The ghost of Eriboll

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Recording of Peter Manning's The ghost of Eriboll. This programmatic work is a commentary on our natural environment and the urgent need to preserve the increasingly fragile ecology of so many hitherto unspoilt regions for the benefit of future generations. Loch Eriboll is to be found on the north coast of Scotland, creating an inlet which cuts deep into the countryside of Sutherland, an area of outstanding natural beauty, characterised by rich fishing grounds, rising mountains and tracts of wild moor land, from which and upon which small groups of fishermen and crofters have sought to maintain an existence in circumstances which have often been harsh and inhospitable. As the years have gone by so this way of life has come under threat with increasing industrialisation around the coast from the east, for example the nuclear power station built at Dounreay and numerous installations to support the North Sea oil industry. This piece is a soundscape, which reflects upon the survival of these communities down the ages and the uncertainty, which faces those who remain. All the source material is drawn from the archives of the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. The transformations of these aural …
Date: 1994
Creator: Manning, Peter, 1948-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Big Band Chronicles Cassette 2A transcript

Big Band Chronicles Cassette 2A

Part A of the second cassette of a condensed version of John Gilliland’s 1940s Big Band Chronicles, originally produced in the early 1970s. This segment emphasizes the time of the Second World War, with musical excerpts and commentary from performers and other music industry figures. Excerpted selections include "Skylark," "All or Nothing At All," "Pistol Packin' Mama," and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."
Date: 1994
Creator: Gilliland, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
College of Music program book 1993-1994 Fall/Spring Performances (open access)

College of Music program book 1993-1994 Fall/Spring Performances

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1993-1994 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1994
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library