urn:taro:rice.wrc.00119 Guide to the Shepherd School of Music Records, 1950-2001 Woodson Research Center 20042307 Edited with XMetal 3 by Mandy York, according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Guide to the Shepherd School of Music Records, 1950-2001 Woodson Research Center 2004 Descriptive Summary Shepherd School of Music Records 1950-2001 Rice UA Shepherd School 9 boxes (4.5 lin.ft.) Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX The collection contains much of the history of the Shepherd School of Music including information on the Shepherd family and foundation, as well as departmental correspondence, news clippings, music reviews, brochures, concert calendars, announcements, and invitations, including those for the dedication of the school and the new Alice Pratt Brown Hall. The bulk of the collection is comprised of programs. Shepherd School of Music English. Organizational Sketch

The Shepherd School of Music was formally opened at Rice University in 1975. It was funded by an endowment of approximately $8 million from Sallie Shepherd Perkins in honor of her grandfather, Benjamin A. Shepherd. She wanted to establish a music school of the highest excellence.

The first Dean of the School was Samuel Jones, a distinguished American conductor and composer. School began in the fall with a gifted freshman class of 23 students, a faculty of 16 both full and part-time, and an innovative curriculum developed by Dean Jones and the Rice Faculty. It stressed coordination between theoretical and practical musicianship. One major emphasis was and is orchestral studies. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs of study. The school is a 5-year institution, with bachelor's and master's degrees awarded simultaneously on graduation.

On October 4, 1991, the dedication of the new building music building, Alice Pratt Brown Hall was held. The building was designed by Spanish Architect, Ricardo Bofill under the direction of Dean Michael Hammond who came to Rice University in 1985. One of the outstanding features of the new building is the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ that was made possible by a gift from Edythe Bates Old. The organ was designed by Rosales Organ Builders of Los Angeles and was dedicated on April 4, 1997.

 Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of 9 boxes containing much of the history of the Shepherd School of Music including the Deed of Gift from the Shepherd Foundation and the draft of the activation of the Shepherd School. There is information on the Shepherd family and foundation, as well as departmental correspondence, news clippings, music reviews, brochures, concert calendars, announcements, and invitations, including those for the dedication of the school and the new Alice Pratt Brown Hall. There is one compact disc that has performances of Shepherd School musicians. There is one construction-type hardhat labeled Shepherd School of Music. The bulk of the collection is made up of programs from 1956 to 2001.

 Preferred Citation

Rice University Shepherd School of Music Records, 1950-2001, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Rice University Business Office and Shepherd School of Music, 1977, 1988, and 1991.

 Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish these records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Shepherd family (Houston, Tex.) Subjects (Organizations) Rice University - Shepherd School of Music - history. Shepherd Foundation. Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall. Formats Programs. Correspondence. Newsclippings. Invitations. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Shepherd Family & Foundation, Department, News Clippings, and Music Reviews 11 Shepherd Family - Book entitled "Questions on the Historical Parts of the New Testaments for Sunday Exercises", 1920, owned by Benjamin A. Shepherd 12 Shepherd Family - History, 1950 13 Shepherd Family - Deed of Gift 14 Shepherd Foundation - Correspondence, 1962 15 Shepherd Foundation - Lectures, 1953 16 Activation of School, n.d. 17 Curriculum, 1975 18 Organizational structure and faculty lists, 1983-85 19 Department Self-Study Questionnaire, n.d. 110 Department Correspondence, 1964-66, 1968-69, 1988 111 Informational Brochures 112 News Clippings/Press Releases - 1951, 1954, 1962-63, 1965, 1968-69, 1971-75, 1977, 1979-82, 1985-92, 1994-2003, n.d. 113 Music Reviews - 1968, 1978, 1979-80, 1985-87, 1989-93, 1995, 1997, n.d. 114 Lost Sheep, 1991-92 115 Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1971-74 116 National Humanities Foundation, 1968, n.d. Series II: Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Music Library, Chapel Organ, and Grand Organ 21 Formal Opening, 1975 22 Alice Pratt Brown Hall Proposal 23 Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Clippings, 1986-88, 1990-92, 1993, 1994 24 Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Dedication, 1991 25 Music Library, 2000 26 Chapel Organ - C. B. Fisk, Inc. Organ Company, Correspondence 1958, 1961-64, 1966; Photos, Drawings 27 Grand Organ - Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, Clippings, 1992-93, 1995-97; Dedication, 1991 Series III: Performances, Courses, Musicology Colloquium, Conferences, Gala, and Rice Chamber Orcestra 31 Compact Disc - Performances by Shepherd School Groups, 1996 32 Continuing Studies Courses, 1984-85 33 Hildegard 900/Hildegard at Rice, 1998 34 Musicology Colloquium Series, 1992-95 35 Seminars and Conferences, 1995, n.d. 36 Shepherd School Gala - Cecilia Bartoli, 1995 37 "I Solisti Veneti" Concert, 1992 38 Houston Friends of Houston - Correspondence, 1971-73 39 Rice Chamber Orchestra European Tour, 1972 310 Rice Chamber Orchestra - Correspondence, 1970-74, n.d. 311 Woodwinds of Houston - Correspondence, Calendars, Photos, 1966-67 Series IV: Invitations, Announcements, and Calendars 41 Invitations - 1966, 1970, 1974-75, 1985-87, 1991, 1993, 1997-98, n.d. 42 Invitations, Concert Calendars, 1966-73, n.d. 43 Posters, 1971-72, 1976-77, n.d. 44 Concert Announcements and Correspondence, 1956-62 45 Concert Announcements and Correspondence, 1963-64 46 Concert Announcements, Correspondence, Calendars, and Press Releases, 1965-75, n.d. 47 Concert Announcements and Calendars - 1980, 1985-86, 1987-90, 1992-2001 48 Concert Season Calendars, 1979-95 49 Concert Season Calendars, 1996-2001 410 Concert Season Calendars, 2002 - Series V: Programs 51 Programs - Campanile Orchestra, 1986-87, 1989, 1991-94, 1998 52 Programs - Chamber Music Series, 1974-76 53 Programs - Chamber Orchestra, 1969-73, 1998 54 Programs - Chamber Orchestra Society, 1964-65, 1967, 1968, 1970 55 Programs - Choral, Miscellaneous, 1955, 1964, 1966, 1991 56 Programs - Christmas Concerts, 1976-77, 1979, 1982, 1989 57 Programs - Composers, 1978 58 Programs - Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, 1968-70 59 Programs - Dance Concerts, 1963, 1965 510 Programs - Electronic Music, 1971, 1978 511 Programs and Calendars - Festival of American Contemporary Music, 1986-90, 1992 512 Programs - German Songs (Hugh Wolf, etc.), 1970, 1972, 1992 513 Programs and Calendars - Guest Artists and Guest Artist Series, 1984-87, 1990 514 Programs - Homecoming, 1989, 1991 515 Programs - Houston Chamber Music Quartet, 1957 516 Programs - Houston Friends of Music, 1969-71, 1977-78, 1983-85, 1987, 1989-91, 1994-95, 1998, 1999 517 Programs - Houston Symphony, 1968-70, 1975 518 Programs - Lectures and Poetry Readings, 1963, 1969 519 Programs - Library Concerts, 1969-73 61 Programs - Lyric Art (String) Quartet, 1956-63 62 Programs - Lyric Art (String) Quartet, 1964-74 63 Programs - Music Guild Quartet, 1955, 1958, 1961 64 Programs - Music Societies, Miscellaneous, 1962, 1964-65, 1966, 1968 65 Programs and Miscellaneous - Opera Theater and Opera Miscellaneous, 1972, 1984, 1986-90, 1992-95, 1997-98 66 Programs - Other Institutions and Organizations, 1961-63, 1965, 1967, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1998, n.d. 67 Programs - Piano Dedications, John Perry, 1985, 1989 68 Programs - Presidential Concerts, 1986, 1990-91, 1994, 1998 69 Programs - Recitals, Chamber Music, 1966, 1970 610 Programs - Recitals, Faculty and Faculty Artist Series and Concerts, 1964, 1983, 1986-88, 1992-95, 1996 611 Programs - Recitals, Miscellaneous, 1963, 1965, 1968-69, 1972-74, 1977 612 Programs - Recitals, Organ: Bielawa, Sandra, 1964-65 613 Programs - Recitals, Organ: Kratzenstein, Klaus Christhart, 1966-72, 1974, n.d. 614 Programs - Recitals, Organ: Miscellaneous, 1964, 1966-75 71 Programs - Recitals, Organ: Soderland, Sandra, 1965-66 72 Programs - Recitals, Organ: Speer, Klaus, 1961-63 73 Programs - Recitals, Student, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996-98 74 Programs - Rice Memorial Chapel, 1965, 1967, n.d. 75 Programs - Schola Pastoris, 1992-94 76 Programs - Shepherd Quartet, 1975-78 77 Programs - Shepherd Sinfonia, 1977-78 78 Programs - Shepherd Singers, 1990, 1992-94 79 Programs - Special Concerts, 1975 710 Programs - (SSM) Symphony Orchestra, 1978, 1986-89, 1991-95, 1997-98 711 Programs - (SSM) Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, 1968, 1978, 1986-87, 1989-93, 1995-96, 1998 712 Programs - Student Conductors, 1987-88 713 Programs - Syzygy, 1977-78, 1985-86, 1990, 1992, 1995 713 Programs - Woodwinds of Houston, 1959, 1961-64, 1966, 1968-69, 1971, 1974 81 Programs, 1961-69, n.d. 82 Programs, 1970-74 83 Programs, 1975-78, 1980, 1985-86, 1993 84 Hardbound Programs, September 1978 - May 1979 85 Hardbound Programs, September 1979 - May 1980 Series VI: Miscellaneous 9 Hardhat with label reading "Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Miner-Dederick Constructors, Inc."