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Indeed, there were several things with Raschér on the Belgian label Alpha.
One album I have been looking for nearly 30 years is the Alpha recording of
the Raschér Quartet performing Jean Absil's Suite sur des themes populaires
roumain; taped it off a library album, but no longer have the tape.

David "Uncle Dave" Lewis
South Lebanon, OH

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Melissa Widzinski <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Roger,
>
> Yes, there are plenty more recordings! There are a great deal of live
> performance tapes from concerto and recital performances, that few people
> have ever heard. Yes, there are the NY Phil, Boston and quartet recordings.
> He also played with numerous orchestras and wind ensembles across the US,
> in
> Europe and Australia. There are about 500 individual source items,
> including
> open reel tapes, cassettes, vinyl records, 45s, instantaneous discs, 78s
> and
> CDs in the collection.
>
> -Melissa
>
>
> On 11/1/10 9:35 PM, "Roger Kulp" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Pardon my ignorance,but I was not aware Rascher made all that many
> recordings
> > on
> > his own.I am aware of his time as soloist with The New York
> Philharmonic,and
> > Boston Symphony,but the only recordings I am aware of,are a small handful
> of
> > recordings he made in the 70s,and 80s,with the quartet he formed with his
> > daughter.
> >
> > Are there more?
> >
> > Roger
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Melissa Widzinski <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010 1:47:13 PM
> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Support an audio preservation project with a Pepsi
> Refresh
> > Everything grant
> >
> > Dear ARSC list,
> >
> > I am writing you all today to ask you to help the State University of New
> > York Fredonia Archives & Special Collections department in a grant
> program
> > that we are participating in. I am currently implementing an audio
> > preservation, digitization and restoration project for the archives on
> the
> > historic Sigurd Rascher audio collection. This collection contains rare
> and
> > unique recordings of the influential twentieth-century saxophonist,
> Sigurd
> > Rascher, and his students. We have been privately funded to this point,
> but
> > will need outside funds in order to complete the project.
> >
> > I have submitted an application for the Pepsi Refresh-Everything grant
> > program. They have 1,000 grant applications each month, and the money is
> > awarded based on popular vote. There are 10 awards of $5,000, 10 awards
> of
> > $25,000, 10 awards of $50,000, and 2 awards of $250,000 each month. My
> > application is for $50,000. With this money, we will easily be able to
> > complete the project without having to look for other funding.
> >
> > Each person can vote for an idea once per day per project for the entire
> > month of November. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me out
> by
> > voting at the link below:
> >
> > http://www.refresheverything.com/rascheraudio
> >
> > Just click on the link, then click the "Vote for this idea" button on the
> > right-hand side. You will be prompted to create an account.
> Alternatively,
> > you can sign in with your Facebook account, if you have one.
> >
> > I am creating a daily mailing list for the month of November. I will send
> > out reminder emails each day with a link to the page for voting. Please
> let
> > me know off list ( [log in to unmask] ) if you would like to be
> added
> > to this mailing list.
> >
> > I¹d appreciate any and all support in this endeavor! It would be great if
> > you could share this link with your friends, family and colleagues! We
> need
> > as many votes as possible to be successful in this extremely competitive
> > program.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Melissa Widzinski
> >
>
> --
> Melissa M. Widzinski
> Audio Engineer
> Curator to the Rascher Collection
> Archives and Special Collections
> Reed Library
> State University of New York at Fredonia
> Fredonia, NY 14063
>
> email: [log in to unmask]
> Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/22rcfcv
> Blog: http://rascherarchive.wordpress.com/
>