[78-L] From Spirituals to Swing

[Doug Pomeroy]

Cary,

New Masses was only involved with the 1938 concert.
The 1939 concert was sponsored by the Theater Arts
Committee, which may have had plans for a third, but
Hammond's autobiography does not mention any
such plans.

Info about the Committee may probably be found at the
wonderful Tamiment Library:

http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/

Good luck.

Doug

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Does anyone have information on a proposed third annual edition of  
the "From Spirituals to Swing" concerts, promoted by New Masses  
magazine? I have some information that a concert was being planned in  
Los Angeles at the Philharmonic Auditorium in November 1940 but it  
never came off.

Cary Ginell