus Bank Polish Band
New Republican Club
East Liberty Clubs
Pittsburgh Symphony
Reiner, Fritz
Sandscratchers Club
Amateur Contests
Peyton, Eddie
West View Park

Number: OHMP 275
Name: Berwyn, Deborah J.
Date of Interview: 02/26/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: President – Pittsburgh Songwriters Association.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Songwriters Association
Ellsworth, Gene
Marcus, Linda

Number: OHMP 276
Name: French, Pat
Date of Interview: 03/12/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Bulgarian music.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Kolar Walter
Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center
Bulgarian Music
Fisher, Frank
Bulgaro-Macedonian Beneficial Association

Number: OHMP 277
Name: Marcus, Linda
Date of Interview: 04/21/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Lyricist and teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Jennings, Patricia Prattis
Gift of Love (Song)
Song Lyrics, Writing
Holiday Music in the Schools
River in Judea (Song)
Newman, Carol

Number: OHMP 278
Name: Weingartner, Rudolph
Date of Interview: 05/05/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Symphony Board Advisor.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Maazel, Loren
Janssons, Mariss
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Opera Theater
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Cuarteto Latino Americano
Music on the Edge
Music Criticism

Number: OHMP 279
Name: Zitterbart, Ralph
Date of Interview: 05/11/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist. Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Zitterbart, Fidelis
Lissfelt, Mildred
Pittsburgh Opera Workshop at Chatham College
Opera Theater Of Pittsburgh
Posvar, Mildred Miller
Piano Accompaniment (Collaboration)
Harth, Sidney
Carnegie Mellon University Music Department
Franklin, Harry
Galbraith, Nancy

Number: OHMP 280
Name: Hee-Sun, Kim
Date of Interview: 05/18/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Korean music
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

University Of Pittsburgh Ethnomusicology Department
Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh
Korean Sanjo Music
Korean Wedding Customs in Pittsburgh
Improvisation in Korean Music
Korean Karaoke in Pittsburgh
Gamelan Ensemble of University of Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 281
Name: Yoder, Henry
Date of Interview: 06/02/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Recording studios
Topics Covered:

Aircraft Communications (Recording Studio)
Recording Music
Aircraft Record Label
Heartsong (Recording Studio)
Zimmerman, Shirl
Pittsburgh Songwriters Association

Number: OHMP 282
Name: Austin, Charles
Date of Interview: 09/28/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpeter with various bands
Date of Death: 05/26/2012
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pasquarelli, Tony
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
Hurricane Bar And Grill
Young Ruby
Carnival Show Music
Racial Segregation
Purcell, Jack
Musicians Unions
Morrone, Joe
Pittsburgh Steelers Jazz Group
Betters, Harold
Musicians Pay
New Orleans Style Funeral
Halloween Parades
African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh
Balcony Big Band

Number: OHMP 283
Name: Hanner, Dave
Date of Interview: 10/19/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Corbin-Hanner Band
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Fox Café
Luv Inn
Gravel (musical group)
Corbin and Hammer
Corbin, Bob
Song Writing
Music Publishing

Number: OHMP 284
Name: Heaton, Charles H.
Date of Interview: 11/16/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Organist/choir director
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Church Tower Bells
Church Organist
Choir Director
Race Relations
Wedding Music
Pipe Organs
Trinity Cathedral
Stephens, Norris
Organ Artist Series Of Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 285
Name: Elliott, Baron
Date of Interview: 09/21/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: Baron Elliott Orchestra
Date of Death: 02/04/2003
Interviewed by: Paul Roth
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Baron Elliott Orchestra
WJAS Radio
May, Billy
WCAE Radio
Glenn Miller Orchestra Sound
William Penn Hotel
Bill Green’s Nightclub
Pittsburgh Nightclubs
Pittsburgh Ballrooms
Baron Elliot Octet

Number: OHMP 286
Name: Salamon, Joe
Date of Interview: 02/09/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist at various cafes and clubs.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Ship Café
Singalong Music
Gallagher’s Pub
Gaslight Club
University Club
Piano Bars
D’Amico’s Restaurant

Number: OHMP 287
Name: Yearsley, Ted (Theodore)
Date of Interview: 04/07/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Director – Westinghouse Male Chorus and Rockwell Chorus.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Yearsley, Earle T.
KDKA Radio
Musical Americana (radio program)
Bodycombe, Aneurin
WWSW Radio
Ambassador Quartet (vocal)
Rockwell Chorus
Waring, Fred
Concerto Room
Westinghouse Male Chorus
Will Roland (Ryshanek) Orchestra
Neff, Ernie
Armstrong, Bernie
Radio Concerts

Number: OHMP 288
Name: Dell, William
Date of Interview: 04/13/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Wee Jams (musical group).
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Wee Jams (musical group)
Swing Music in 1999

Number: OHMP 289
Name: Bubas, Joseph
Date of Interview: 04/20/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Tamburitza band. Flamenco guitar.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder and supplementary recording. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Selo Tamburitza Band
Croatian Clubs
Pittsburgh Classical And Flamenco Guitar Society
Flamenco Guitar In Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 290
Name: Davies, Richard (Reverend)
Date of Interview: 04/27/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Minister – Old St. Luke’s Church.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See recording Organ Music from Old St. Luke’s (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

Old St. Luke’s Church
Old St. Luke’s Church Organ
Zuck, Victor, Reverend
Hardy, Mary Craft
Wedding Music at Old St. Luke’s
St. David’s Society
Welsh Hymn Singing

Number: OHMP 291
Name: Beck, Sister Donna Marie
Date of Interview: 05/07/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Director – Music Therapy Department at Duquesne University.
Added Information: Printed materials and 2 VCR tapes in folder
Topics Covered:

Frisch, Wilbert
Micheaux, Joseph
Rauterkaus, Joseph
Music Therapy
Pittsburgh Diocesan Schools Music
Gray, Richard
Duquesne University Music Therapy Program
Sisters Symphony of Pittsburgh

Number: OHMP 292
Name: Strotmyer, Maureen
Date of Interview: 05/11/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Irish music. Pittsburgh Ceili Club.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Ceili Club
Irish Dancing
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Irish Musical Instruments
Clannagale Irish Dance Group

Number: OHMP 293
Name: Schneiderman, William
Date of Interview: 05/17/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Tympanist and percussionist – Pittsburgh Symphony.
Date of Death: 09/12/2005
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Syria Mosque
Reiner, Fritz
Paray, Paul
Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir
Pittsburgh Sinfonietta
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre
Hendl, Walter
Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Community Band South
Duquesne University School of Music

Number: OHMP 294
Name: Scandrol, Janet
Date of Interview: 07/01/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Pianist, violinist, string teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Carnegie Tech Department of Music
Dorian, Frederick
Levin, Stanley
Carnegie Civic Symphony
Strange, Richard
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra
Stock, David
Gallagher, Ian
Lockhart, Keith
Burkhart, Bill
Lauffer, Bruce
Scandrol, Paul
Dipasquale, Henry
Italian Wind Bands

Number: OHMP 295
Name: Kondrat, Gloria C.
Date of Interview: 07/13/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Band singer and choir soloist.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Welsh Hymn Singing (Gyman-fa Gamu)
Collins, Edward
Monroeville United Methodist Church
Welsh Merry Evening of Song (Noson Llawen)
St. David’s Society

Number: OHMP 296
Name: Bohn, Fred
Date of Interview: 08/13/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Record store owner and record collector.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Used records
Attic Record Store
Rhino Records
Pittsburgh Records
Pittsburgh Old Record Collectors Club

Number: OHMP 297
Name: Apone, Carl
Date of Interview: 11/15/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Music critic from the Pittsburgh Press. Executive Director of Music for Mt. Lebanon.
Added Information: Transcript of interview and other printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Press Music Critic; Music Criticism
Maazel, Lorin
Stock, David
Y Music Society
Pittsburgh Opera
Karp, Richard
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Music for Mt. Lebanon
Levin, Stanley
Civic Light Opera
Wymetal, William
Steinberg, William
Previn, Andre

Number: OHMP 298
Name: Klein, Travis
Date of Interview: 11/30/1999
Occupation/Affiliation: Record producer and owner of Itzy Records.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Black Artist Records
Rock And Roll Music In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s Greatest Hits- Album
Chedwick, Porky
Pittsburgh Old Record Collectors’ Club
Itzy Records
Leeds, Allen
Charles, Chismo
Jazz in 1999
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Jazz Series
Marketing Popular Music Records
Rap Music

Number: OHMP 299
Name: Reichenfeld, Eugene
Date of Interview: 01/03/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Conductor. Public school music teacher.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Gypsy violinists
Klein, Marcus
Penn Hills school district
Wilkinsburg school district
Racism in public schools
Turtle Creek public schools
Westinghouse Center Symphony
Wilkinsburg Civic Symphony
Kennerdell Festival Symphony
Reichenfeld String Sinfonietta
Wilson, Bert
Pennsylvania Music Educators Conference
Programming concerts

Number: OHMP 300
Name: Hershey, Suzanne
Date of Interview: 03/03/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Harp
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Freelance harp playing in Pittsburgh
Harp repertoire in public and private venues
Wedding music

Number: OHMP 301
Name: Jones Jr. , Robert L. “Bobby”
Date of Interview: 03/14/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz piano, organ, saxophone.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Jones Sr. , Robert L.
Bobby Jones Organ Trio
Lincoln Elks marching band
Pittsburgh Black Elks marching band
George Gee and the Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra
Rogers, Tim and the Western Swing Band
Roger Humphries Big Band
Ramon Morris Band
Bob Jones Quartet
Jackson, Bullmoose

Number: OHMP 302
Name: Littman, Henrietta
Date of Interview: 03/30/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Popular vocalist
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Latterman, Dorothy Rosenberg
Heller, Shirley
Those Three Girls (vocal group)
Baxter, Jeannie Galbreath
The Three Belles (vocal group)
Sophisticated Ladies (vocal group)
Benedum Center grand opening
WCAE Radio
Network radio
Heidt, Horace

Number: OHMP 303
Name: Zarnich, Joe
Date of Interview: 09/13/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Accordion
Added Information: Printed materials and supplementary recording in folder. See recording by Joe Zarnich (click link) provided at the time of the interview.
Topics Covered:

Accordion
Polish Aristocrats (orchestra)
Schramm, Marty
Four Kings and a Queen (musical group)
Hotel Henry-Silver Grill
Spitalny, Maurice
Elliott, Baron
Cordovox
Wedding music
Volkwein, Carl
Tri-State Music Festival Association

Number: OHMP 304
Name: Hendry, Leonard “Len”
Date of Interview: 09/18/2000
Occupation/Affiliation: Trumpet and radio host.
Date of Death: 03/31/2006
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Max Adkins
Dance bands
Allegheny High School
Howard Swayne Band
Rehearsal bands
Ballrooms
Stanley Theater
Territory bands
Bob King
WYEP Radio
WDUQ Radio
Let’s Dance (radio program)
Remember When (radio program)

Number: OHMP 305
Name: Kovach, Gerald “Jerry”
Date of Interview: 01/25/2001
Occupation/Affiliation: Steel City Boogie Club
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Swing music
Chedwick, Porky
White Elephant Night Club
Steel City Boogie Club
Swing dancing
Boogie in the ‘Burgh

Number: OHMP 306
Name: Kaelin, Ronald
Date of Interview: 01/29/2001
Occupation/Affiliation: Member, Glorious Rebirth and Renaissance City Men’s Choir.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

St. Therese of Avila Choir
St. Therese Players (musical theater group)
Pittsburgh Gay Choir
Renaissance City Men’s Choir
Marietta, Larry
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater opening
Rushing, Darlene Durrwachter

Number: OHMP 307
Name: Esser, Ronald
Date of Interview: 02/05/2001
Occupation/Affiliation: Club owner. Pittsburgh Blues Festival.
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Wood Street (rock band)
King’s Court Theater
The Decade (night club)
Harris, Phil (Wood Street band)
Marco Antonio’s (club)
Graffiti (night club)
Pollichicio, Tony (DiNardo)
Moondog’s (club)
Pittsburgh Blues Festival

Number: OHMP 308
Name: Dobie, William C.
Date of Interview: 12/09/2002
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz record collector
Date of Death: 06/11/2003
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Dobie, Wilma
Sullivan, Maxine
Pittsburgh Bulletin Index
Benjamin Harrison Literary Club
Marable, Fate
Hines, Earl
Bill Green’s Night Club
Heller, Jackie
Litman, Lennie
Jazz record collecting

Number: OHMP 309
Name: Verri, Fran
Date of Interview: 12/16/2002
Occupation/Affiliation: Manager, National Record Mart.
Topics Covered:

Marianna’s Saxophone Orchestra
Jimmy Zumo Orchestra
National Record Mart
Concert ticket sales offsite
Travolta, John
Absalom, John
Posvar, Mildred Miller
Pittsburgh Opera
Weinstein, Mark
Shapiro, Sam

Number: OHMP 310
Name: Croan, Robert
Date of Interview: 07/08/2003
Occupation/Affiliation: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Music Critic
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Music Critic
Pittsburgh Point (newspaper)
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
Levin, Stanley
Pittsburgh Symphony
Renaissance and Baroque Society
Pittsburgh Opera
Duquesne University School of Music
Pittsburgh Opera Center

Number: OHMP 311
Name: Shovlin, Peter
Date of Interview: 07/21/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Irish community
Folk music
Comhaltas-Irish music support group
Mullaney’s Harp and Fiddle
Ceili dancing
Feis-stepdancing competition
Irish musical instruments
Donegal style Irish music
Hololy-traditional Irish band
Foley, Bruce
Calliope House
Fiddle making

Number: OHMP 312
Name: Kerin, Frank
Date of Interview: 07/23/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Topics Covered:

Westinghouse Male Chorus
Karp, Richard
Pittsburgh Opera
Syria Mosque
Heinz Hall
Black Opera Singers
Karp, Barbara
American Guild of Musical Artists
Capobianco, Tito
McCullough, C. Hax (is third voice)

Number: OHMP 312 A
Name: Levy, Maurice
Date of Interview: 09/23/1998
Occupation/Affiliation: OHMP Interviewer
Interviewed by: Kathie Logan
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

OHMP Interviews

Number: OHMP 313
Name: Melle, Carole
Date of Interview: 07/31/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Anderson, Joyce
Sounds of Pittsburgh (women’s chorus)
Woods, Glenn
Sweet Adelines
Women’s barbershop chorus repertoire
Performance royalties
Women’s barbershop quartets

Number: OHMP 314
Name: Pinza, Claudia
Date of Interview: 09/13/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Pinza, Ezio
Duquesne University Opera Workshop
Glavin, Kevin
EPCASO (Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera)
Opera with Claudia (radio program)

Number: OHMP 315
Name: Thompson, Barbara
Date of Interview: 10/21/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Thompson, Tommy
Cohen, Fannie
Gateway to Music
Susen, Phyllis
Three Rivers Training Orchestra
Goldberg, Bernard
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra
Campbell, Estelle
Byham Theater
Ross, Paul
Ross, Charlotta
Three Rivers Young Peoples Symphonette

Number: OHMP 316
Name: Taube, Moshe
Date of Interview: 10/26/2003
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Mandelbaum, Yossele
Jewish cantorial practices
Julliard School
Shaare Zedeck Congragation
Beth Shalom Congregation
Duquesne University School of Music
Composing music

Number: OHMP 318
Name: Lehman, Ray
Date of Interview: 09/08/2005
Occupation/Affiliation:
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Pittsburgh Symphony
Bernstein, Leonard
Huot Art School
George Heide School of Radio and Television Arts
WWSW Radio
Pittsburgh Symphony, Broadcasts of
Dorian, Frederick
Enoch Light
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai
Cunningham, Jim
The Golden Hour (classical music on WWSW)

Number: OHMP 319
Name: Ludwig, Gene
Date of Interview: 02/17/2007
Occupation/Affiliation: Jazz organist (Hammond B-3) and bandleader.
Interviewed by: Carlos Peña
Added Information: Printed materials in folder. See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Topics Covered:

Rhythm and Blues
Jazz
Gelispie, Randy (drummer)
Price, Billy
Atlantic Records (NYC)
La Vere Records (PGH)
Kennedy, Joe, Jr.
Kennedy, Joe, Sr.
Duquesne University Jazz Band
Travis Records (PGH)
Klien, Travis
Glenn Campbell Recording Studios (PGH)
Hurricane Club
Stitt, Sonny
Ge-Lu Records (PGH)
Steel City Records (PGH)
Maddox, Walt
James, Billy (drummer)
Servico Corp. (hotel chain)
Prysock, Arthur
Hammond Organ – Styles
Hammond Organ – Technique

Number: OHMP 320
Name: Fulton, Rev. Bobby
Date of Interview: 2/24/2007
Occupation/Affiliation: Gospel keyboardist, reverend, music producer and writer
Interviewed by: Carlos Peña
Topics Covered:

Black Circle Records
Luther DeJarunette
Market Square
Dr. Nathan Davis
Floyd Beck
Larry McGee
Gospel Music Ministries International
T.H.A.T. (local vocal group)
Eunice Smith (local gospel musician)
Supertown (record label)

Number: OHMP 321
Name: Mervis, Scott
Date of Interview: 9/30/2005
Occupation/Affiliation: Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Weekend Magazine
Added Information: Printed materials in folder
Topics Covered:

Joe Grusheky and the Iron City House Rockers
Decade Night Club
Electric Banana Night Club
Graffiti Night Club
Competition between club owners
Carsickness, The Five
Affordable Floors, Hector in Paris, The Clarks, Rusted Root
Billy Price, Keystone Rhythm Band
Chief’s (Dive Bar)
Heaven Night Club
Syria Mosque
Stanley Theater
“Save the Syria Mosque”
Civic Arena
Three Rivers Stadium
Club Laga
Cynics, ATS, B-3’s, Rusted Root, Local Pittsburgh Bands
Metropol and Rosebud
Mr. Small’s Funhouse
Rex Theater
Beehive
Club Café
Nick’s Fat City
Carnegie Mellon
Hartwood Acres
Post Gazette Pavilion, Starlake Amphitheater
I. C. Light Amphitheater

Number: OHMP 322
Name: Vales, Joseph
Date of Interview: 2003?
Occupation/Affiliation: Senior Vice President of the Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Opera, from 1990-2001, Life Board Member
Date of Death: 10/01/2008
Interviewed by: Hax McCullough

Interview for preperation of McCullough’s book The Illustrated History of Opera In Pittsburgh
qML1711.8 .P6 P58 2005x
Donated by wife Jean McCullough 9/2008

Number: OHMP 323
Name: Hahn, Christopher
Date of Interview: 9/17/2003
Occupation/Affiliation: Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Opera
Added Information: See also Pittsburgh Music Information File.
Interviewed by: Hax McCullough

Interview for preperation of McCullough’s book The Illustrated History of Opera In Pittsburgh
qML1711.8 .P6 P58 2005x
Donated by wife Jean McCullough 9/2008

Number: OHMP 324
Recordings from Paul F. Roth: Items with a Pittsburgh Connection
This recording is from a cassette tape that was put together from LP records. The records are from the collection of Paul F. Roth, a personal friend of Maurice Levy, the interviewer from most of the OHMP interviews.
Featured Artists:

Benny Goodman Orchestra
Buzz Aston
Baron Elliot and his Stardust Melodies Orchestra
Slim Bryant and his Wildcats
Tommy Carlyn’s Orchestra
Art Pallan
Lee Kelton Orchestra
Rege Cordic & Co.
Joe Negri Trio
Bob Trow Chorus

Number: OHMP 325
Name: 40th Anniversary Reunion of the 1970’s Pittsburgh Folk Music and Dance Community
Date of Interview: 5/27/2016
Occupation/Affiliation: Various: folk dancers, musicians, radio DJs. Smokey City Folk Festival memories.
Interviewed by: Burr Beard
Added Information: Printed materials in folder – multiple interviews
People Interviewed:

Susan Waggoner
John Carson & Jerry Wilson
Donna Goyak & Jonathan King
Ron Gaydos
Dorolyn Smith & Jim Logan
Charlie Anderson
Jacqui Woolley
Burr Beard
Jan Hamilton
George Balderose

Number: OHMP 326
Name: Gardner, Mildred Alvine
Date of Interview: 4/18/1984
Occupation/Affiliation: Piano teacher, accompanist
Date of Death: 7/6/1992
Interviewed by: Robert Dumm
Added Information: See also: Pittsburgh Music Archive #9
Topics Covered:

Martin Tolbern, piano teacher
Piano Pedagogy
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Rachmaninoff, Vladimir
Career in New York
Stolevski, piano teacher
School of Velocity, Czerny
Personal piano teaching methods
Music of J.S. Bach
Edgar Stillman Kelley

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