Jonathan L. Chenette papers, 1978-[ongoing]

Authors:Jonathan Chenette, Amy Johnson, Michael A. Carey, Dan Hunter, Edward Hirsch, Ray A. Young Bear, Mary Swander, Paula Vene Smith, Willa Cather, Fern Gravel

Summary:Includes musical scores and performance recordings of music composed by Chenette for various institutions. Notable pieces are the opera, Eric Hermannson's soul, from a Willa Cather short story; Oh Millersville, based on the poetry of Fern Gravel (pseudonym of James Norman Hall); Out of the land, which premiered at the inauguration of Grinnell College President Ferguson; and Broken Ground, commissioned by the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, the Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission, and Grinnell College to honor the 150th anniversaries of Grinnell College and the state of Iowa, with texts composed by Iowa poets. Also included are posters, programs, and newspaper articles regarding performances

Archival Material, English, 1978