David Proskauer Quaker Music
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Quaker music written by David Proskauer. It contains both handwritten and printed works, notably A Young Woman's Quaker Life, which feautures Barbara Fretchie by John Greenleaf Whittier, and Proskauer's Quaker Voices: A Cantata, which features First Day Thoughts by John Greenleaf Whittier, Draw Breath by Geoffrey Weedon, Psalm 139 v. 1-7, Sonnet for a Quaker Wedding by Kenneth Boulding, and Faith by John Gould Fletcher. He's also included various handwritten works of his, such as A Living Silence, The Pacifist, The Light Within, and At the Foot of Monument Mountain.
Dates
- Creation: 1994 - 2018
Creator
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 (Person)
- Boulding, Kenneth E. (Kenneth Ewart), 1910-1993 (Person)
- Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical Note
David Proskauer is a member of the South Berkshire Friends Meeting in Great Barrington, MA. Gregg Smith, born on August 21st, 1931, was the director of the mixed chorus Gregg Smith Singers. His group has recieved three Grammy Awards for their music.
John Greenlead Whittier, born on December 17, 1807, was an American poet known for his abolitionist work. He passed away on September 7th, 1892. Geoffrey Weedon, born in 1931, was a poet and member of the Kingston Quaker Meeting in Kingston, England. He passed away in 2021. Kenneth Boulding, born on January 18th, 1910, was an American economist, educator, philosopher, and poet who was known for his peace activism. He passed away on March 18th, 1993. John Gould Fletcher, born on January 3rd, 1886, was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1939. He passed away on May 10th, 1950. W.S. Merwin, born on September 30th, 1927, was an American poet and author who won various awards in his career, including the 1971 and 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He passed away on March 15th, 2019.
Extent
0.1 linear ft. (1 Folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of Quaker music written by David Proskauer. It contains both handwritten and printed works, notably A Young Woman's Quaker Life, which feautures the poem Barbara Fretchie by John Greenleaf Whittier, and Proskauer's Quaker Voices: A Cantata, which features poems such as First Day Thoughts by John Greenleaf Whittier, Draw Breath by Geoffrey Weedon, Psalm 139 v. 1-7, Sonnet for a Quaker Wedding by Kenneth Boulding, and Faith by John Gould Fletcher. He's also included various handwritten works of his, such as A Living Silence, The Pacifist, The Light Within, and At the Foot of Monument Mountain.
Arrangement
One Folder.
Acquisition
Gift of David Proskauer, June 2019.
Processing Information
Processed by Erick Iraheta, February 2023.
- Title
- David Proskauer Quaker Music
- Author
- Erick Iraheta
- Date
- February, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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