Music of John HaussermannFrom the collection of Karl MillerThe After Christmas Suite (1934)Manilla Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Herbert Zipper, conductorSymphony No 2 Op. 6 (1937-8)( Movements 3 and 4 only)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, Conductor
[28 May, 1939]Symphony No. 3(1947)Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra
Thor Johnson, conductor
[1 April 1949]Pastoral Fantasy for Flute, Harp and String Orch. Op 5a (1939)Anna Sacchi, harp;
Murray Graitzer flute;
Phil Sims String Orchestra
Jettie J. Denmark, conductor
[16 April 1939]Concerto for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 25 (1942) Margo Rehert (sp?) soprano,
Cincinnatti Symphony Orchestra
Sir Eugene Goossens, conductor
[24 April 1942]From another source....Morning Concert: The Music of John HaussermannRadio Show
KPFA-FM
July 2, 1980
From the Other Minds Archive
About the composer from Archive.OrgOne of the most unusual and inspiring stories in modern American music is that of composer John Haussermann. Born in 1909, to a wealthy family then living in Manila, Haussermann studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory (1924–27) and at Colorado College, before going to Paris in 1930 to study organ with Marcel Dupré. While in Paris he became friends with Maurice Ravel and began serious study of composition with Paul Le Flem. Active in the Cincinnati area from the 1930s to the 1950s, he was the founder of the Contemporary Concert series in Cincinnati. In 1967 he moved to San Francisco where he was to reside until his death in 1986. An encouraging example to many others who live with a physical disability, Haussermann was born with cerebral palsy and was later confined to a wheelchair after being in a car accident, and yet he composed for decades in all media from chamber music to orchestral with the aid of a music secretary. In this program you will here some rare early recordings of his music, including the world premiere of perhaps his most famous composition the “Concerto for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 25”.
Note: There was a radio show in 1981 as part of the Disability Radio Arts Project. Currently, its stored on reel to reel, but not available digitally. If anyone wishes to pay the cost of a transfer, they will make it digitally--
http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/recording/az0591