Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Collection
00228
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival.
- Title
- Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival collection
- ID
- 00228
- Date [inclusive]
- 1986-2010
- Extent
- 5.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
Leonard Falcone (1899-1985) served on the faculty of Michigan State University for 53 years. He was a leader in music education, maintaining extraordinary artistic standards while touching the lives of countless young people. Falcone was a world-class brass player, and his reputation for excellence touched all aspects of his career. His solo performances, his bands, and his students were all characterized by his singular dedication to the highest standards.
In 1986, Fritz Stansell, Seymour Okun, Henry Nelson, and Eldon Rosegart conceived of and began the International Euphonium Festival as a tangible and enduring way to honor the memory of Leonard Falcone. The objectives of the festival have remained relatively constant (see below), as has the importance of having an international presence. Stansell offered Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, where Leonard had taught for many summers, as the venue for the new competition. Following the 10th annual festival in 1996, tuba divisions were added to the festival.
Objectives of the festival include: • promoting the highest level of artistry on the euphonium and tuba; • encouraging young musicians to study the euphonium and tuba; • enhancing the repertoire for the euphonium and tuba by commissioning and encouraging original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements; • presenting master classes and performances by distinguished euphonium and tuba artists; and • fostering increased awareness and appreciation for euphonium and tuba by the general public.
(Source: www.falconefestival.org)
Scope and Content
The Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival collection include materials dating from the initial idea and first festival in 1986 through 2010 and were collected by Falcone's widow, Betty Beryl Falcone. The collection includes brochures and programs, meeting minutes, lists of festival winners, and information about Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. There are also scrapbooks and photographs, sound recordings of Leonard Falcone performing, a video recording of the Friday Evening Euphonium Finals competition of the 1997 festival, and digital photographs.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections July 2013
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival and transferred by Mrs. Beryl Falcone and Sue Topping.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.
Genre(s)
- Brochures
- Concert programs
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Sound recordings
- Videorecordings
Personal Name(s)
- Falcone, Betty Beryl, 1920-2015
- Falcone, Leonard
Subject(s)
- Euphonium
- Music -- Competitions
- Music festivals
- Tuba
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Falcone winners 1986-1994 |
1 | 1 | ||
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1986 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1987 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1988 |
1 | 4 | ||
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1989 |
1 | 5 | ||
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1990 |
1 | 6 | ||
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1991 |
1 | 7 | ||
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1992 |
1 | 8 | ||
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1993 |
1 | 9 | ||
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1994 |
1 | 10 | ||
| Box | Drawer | |||
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1995 |
1 | 11-13 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1996 |
1 | 14 | ||
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1997 |
1 | 15 | ||
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1998 |
1 | 16 | ||
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1999 |
1 | 17 | ||
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2000 |
1 | 18 | ||
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2001 |
1 | 19 | ||
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2002 |
1 | 20 | ||
| Box | Drawer | |||
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2003 |
1 | 21 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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2004 |
1 | 22 | ||
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2005 |
1 | 23-24 | ||
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2005 Photographs 2005 |
1 | 25 | ||
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2006 |
1 | 26 | ||
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2007 |
1 | 27 | ||
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2008 |
1 | 28 | ||
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2009 |
1 | 29 | ||
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2010 |
2 | 1 | ||
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Commissioned Euphonium Solo, “Fantasia di Falcone,” by James Curnow, 2005. Includes a CD recording of the premier performance, August 2005, at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp 2005 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Correspondence “Solid Brass,” by Rita Griffin Comstock for her 2011 book 2008 |
2 | 3 | ||
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Miscellaneous. Letters and cards to Betty Beryl Falcone; letterhead stationery 1981-2009 |
2 | 4 | ||
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References to electronic resources not at the MSU Archives and Historical Collections |
2 | 5 | ||
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Finalists Certificate - blank undated |
1 | 30 | ||
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Scrapbooks and photo albums |
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| Box | ||||
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Scrapbook, 1986-1988 |
3 | |||
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Scrapbook, 1989-1990 |
3 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Scrapbook, 1994 |
2 | 6 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Photo album, 1986-1989 |
3 | |||
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Photo album, 1988 |
3 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Loose materials from 1988 photo album |
4 | 1 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Photo album, 1990-1992 |
4 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Loose materials from 1990-1992 photo album |
4 | 2 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Photo album 1993-1994 |
4 | |||
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Photo album, 1995 |
4 | |||
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Photo album, 1997 |
4 | |||
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Photos, negatives and photos on computer discs, late 1980’s – 2007 |
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Photographs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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circa 1980-circa 1995 |
2 | 7 | ||
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1988 |
2 | 8 | ||
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Slides and discs 1988 |
5 | 5 | ||
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Negatives 1989 |
2 | 9 | ||
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Board Meeting circa 1990 |
2 | 10 | ||
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Semi- Finalists 1991 |
2 | 11 | ||
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1994 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Negatives 1995 |
2 | 13 | ||
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People. Identified 1996 |
2 | 14 | ||
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People. Unidentified 1996 |
2 | 15-16 | ||
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Negatives 1996? |
2 | 17 | ||
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1996 |
2 | 18-20 | ||
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1998 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Negatives 1998 |
2 | 21-22 | ||
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August 11, 1998 |
2 | 23 | ||
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Contestants, Informal Poses 1998 |
2 | 24 | ||
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Contestants, Posed 1998 |
2 | 25 | ||
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Judges 1998 |
2 | 26 | ||
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Workshops 1998 |
2 | 27 | ||
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Finals 1998 |
2 | 28 | ||
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Friday Night 1998 |
2 | 29 | ||
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Saturday E.T. Day Rehearsals 1998 |
2 | 30 | ||
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People. Gene Dowling 1998 |
2 | 31 | ||
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People. Matt Tropman 1998 |
2 | 32 | ||
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Groups. International Group, Semi Finalists 1998 |
2 | 33 | ||
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1998 |
2 | 34 | ||
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Gathering for Thursday Lunch 1998 |
2 | 35 | ||
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People. Rod Ellis and Tom Broka 1998 |
2 | 36 | ||
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Tuba Decision 1998 |
2 | 37 | ||
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1998 |
2 | 38 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Negatives 2000 |
2 | 39 | ||
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2000 |
2 | 40-43 | ||
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2001 |
2 | 44-46 | ||
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Negatives and discs 2001 |
5 | 1-2 | ||
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2002 |
5 | 3 | ||
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People. Eldon Rosegart, Seymor Okun, Henry Nelson 2007 |
5 | 4 | ||
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Audio Visual |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Leonard Falcone Performing. 3 CDs, remastered from vinyl. "Leonard Falcone and his Baritone," "Leonard Falcone Baritone Volume II," "Leonard Falcone Baritone Horn" |
5 | 6 | ||
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The Legacy; Festival Winners, 1986-2000. 1 CDs 2000 |
5 | 7 | ||
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1997 Falcone Festival - Friday Evening Euphonium Finals and Winners VHS 1997 |
5 | 8 | ||
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Mini cartridge- unidentifed undated |
5 | 9 | ||
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Electronic Files of Photographs - see Archivist for access. |
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