Paul,

I just received my print copy of the Summer newsletter, and thank you for
your comments and support. Everyone here at Interlochen Center for the Arts
is *very* grateful for this generous grant from ARSC, which has allowed us
to digitize so much of our audio heritage. Composers from the Baroque to
the Modern are represented, as are guests like Frederick Fennell, Janos
Starker, and dozens of others. More than 1500 pieces from over 600
composers are now digitized, played by ensembles over nearly half a century.

Although we still have a lot of work ahead of us, this grant from ARSC has
been the kickstart to our ongoing digitizing efforts, and we have been
honored to participate in a long-standing history of programs that preserve
classical music for decades to come. Once again, thanks to the Preservation
Grants Committee and the ARSC membership for this award and the opportunity
it has provided.


Leo J. Gillis
*Archivist*
Interlochen Center for the Arts



On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:28 PM, Paul Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> WOW! Behind the scenes at Interlochen. I was pleased to read in the Summer
> issue of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections newsletter a long
> article about the ARSC grant of $9000.00 to Interlochen for the
> digitization of open reel tapes during the fall of 2016. 637 tapes have
> been preserved from 1954 (the year before I was on staff as stage manager)
> and 2001. I'm particularly proud that this work is being done and the help
> from ARSC, a group I initiated the steering meetings for in 1965, which
> founded in 1966. I would hope all my Interlochen friends, students, and
> others could read this amazing account of the work done. Much more needs to
> be done with recordings from 1938 and forward. As the initial Exec. Dir. of
> ARSC, I applaud both groups for their commitment to preservation and
> documentation. As one who participated in some of the performances with the
> faculty orchestra, and as counselor at the Academy, I'll be interested to
> see/hear some of this work. The article is found in issue no. 144, summer
> 2017 of the newsletter which has yet to appear online.
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