Finding Aid for Shirley Meyer Blankenship Music and Papers, 1950-2009 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Shirley Meyer Blankenship Music and Papers, 1950-2009

ID: 12/5/53

Primary Creator: Blankenship, Shirley (1938-)

Extent: 9.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized into four series: Series 1, Music Performance and Summer Camp Scrapbooks, 1950-1982; Series 2, Audio Recordings, 1953-2009; Series 3, Sunshine Dinner Playhouse Theatre Production Photographs, 1995-1997; and Series 4, Guido Sinclair Music and Papers, 1958-2005.

Date Acquired: 12/04/2009

Subjects: Compositions-Music, Harps, Jazz, Music, School of, Theatrical Productions

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of scrapbooks, reel-to-reel audio tapes, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, sheet music, photographs, correspondence, posters and concert programs documenting Dr. Shirley Meyer Blankenship's career as a music student at the University of Illinois, a harpist, violinist, pianist, composer, theatre performer, private music instructor, and an University of Illinois School of Music faculty member between 1972 and 1981. Of special note are original compositions based on the music of her former husband and jazz musician Guido Sinclair (1935-1992) as well as graphic illustrations, concert posters, jazz recordings, and Sinclair's original compositions. The Music and Papers were partially digitized by Dr. Blankenship prior to being acquired by the University of Illinois. These digitized copies are on CDs and DVDs.

Biographical Note

Shirley Meyer Blankenship is a music educator, composer, pianist, harpist, and violinist. She was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1938 and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1955. She was awarded the title Miss Quincy. She received a BM in piano performance with a minor in violin from the University of Illinois in 1961. She continued her training in piano performance at Washington University in St. Louis receiving a Master of Music in 1966. She then returned to the University of Illinois to begin a Master of Music Theory degree and taught Music Theory as a graduate teaching assistant.�? She earned her second graduate degree in 1969 and eventually taught harp and music theory at the Univerity of Illinois between 1972 and 1981. In 1977, she became the first woman to receive a Doctorate degree in music composition from the University of Illinois.�? During her teaching career, Dr. Blankenship has been an instructor of harp, piano, violin, viola, composition, music theory and other subjects at the University level. Her appointments include: Washington University in St. Louis; MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois; Quincy College; Lindenwood Colleges in St. Charles, Missouri; Hardin (formerly Jefferson) Junior High, St. Charles, Missouri; Olivet Nazareen University, Kankakee; and the University of Illinois. As a violinist, Dr. Blankenship has performed with the Quincy Symphony, University of Illinois Symphony and also with the Springfield, Kankakee and Danville Symphonies. She has been the harpist for the Decatur Symphony and is currently the principal harpist with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, in which she has participated as a violinist, violist and keyboardist as well. Her theatrical career includes being the music director, accompanist and/or actress for productions at the University of Illinois, Little Theater Company and Champaign, Illinois' Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Dr. Blankenship has contributed her performance skills to the advancement of contemporary and new music, especially for the harp. As a student at the University of Illinois, she was a member of The Contemporary Chamber Players and has been a consultant to numerous composers. Dr. Blankenship has performed and/or composed under the names of Sherilee Niles, Shirley Meyer, Shirley Ann Blankenship, Anne Jazzmin, and Gianne Sinclair. Currently, as of Fall 2010, Dr. Blankenship is writing her autobiography, Polarities.

Subject/Index Terms

Compositions-Music
Harps
Jazz
Music, School of
Theatrical Productions

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Dr. Shirley Meyer Blankenship

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal Papers],
[Series 2: Audio Recordings 1953-2009],
[Series 3: Sunshine Dinner Playhouse Theatre Production Photographs, 1995-1997],
[Series 4: Guido Sinclair Music and Papers, 1958-2005],
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Series 2: Audio Recordings 1953-2009

Consists of reel to reel audio tapes, compact discs, and DVD recordings of Blankenship's music performances as a harpist, pianist, and composer between 1953 and 1983 as well as recordings of her music compositions, theatre productions and interviews about her music dating between 1991 and 2009. The recordings are maintained in their original order based on Blankenship's roman numeral system for cataloging her tapes. BOXES 5-8 CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED. BOX "XX" not currently publicly accessible owing to preservation issues.

Box 3

Reel 1: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Recital, 6 April 1953: Duplicated on Cassette IB Sides A and B
Reel 2: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital Reel, 14 May 1955: (Piano) Bach, Bauer - Aria from the A minor Violin Sonata; Chopin - Etudes op. 25, no.2,1 (Harp) Debussy,Coeur- Claire De Lune (Violin) Bruch - Concerto, 3rd Movement. Duplicated on Cassette IC-1 Side A.
Reel 3: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital Reel, part 2, 14 May 1955: (Piano) Respighi - Notturno; Villa,Lobos - Le Polichinelle (punch); Chopin-Scherzo in Bb Minor; (Voice) Verdi-Caro Nome from Rigoletto; Strauss-Adele's Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus; (Violin) Granados, Kreisler-Spanish Dance. Duplicated on Cassette IC-2 Side A.
Reel 4: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital, 14 May 1955: (Piano) Beethoven - Concerto C minor, op. 37; Audition piece for University of Illinois. Duplicated on Cassette IC-3 Side A
Reel 5: Quincy, Illinois TV station WGEM Contest, ca. 1955: Violin - Samuel Gardner, Voice - Ave Maria, Harp, Piano. Duplicated on Cassette ID
Reel 6: Quincy Programs Arts Center, ca. late 1950s: Side 1: Marilyn White - Cello, Charlotte Koch - Voice, Shirley Meyer - Piano; Side 2: repeats the Piano music. Duplicated on Cassette IE
Reel 7: Kewanee Civic Orchestra, ca. 1955/1956: Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16. Duplicated on Cassette IF.
Reel 8: University of Illinois Student, ca. 1958: (Piano) Mozart - Piano Sonata K545. Duplicated on Cassette IIA, Side A-1.
Reel 9: University of Illinois Student, 1959: (Piano) Bach - Praeludium XXII, Fuga XXII; Mozat - Sonate in A Minor K130; Ravel - Une barque sur l'Ocean; Brahms - Sonate in F# Minor, Op.2. Duplicated on Cassette IIA, Side A-2,3,4,5.
Reel 10: University of Illinois Student, 1959/1960: (Piano) Bach - Praeludium XXII, Fuga XXII; Mozat - Sonate in A Minor K130; Ravel - Une barque sur l'Ocean; Brahms - Sonate in F# Minor, Op.2. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Cassette IIA, Side B-1,2,3,4.
Reel 11: University of Illinois Student recording, 1959: (Violin) Handel - Sonate in A Major; Bach - Concerto No. 1 in A Minor; Barber - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Cassette IIB, Side A.
Reel 12: University of Illinois, Best of My Violin, 1959: (Violin) Handel - Sonate in A Major; Bach - Concerto No. 1 in A Minor; Barber - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Cassette IIB, Side B.
Reel 13: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: (Piano) Bach - French Overture (Overture, Courante, Gavotte I/II, Passepied I/II, Sarabande, Bouree I/II, Gigue, Echo). Duplicated on Cassette IIC-1, Side A-1.
Reel 14: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: (Piano) Bartok - Sonate (1926), Chopin - Ballade in F Major, op. 38. Duplicated on Cassette IIC-1, Side A and B.
Reel 15: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: (Piano) Debussy - Estampes. Duplicated on Cassette IIC-2, side A-1
Reel 16: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: Debussy - incomplete. Not duplicated on cassette.
Reel 17: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: (Piano) Debussy - Estampes. Duplicated on Cassette IIC-1, Side B.
Reel 18: University of Illinois Senior Recital, 7 August 1961: (Piano) Bartok - Sonate (1926), Chopin - Ballade in F Major, op. 38. Duplicated on Cassette IIC-2, Side B, 1 and 2.
Reel 19: Washington University (St. Louis) Graduate Recital, 28 August 1962: (Piano) Bach - Partita #6 (Toccata, Allemande, Corrente, Air, Sarbande, Tempo di Gavotta); Beethoven - Sonata in E Major, op. 109 (incomplete). Duplicated on Cassette IIIA, Side A.
Reel 20: Washington University Graduate Recital, 28 August 1962: (Piano) Prokofiev - Sonata #6 (Allegro Moderato, Allegretto, Tempo di Valzer Lentissimo, Vivace). Duplicated on Cassette IIIA, Side B.
Reel 21: Murrayville and Woodsen Grade School Chorus and Band, 1963: Shirley accompanied the Chorus and conducted the Band. Jacksonville, Illinois. Duplicated on Cassette IV, Side A.
Reel 22: Murrayville and Woodsen students, 1962-1963: An ensemble and Chorus presented on a Jacksonville Radio Station. Singing and telling stories on a trip home to Quincy with family - Marilyn Jean Meyer (Sister), Duane Loofbourrow (Brother in law), and Galen (nephew). Jacksonville and Quincy, Illinois. Duplicated on Cassette IV, Side B.
Reel 23: Quincy College, January 1964: Haydn Violin Sonatas: I, II, IV, V (January 9); and Sonatas III, VI, VII, VIII (January 16). Duplicated on Cassette IVA, Sides A and B.
Reel 24: Quincy College, 16 January 1964: (Violin) Haydn - Sonate VIII, accompanist - Barbara Hess. Duplicated on Cassette IV B, Side A.
Reel 25: Quincy College Recitals, 17 May 1964: Mozart - Sonate for Violin and Piano K. 296, Kenneth Kloweit - Violin, Shirley Meyer - Piano; Strauss - Concerto, Op. 11, Blair Hurt - Horn, Shirley Meyer - Piano; Mozart - Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, Quincy String Ensemble, Robert Koper - Conductor; Randall Thompson - Feast of Praise, Shirley Meyer - Harp, Brass Choir, James Brinkman - Conductor. Duplicated on Cassette IVC-1, Side A.
Reel 26: Quincy College Recitals, 10 January, 28 March, 2 May 1965: (March 28) Loeffler - Rhapsody for Viola, Oboe, and Piano, George Daniels - Oboe, Shirley Meyer - Viola, Barbara Hess-Piano; (May 2) Prokofiev - Overture on Hebrew Theme, Op. 34, Pamela Schmitt - Clarinet, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Mary Agnes Ridder - Violin, Evelyn Watterson - Viola, Alice Mays - Cello, Barbara Hess - Piano; Jolivet - Concerto for Percussion and Piano; (May 2) Brahms-Trio V, Op. 114 (incomplete), Pamela Schmitt - Clarinet, Alice Mays - Cello, Shirley Meyer - Piano; (January 10) Randall Snyder - Nocturne for Violin and Piano, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Barbara Hess - Piano. Duplicated on Cassette IVC-1, Side B, 1, 2, 3, 4.
Reel 27: Quincy Symphony Ensemble, 1964: Mozart - Quartet in F major K. 370, Karen D. Byrne - Oboe, Shirley Meyer - Violin, H. Wayne Pyle - Viola, Mrs. David Yount - Cello; Beethoven - Septet in Eb Major, Op. 20, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Frank Kalitsky - Viola, William J. Dieterich - French Horn, George Irwin - Clarinet, Robert Koper - Bassoon, Mrs. David Yount - Cello, Russell F. Lahl - String Bass. Duplicated on Cassette IVC-2, Side B, 1, 2.
Reel 28: Quincy Parochial School, 21 May 1965: Program Inside. Contents: Irish Folk song, Spanish Folk Song, German Dance, Humperdinck-Hansel and Gretel Selections, Beethoven, arr. Frederick Muller - The Heavens are Telling, James Hook, arr. Muller - Symphonette, Shirley Meyer - conductor. Duplicated on Cassette IVD, Side 1.
Reel 29: University of Illinois, ca. late 1960s: "Solo for Carolyn." Harp and Electronic sounds. Duplicated on Cassette VA-1, Side A1.
Reel 30: University of Illinois, 1967: Rao was My Indian Vina Teacher, Piece by Bill Brooks , Shirley Meyer on Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VA-1, Side A2.
Reel 31: University of Illinois, ca. late 1960s: "Mouthpiece Concerto," Clarinet and Electronics - Paul Zonn. Duplicated on Cassette VA-1, Side A3.
Reel 32: University of Illinois, 11 August 1970: Performed in Great Hal. Morgan Powell, "Loneliness" for Harp and Tuba (Shirley and Dibley). Duplicated on Cassette VA-1, Side A4.
Reel 33: University of Illinois, 24 July 1971: (Violin) Paul Zonn - Sonorum One, Contemporary Chamber Players. Duplicated on Cassette VA-1, Side B1.
Reel 34: University of Illinois, ca. 1970s: Duet for Tuba and Harp by Chuck Dibly, Dibly - Tuba. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side A1.
Reel 35: University of Illinois, 10 April 1978: Dan Perantoni and Blankenship perform "A Question of Summer" by Barney Childs. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side A2.
Reel 36: University of Illinois, ca. 1960s: "Minatures for Diverse Instruments" by Gerald Warfield. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side A3.

Box 4

Reel 1: University of Illinois, ca. 1960s: Solo Harp and Percussion Mallets by James Stroud. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side A 4.
Reel 2: University of Illinois, ca. 1970s: (Harp) "Les Gestes" by Bernard Rands. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side B1.
Reel 3: University of Illinois, 21 May 1967: "Non Sequitur VI" by Herbert Brun. Performed by Flute - Tom Howell, Cello - Lee Duckles, Piano - Neely Brucs, Harp - Blankenship, Persussion - G. Allen, William Youhass. Duplicated on Cassette VA-2, Side B2.
Reel 4: Shirley and Student at Groove Street, 1960s: Shirley with a student at Groove Street residence. Shirley practicing and singing. Duplicated on Cassette VB, Side A
Reel 5: Illinois Summer Youth Camp, 1968: ISYM String Secotionals, Harp. Blankenship on harp. Duplicated on Cassette VC, Side A.
Reel 6: Lindenwood Colleges (St. Charles, Missouri), 17 May 1971: "Allegro Molto and Tema Con Variazioni" - New Music Concert. Duplicated on Cassette VIA, Side A
Reel 7: Lindenwood Colleges (Christmas Concert), 14 December 1969: Britten - Ceremony of Carols; Blankenship - Harp; Kenneth Greenlaw - Conductor. Duplicated on Cassette VIA, Side B.
Reel 8: Hardin Junior High Talent show, 1970: St. Charles, Missouri. Duplicated on Cassette VIB, Side A,B.
Reel 9: Hardin/Jefferson Junior High Chorus, Christmas Program, 20 December 1971: St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Cassette VIB-1, Side A.
Reel 10: Hardin Chorus, 1970: 7th, 8th, & 9th grade. Orginal scongs by students, arrangments by Blankenship. St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Cassette VIB-I, Side A&B.
Reel 11: Hardin/Jefferson Junior High Talent Show, May 1970: Raindrops - Emily Penrod on vocal. From the Talent show there is a recording of that rehearsal of the songs: The Wind, Sea Fever, Springtime in Donegal, The Purple Cow, Did You, Twilight, Riddle, Little Wind, Easter Morning Bells, Fun, Little Things, Overtones, The Duck, Eeka Neeka. Duplicated on Cassette VIB-2, Side A
Reel 12: Hardin Concert Soloist, 1970/1971: Talent show at Hardin. Side 1 - Claire De Lune, More, Trumpet Duet, Edelweiss, The Soulettes, Love is Blue, Hungarian Rhapsody, Raindrops, Rhythmettes, Comedie Routine, Scarlet Ribbons, Revery, Trumpet Solo, sonata Pathetique, Memories, Green River, Born to Be Wild, USSR. Side 2 - Begins with Pathetique, then unidentified sounds. St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Cassette VIB-3.
Reel 13: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall, 7 July 1976: Side 1: "Elegiac Trio" Side 2: Arnold Bax, "Camerata Trio." Performed by Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side A 1.
Reel 14: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall, 7 July 1976: Debussy, "Camerata Trio" performed by Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side A 2.
Reel 15: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall, 1976: Persichetti, "Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp" performed by Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side A 3.
Reel 16: Smith Recital Hall, University of Illinois, 1969: Jolivet, "Alla Rustica" performed by Thomas Howell - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side B 1.
Reel 17: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall, 1976: Holst, "Four Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda." Leonard Rumery - Conductor, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side B 2.
Reel 18: Faculty Concert. Krannert Center, Great Hall, 17 February 1974: "Trio (viola, harp, flute) Sonata" by Debussy. Lento, Dolce Rubato, Tempo Di Minuetto, Allegro Moderato Ma Risoluto. Performed by Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-1, Side B 3.
Reel 19: University of Illinois, 1976: Persichetti "Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp" Larghetto, Allegro comodo, Andante Grazioso, Andante Cantabil, Allegretto, Scherzando, Adagietto, Vivo. Performed by Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp; Flute and Viola, Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute; Camerata Trio; BaxTrio. Duplicated on Cassette VII-2, Side A.
Reel 20: Krannert Center, Great Hall, 12 July 1976: Piece by John Addison, performed by University of Illinois Woodwind Quintet with Harp; Blankenship - Harp; Arnold Bax - Elegaic Trio, Camerata Trio. Duplicated on Cassette VII-2, Side B.
Reel 21: University of Illinois Summer Orchestra, 24 July 1974: Debussy, "Sacred and Profane Dances" performed by Bernard Goodman - Conductor, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VII-3, Side A.
Reel 22: WILL Concert, Critic's Choice, Program I, 1980: Side 1: Intro by Grace Babakhanian; Poulenc - Toccata from Trois Pieces (1953 Recital); Bach Bauer, piano; Chopin - Etude, op. 25 (1955 Recital); Chopin Ballade (1961 U of I Senior Piano Recital); Haydn - Violin (1964 Quincy College);Side 2: Annoucement; Zabel - Marguerite (1953); Ravel - Introduction and Allegro, Meyer - Harp, Joan Becker - piano (1953); Chopin - Etude, op. 25 (1955); Jolivet - Alla Rustica, Thomas Howell - flute, Blankenship - harp; Debussy - Sacred and Profance Dances. Duplicated on Cassette VII-4, Side A.
Reel 23: WILL Concert Critic's Choice Program, ca. 1980: Harp Etude (1953), Introduction, other pieces. Duplicated on Cassette VII-4, Side B.
Reel 24: WILL Critic's Choice, Program I, 1980: Side 1: Debussy - Sacred and Profane Dances, U of I Summer Orchestra, Blankenship on Harp; Bax - Elegaic Trio, Camerata Trio, Blankenship on Harp; Chansons Innocentes - Blankenship, Blankenship on Harp; Side 2: Barney Childs - A Question of Summer , Tuba Dan Perantoni, Blankenship - Harp, premiered in Chicago 1978. Duplicated on Cassette VII-4A.
Reel 25: WILL Critic's Choice, Program 2, 1980: Side 1: Comments by Grace Babakhanian; Poulenc - Toccata from Trios Pieces (1953 Recital); Rands - Les Gestes, with harpists Verilee Mills, Mimi Allen, Harvey Greffen, Dorothy Ashby; Side 2: Dorothy Ashby; Dwayne Fulton; Saalm - Written and played by Blankenship in the 1970s; Interview - mentions the Squarknot Quartet. Duplicated on Cassette VII-4B.
Reel 26: Eastern Illinois University, 17 December 1972: Britten, "Ceremony of Carols." Performed by Cecilian Singers, Dr. James Brinkman, Conductor. Duplicated on Cassette VII-5, Side A.
Reel 27: Quincy College, 17 December 1966: Britten, "Ceremony of Carols" Dr. James Brinkman - Conductor, Quincy College. Duplicated on Cassette VII-5, Side B.
Reel 28: New Music Building Auditorium, Urbana, 13 February 1974: Duo performed by Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Nisbet - Cello. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-1, Side A-1.
Reel 29: University of Illinois, 1971: Side A: Duo, Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Nisbet - Cello; Side B: "Chansons Innocentes, Part III," Edwin London - Conductor, Blakenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-1, Side A, 2,3.
Reel 30: Composer's Symposium, Washington University, ca.1960-1962: Harold Blumefeld - Teacher, "Piano Pieces - Schizoid"; "Vocal Piece" - Blankenship in piano, Harp; and "Viola Piece - Fantasy Struck, "Herb Vanderberg - Viola, Shirley Papdemetriou - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-1, Side B 1,2,3.
Reel 31: Composer's Symposium Washington University, 1965: Two Songs: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," "The Trees Stand," performed by Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Piano. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-1, Side B 4,5.
Reel 32: University of Illinois Student Composers Concert, 1970: "Terse Trio in Three Movements" performed by Blankenship, Bettye Krolick - Violin, Howard Osborn - Viola, Robert Swenson - Cello. Duplicated on Cassettte VIII-1, Side B, 6
Reel 33: Doctoral Composition Project, Smith Music Hall, 1974: Blankenship "Visions and Revisions" (see tapes and data control file for ensemble). Duplicated on Cassette VIII-1, Side B-7.
Reel 34: New Music Building, University of Illinois, 13 February 1974: Blankenship "Duo for Violin and Cello", performed by Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Niset - Cello; Saul "Harp Solo in Baroque Style," with Chorus, Harold Decker - Conductor; Blankenship "Two Songs: Do Not Go Gentle, The Trees Stand," Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Piano. Duplicated on VIII-2, Side A-1,2,3,4.
Reel 35: University of Illinois, November 1978: Saul - Harp Solo in Baroque Style by Blankenship, with Chorus, Harold Decker - Conductor. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-2, Side A 5.
Reel 36: Krannert Center Great Hall, 24 July 1971: Blankenship "Chansons Innocentes," text - e.e. cummings: I. In Just Spring, II. Tumbling Hair,III. Hist Whist. Performed by Edwin London - Conductor, Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on VIII-2, Side A-6.
Reel 37: Thracian Horses Music, Summer 1962: Side 1: Music for a play entitled Thracian Horses (Greek Style) for flute, oboe, and harp; Side 2: Blankenship practicing voice. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-2, Side A-7 & Side B.

Box 5

Reel 1: Illini Union Concert, 1967: "De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum (of the dead say nothing but good)" performed by Robery Kelly - Viola, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Cassette VIII-2, Side B-2.
Reel 2: Squareknot at Market Place Mall, ca. 1979: 1 - Mozart, 2 - Georiga, 3 - Serenade for Harp and Trio, 4- Dark Eyes, 5 - Roll in my sweet baby's arms, 6-Love Story, Shirley arrangement. Duplicated on Cassette IX-1C, Side A.
Reel 3: Composers' Forum, Washington University, 1962: Lindenwood Colleges student compositions by Messenger, Niekamp, Freivogel, Beeler, Patterson, Meyer. Not duplicated on cassette.
Reel 4: Washington University Master's Degree Piano Recital, 28 August 1962: Bach - Partita #6, Beethoven - Sonata In E Major, Op. 109, Prokofiev - Sonata #6.
Reel 5: Urbana Fundraising Concert - Urbana High School, 13/14 April 1983: Songs performed by The Squareknot Quartet and The Guido Sinclair Quartet. Sqaureknot - Guianne Sinclair, Xandria Robinson, Dorothea Martirano, and Lonsk Jeter. Sinclair Quartet - Guido Sinclair - Alto Sax, Bobby Durham - Bass, Michael Kocour - Piano, Kevin Kingston - Drums. Duplicated on Cassette tapes in the Sinclair Series.
Reel 6: Urbana Fundraising Concert, Urbana High School, 13/14 April 1983: Songs performed by The Squareknot Quartet and The Guido Sinclair Quartet. Sqaureknot - Guianne Sinclair, Xandria Robinson, Dorothea Martirano, and Lonsk Jeter. Sinclair Quartet - Guido Sinclair - Alto Sax, Bobby Durham - Bass, Michael Kocour - Piano, Kevin Kingston - Drums. Duplicated on Cassette tapes in the Sinclair Series
Reel 7: University of Iowa, Boyents Pub, April 1979: Unknown electronic music.
Reel 9: Recording of Margaret Klemm, 1970s: Blankenship's harp student in the 1960s and 1970s. Program in case.
Reel 10: Akiko Tanaka Freshman Recital at University of Illinois, 10 April, ca. 1964: Piano student of Shirley Blankenship. Program in case.
Reel 11: Chansons Innocentes, 1970: University of Illinois, Ed London - Conductor, Barbara Dahleim - Soprano.
Reel 12: Saul: Saul - Harp Solo, recorded at University of Illinois.
Reel 25: 10 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980

Box 6

Audio-Visual Recordings 1: The Squareknot Quartet, ca. 1980s: Sony U-matic videocassette
Audio-Visual Recordings 2: The Squareknot Quartet, ca. 1980s: VHS - Blankenship - harp/violin, Sandy Robinson - viola/guitar, Dorothy Martirano - violin, and Leon Jeter - cello
Audio-Visual Recordings 3: Active Senior Series, TV Show, 1992: VHS - Film includes Tamra Gingold - violin, Kathy Tessin - Flute, Maria Merkelo - accordian, Stuart Gold & Cindy Pipkin Doyle - dancers, Guido Sinclair - saxaphone/composer, and Blankenship - violin, harp, keyboard.
Audio-Visual Recordings 4: Smoke on the Mountain, 1994: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Blankenship plays Vera, pianist, violinist, and singer.
Audio-Visual Recordings 5: Champaign - Urbana Geritol follies, 27 August 1994: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Music director and accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 6: Champaign - Urbana Geritol Follies, 23 - 27 August 1995: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Music director, accompanist, harpist, and comedienne.
Audio-Visual Recordings 7: Champaign-Urbana Geritol Follies, 23-27 August 1995: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Music director, accompanist, harpist, and comedienne.
Audio-Visual Recordings 8: Commercial for Smoke on the Mountain, 1995: VHS
Audio-Visual Recordings 9: Smoke on the Mountain, 6 September - 15 October, 1995: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Blankenship plays Vera, pianist, violinist, and singer.
Audio-Visual Recordings 10: Something's Afoot!, 1995: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Music director, pianist, and synthesizer accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 11: C-U Kids on Broadway, ca. 1996: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse, accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 12: Seasons Greetings, 1996: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Music director, harpist, pianist, and violinist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 13: Quilt, 8 November 1996: VHS - Parkland College. Music director and accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 14: Li'l Abner, 1996: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Blankenship plays Mayor Dawgmeat, music director, and accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 15: Li'l Abner, 1996: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Blankenship plays Mayor Dawgmeat, music director, and accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 16: I Do! I Do!, 15 January - 2 March 1997: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Accompanist and composed two piano arrangement.
Audio-Visual Recordings 17: I Shall Not Be Moved, May 1997: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Actress, singer, violinist, mandolin, bassist, and pianist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 18: Diamond Studs, September - October 1999: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse. Accompanist and conductor.
Audio-Visual Recordings 19: Here's Love, 17 December 1999: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse
Audio-Visual Recordings 20: Mobsters and Molls, Bradford Newquist, February 2000: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse
Audio-Visual Recordings 21: Mobsters and Molls, Martin Pazdioch, February 2000: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Playhouse
Audio-Visual Recordings 22: Smoke on the Mountain - Act 2, October 2000: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Theater
Audio-Visual Recordings 23: Smoke on the Mountain - Act 1, October 2000: VHS - Sunshine Dinner Theater
Audio-Visual Recordings 24: 2000 Young Artists Scholarship Concert, "A Time for Singing", 6 May 2000: VHS - Blankenship accompaning one or more of the winners.
Audio-Visual Recordings 25: Artist in Motion Benefit, 25 November 2001: VHS
Audio-Visual Recordings 26: Brenda Rucker Recital, February 2002: VHS - Blankenship accompanied Rucker for the American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, GA. This recital took place in Champaign and was preparation for the competition.
Audio-Visual Recordings 27: Brenda Rucker Rehearsal, 24 March 2002: VHS - Blankenship accompanied Rucker for the American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, GA.
Audio-Visual Recordings 28: The Spitfire Grill, May 2002: VHS - Station Theater, Blankenship was the accompanist and musical director.
Audio-Visual Recordings 29: Ruby's, ca. 2002: VHS
Audio-Visual Recordings 30: Godspell, December 2004: VHS - Performed at the Virginia Theater
Audio-Visual Recordings 31: Pandora's Box: VHS
Audio-Visual Recordings 32: One of the Boys - The Story of Cy Rogers: VHS - Interview of Cy Rogers at Video Cafe.
Audio-Visual Recordings 33: Esslinger: VHS - Pictures/film taken from a 16mm by Orville Jones in the 1920s-1940s. Includes a video of Amelia Varenhorst and Lydia Meyer.
Audio-Visual Recordings 34: Les Misérables, 2 July 2007: DVD - Virginia Theater CUTC, synthesizer.
Audio-Visual Recordings 35: Beauty and the Beast, 16 - 19 August 2007: DVD - Virginia Theater CUTC, accompanist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 36: Sweet Charity, 2009: DVD - Virginia Theater CUTC, violinist.
Audio-Visual Recordings 37: Annie Get Your Gun, August 2006: DVD - Tuscola
Audio-Visual Recordings 38: Annie Get Your Gun, 2006: CD - Tuscola
Audio-Visual Recordings 39: The Life: CD - The Station Theater
Audio-Visual Recordings 40: The Follies, ca. 2004: CD - The Little Theater on the Square in Sullivan
Audio-Visual Recordings 41: Buddies Blues, Losing My Mind: CD

Box 7

Folder 1: Inventories of audio cassettes and programs of performances

Folder 2: Data DVDs of performances, 1953-1971

Folder 3: Digitized version of performances (from audio cassettes), 1970-1992

Data CDs

Audio-Visual Recordings 1: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Recital, 6 April 1953

Cassette Tape. Duplicated on Reel IB.

Audio-Visual Recordings 2: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital, 14 May 1955

Cassette Tape: (Piano) Bach, Bauer - Aria from the A minor Violin Sonata; Chopin - Etudes op. 25, no.2,1 (Harp) Debussy,Coeur- Claire De Lune (Violin) Bruch - Concerto, 3rd Movement. Duplicated on Reel IC-1.

Audio-Visual Recordings 3: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital Reel, part 2, 14 May 1955

Cassette Tape: (Piano) Respighi - Notturno; Villa,Lobos - Le Polichinelle (punch); Chopin-Scherzo in Bb Minor; (Voice) Verdi-Caro Nome from Rigoletto; Strauss-Adele's Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus; (Violin) Granados, Kreisler-Spanish Dance. Duplicated on Reel IC-2 Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 4: Notre Dame High School (Quincy, Illinois) Graduation Recital, 14 May 1955

Cassette Tape: (Piano) Beethoven - Concerto C minor, op. 37; Audition piece for University of Illinois. Duplicated on Reel IC-3 Side A

Audio-Visual Recordings 5: Quincy, Illinois TV station WGEM Contest, ca. 1955

Cassette Tape: Violin - Samuel Gardner, Voice - Ave Maria, Meyer - Harp, Piano. Duplicated on Reel ID.

Audio-Visual Recordings 6: Quincy Programs Arts Center, ca. late 1950s

Cassette Tape: Side 1: Marilyn White - Cello, Charlotte Koch - Voice, <span class="highlight0 bold">Shirley</span> Meyer - Piano; Side 2: repeats the Piano music. Duplicated on Reel IE

Audio-Visual Recordings 7: Kewanee Civic Orchestra, ca. 1955/1956

Cassette Tape: Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16. Duplicated on Reel IF.

Audio-Visual Recordings 8: University of Illinois Student, Piano Music, 1958-1960

Cassette Tape: Mozart - Piano Sonata K545, Duplicated on Reel IIA, Side A-1. Bach - Praeludium XXII, Fuga XXII; Mozat - Sonate in A Minor K130; Ravel - Une barque sur l'Ocean; Brahms - Sonate in F# Minor, Op.2. Duplicated on Reel IIA, Side A-2,3,4,5. Bach - Praeludium XXII, Fuga XXII; Mozat - Sonate in A Minor K130; Ravel - Une barque sur l'Ocean; Brahms - Sonate in F# Minor, Op.2. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Reel IIA, Side B-1,2,3,4.

Audio-Visual Recordings 9: University of Illinois, Violin Music, 1959

Cassette Tape: Handel - Sonate in A Major; Bach - Concerto No. 1 in A Minor; Barber - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Reel IIB, Side A. Handel - Sonate in A Major; Bach - Concerto No. 1 in A Minor; Barber - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14. Fullbright Scholarship to Greece. Duplicated on Reel IIB, Side B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 10: University of Illinois Senior Piano Recital, 7 August 1961

Cassette Tape: Bach - French Overture (Overture, Courante, Gavotte I/II, Passepied I/II, Sarabande, Bouree I/II, Gigue, Echo); Bartok - Sonate (1926), Chopin - Ballade in F Major, op. 38; Debussy - Estampes. Duplicated on Reels IIC 1-2.

Audio-Visual Recordings 11: University of Illinois Senior Piano Recital, 7 August 1961

Cassette Tape: This tape was made from a different set of recital tapes. The Debussy does not exist on this tape because the second series Debussy recording was not ocmplete.

Audio-Visual Recordings 12: Washington University (St. Louis, MO) Graduate Piano Recital, 28 August 1962

Cassette Tape: Bach - Partita #6 (Toccata, Allemande, Corrente, Air, Sarbande, Tempo di Gavotta); Beethoven - Sonata in E Major, op. 109 (incomplete). Duplicated on Reel IIIA, Side A. Prokofiev - Sonata #6 (Allegro Moderato, Allegretto, Tempo di Valzer Lentissimo, Vivace). Duplicated on Reel IIIA, Side B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 13: Murrayville and Woodsen Grade School Chorus and Band, 1962-1963

Cassette Tape: Shirley accompanied the Chorus and conducted the Band. Jacksonville, Illinois. Duplicated on Reel IV, Side A. An ensemble and Chorus presented on a Jacksonville Radio Station. Singing and telling stories on a trip home to Quincy with family - Marilyn Jean Meyer (Sister), Duane Loofbourrow (Brother in law), and Galen (nephew). Jacksonville and Quincy, Illinois. Duplicated on Reel IV, Side B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 14: Quincy College Haydn Recitals, January 1964

Cassette Tape: Haydn Violin Sonatas - I, II, IV, V (January 9); and Sonatas III, VI, VII, VIII (January 16). Duplicated on Reel IVA, Sides A and B

Audio-Visual Recordings 15: Quincy College Haydn Recital, 16 January 1964

Cassette Tape: (Violin) Haydn - Sonate VIII, accompanist - Barbara Hess. Duplicated on Reel IV B, Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 16: Quincy College Recitals, 17 May 1964 and 10 January, 28 March, 2 May 1965

Cassette Tape: Mozart - Sonate for Violin and Piano K. 296, Kenneth Kloweit - Violin, Shirley Meyer - Piano; Strauss - Concerto, Op. 11, Blair Hurt - Horn, Shirley Meyer - Piano; Mozart - Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, Quincy String Ensemble, Robert Koper - Conductor; Randall Thompson - Feast of Praise, Shirley Meyer - Harp, Brass Choir, James Brinkman - Conductor. Duplicated on Reel IVC-1, Side A.

(March 28) Loeffler - Rhapsody for Viola, Oboe, and Piano, George Daniels - Oboe, Shirley Meyer - Viola, Barbara Hess-Piano; (May 2) Prokofiev - Overture on Hebrew Theme, Op. 34, Pamela Schmitt - Clarinet, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Mary Agnes Ridder - Violin, Evelyn Watterson - Viola, Alice Mays - Cello, Barbara Hess - Piano; Jolivet - Concerto for Percussion and Piano; (May 2) Brahms-Trio V, Op. 114 (incomplete), Pamela Schmitt - Clarinet, Alice Mays - Cello, Shirley Meyer - Piano; (January 10) Randall Snyder - Nocturne for Violin and Piano, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Barbara Hess - Piano. Duplicated on Reel IVC-1, Side B, 1, 2, 3, 4.

Audio-Visual Recordings 17: Quincy Symphony Ensemble, 1964

Cassette Tape: Mozart - Quartet in F major K. 370, Karen D. Byrne - Oboe, Shirley Meyer - Violin, H. Wayne Pyle - Viola, Mrs. David Yount - Cello; Beethoven - Septet in Eb Major, Op. 20, Shirley Meyer - Violin, Frank Kalitsky - Viola, William J. Dieterich - French Horn, George Irwin - Clarinet, Robert Koper - Bassoon, Mrs. David Yount - Cello, Russell F. Lahl - String Bass. Duplicated on Reel IVC-2, Side B, 1, 2

Audio-Visual Recordings 18: Quincy Parochial School, 21 May 1965

Cassette Tape: Irish Folk song, Spanish Folk Song, German Dance, Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel Selections, Beethoven, arr. Frederick Muller - The Heavens are Telling, James Hook, arr. Muller - Symphonette, Shirley Meyer - conductor. Duplicated on Reel IVD, Side 1.

Audio-Visual Recordings 19: University of Illinois, ca. late 1960s, 1967, 11 August 1970, 24 July 1971

Cassettes Tape: "Solo for Carolyn." Harp and Electronic sounds. Duplicated on Reel VA-1, Side A1.

Rao was My Indian Vina Teacher, Piece by Bill Brooks , Shirley Meyer on Harp. Duplicated on Reel VA-1, Side A2.

"Mouthpiece Concerto," Clarinet and Electronics - Paul Zonn. Duplicated on Reel VA-1, Side A3.

Performed in Great Hal. Morgan Powell, "Loneliness" for Harp and Tuba (Shirley and Dibley). Duplicated on Reel VA-1, Side A4

(Violin) Paul Zonn - Sonorum One, Contemporary Chamber Players. Duplicated on Reel VA-1, Side B1.

Audio-Visual Recordings 20: University of Illinois, 1960s-1970s, 21 May 1967, 10 April 1978

Cassette Tape: Duet for Tuba and Harp by Chuck Dibly, Dibly - Tuba. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side A1.

Dan Perantoni and Blankenship perform "A Question of Summer" by Barney Childs. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side A2.

"Minatures for Diverse Instruments" by Gerald Warfield. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side A3.

Solo Harp and Percussion Mallets by James Stroud. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side A 4.

(Harp) "Les Gestes" by Bernard Rands. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side B1.

"Non Sequitur VI" by Herbert Brun. Performed by Flute - Tom Howell, Cello - Lee Duckles, Piano - Neely Brucs, Harp - Blankenship, Persussion - G. Allen, William Youhass. Duplicated on Reel VA-2, Side B2.

Audio-Visual Recordings 21: University of Illinois

Cassette Tape: "Les Gestes," by Bernard Rands, Shirley - Harp. Performed and Recorded in Festival Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Audio-Visual Recordings 22: University of Illinois

Cassette Tape: "Les Gestes," by Bernard Rands, Shirley - Harp. Performed and Recorded in Festival Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Audio-Visual Recordings 23: Shirley and Student at Groove Street, 1960s

Cassette Tape: Shirley with a student at Groove Street residence. Shirley practicing and singing. Duplicated on Reel VB, Side A

Audio-Visual Recordings 24: Illinois Summer Youth Camp, 1968

Cassette Tape: ISYM String Secotionals, Harp. Blankenship on harp. Duplicated on Reel VC, Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 25: Lindenwood Colleges, 14 December 1969, 17 May 1971

Cassette Tape: Side A: (17 May 1971) "Allegro Molto and Tema Con Variazioni" - New Music Concert. Duplicated on Reel VIA, Side A. Side B: (Christmas Concert, 14 December 1969) Britten - Ceremony of Carols; Blankenship - Harp; Kenneth Greenlaw - Conductor. Duplicated on Reel VIA, Side B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 26: Hardin Junior High Talent show, 1970

Cassette Tape: St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Reel VIB, Side A,B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 27: Hardin/Jefferson Junior High Chorus, 1970, 20 December 1971

Cassette Tape: Side A: Hardin/Jefferson Junior High Chorus, Christmas Program, 20 December 1971. St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Reel VIB-1, Side A. Side B: Hardin Chorus, 1970. 7th, 8th, & 9th grade. Orginal scongs by students, arrangments by Blankenship. St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Reel VIB-I, Side A&B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 28: Hardin/Jefferson Junior High Talent Show, May 1970

Cassette Tape: Raindrops - Emily Penrod on vocal. From the Talent show there is a recording of that rehearsal of the songs: The Wind, Sea Fever, Springtime in Donegal, The Purple Cow, Did You, Twilight, Riddle, Little Wind, Easter Morning Bells, Fun, Little Things, Overtones, The Duck, Eeka Neeka. Duplicated on Reel VIB-2, Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 29: Hardin Concert Soloist, 1970/1971

Cassette Tape: Talent show at Hardin. Side 1 - Claire De Lune, More, Trumpet Duet, Edelweiss, The Soulettes, Love is Blue, Hungarian Rhapsody, Raindrops, Rhythmettes, Comedie Routine, Scarlet Ribbons, Revery, Trumpet Solo, sonata Pathetique, Memories, Green River, Born to Be Wild, USSR. Side 2 - Begins with Pathetique, then unidentified sounds. St. Charles, MO. Duplicated on Reel VIB-3.

Audio-Visual Recordings 30: University of Illinois Faculty Chamber Recitals, 1969-1976

Cassette Tape: Side A: "Elegiac Trio" by Arnold Bax performing by the Camerata Trio - Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side A 1. Debussy "Trio Sonata" performed by the Camerata Trio. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side A 2. Persichetti, "Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp" performed by Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side A 3.

Side B: Jolivet, "Alla Rustica" performed by Thomas Howell - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side B 1. Holst, "Four Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda." Leonard Rumery - Conductor, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side B 2. "Trio (viola, harp, flute) Sonata" by Debussy. Lento, Dolce Rubato, Tempo Di Minuetto, Allegro Moderato Ma Risoluto. Performed by Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-1, Side B 3.

Audio-Visual Recordings 31: University of Illinois Recitals, 1976

Cassette Tape: Side A: Persichetti "Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp" Larghetto, Allegro comodo, Andante Grazioso, Andante Cantabil, Allegretto, Scherzando, Adagietto, Vivo. Performed by Charles Delaney - Flute, Blankenship - Harp; Flute and Viola, Guillermo Perich - Viola, Charles Delaney - Flute; Camerata Trio; BaxTrio. Duplicated on Reel VII-2, Side A.

Side B: Piece by John Addison, performed by University of Illinois Woodwind Quintet with Harp; Blankenship - Harp; Arnold Bax - Elegaic Trio, Camerata Trio. Duplicated on Reel VII-2, Side B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 32: University of Illinois Summer Orchestra, 24 July 1974

Cassette Tape: Debussy, "Sacred and Profane Dances" performed by Bernard Goodman - Conductor, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VII-3, Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 33: WILL Concert, Critic's Choice, Program I, 1980

Cassette Tape: Side A: Intro by Grace Babakhanian; Poulenc - Toccata from Trois Pieces (1953 Recital); Bach Bauer, piano; Chopin - Etude, op. 25 (1955 Recital); Chopin Ballade (1961 U of I Senior Piano Recital); Haydn - Violin (1964 Quincy College). Side B: Annoucement; Zabel - Marguerite (1953); Ravel - Introduction and Allegro, Meyer - Harp, Joan Becker - piano (1953); Chopin - Etude, op. 25 (1955); Jolivet - Alla Rustica, Thomas Howell - flute, Blankenship - harp; Debussy - Sacred and Profance Dances. Duplicated on Reel VII-4, Side A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 34: WILL Critic's Choice, Program I, 1980

Cassette Tape: Side A: Debussy - Sacred and Profane Dances, U of I Summer Orchestra, Blankenship on Harp; Bax - Elegaic Trio, Camerata Trio, Blankenship on Harp; Chansons Innocentes - Blankenship, Blankenship on Harp; Side B: Barney Childs - A Question of Summer , Tuba Dan Perantoni, Blankenship - Harp, premiered in Chicago 1978. Duplicated on Reel VII-4A.

Audio-Visual Recordings 35: WILL Critic's Choice, Program 2, 1980

Cassette Tape: Side A: Comments by Grace Babakhanian; Poulenc - Toccata from Trios Pieces (1953 Recital); Rands - Les Gestes, with harpists Verilee Mills, Mimi Allen, Harvey Greffen, Dorothy Ashby. Side B: Dorothy Ashby; Dwayne Fulton; Saalm - Written and played by Blankenship in the 1970s; Interview - mentions the Squarknot Quartet. Duplicated on Reel VII-4B.

Audio-Visual Recordings 36: Britten, "Ceremony of Carols", 17 December 1966/1972

Cassette Tape: Side A: Eastern Illinois University, 17 December 1972. Performed by Cecilian Singers, Dr. James Brinkman, Conductor. Duplicated on Reel VII-5, Side A.

Side B: Quincy College, 17 December 1966. Dr. James Brinkman - Conductor, Quincy College. Duplicated on Reel VII-5, Side B

Audio-Visual Recordings 37: Britten, "Ceremony of Carols", December 1983

Cassette Tape: Central Illinois Children's Chorus, Carolyn Paulin - conductor, Blankenship - Harp, Smith Music Hall. Not duplicated, VII-5a.

Audio-Visual Recordings 38: University of Illinois Orchestra, 26 March 1972

Cassette Tape: Mussorgsky/Ravel, "Pictures at an Exihibition." Not duplicated, VII-6a

Audio-Visual Recordings 39: Fish Creek Orchestra, 19 August 1972

Cassette Tape: Ravel, Rhapsody. Grant Johannsen. Not duplicated, VII6b - 1.

Audio-Visual Recordings 40: Fish Creek Orchestra, 18 August 1972

Cassette Tape: Not duplicated, VII6b - 2.

Audio-Visual Recordings 41: University of Illinois Recitals, 10 April 1973

Cassette Tape: Side A: Organ and Harp piece, Smith Music Hall. Side B: Harp, Flute, and Bassoon piece by Andre Jolivet, Sanford Berry - bassoon, Charles Delaney - flute, Blankenship - Harp. Not duplicated, VII-7.

Audio-Visual Recordings 42: Jolivet, "Trio for Flute, Harp, and Bassoon", 1 April 1973

Cassette Tape: Performed at 1st Methodist Church. Not duplicated, VII-7a.

Audio-Visual Recordings 43: University Concerts and Recitals, 1960-1974

Cassette Tape: Side A: New Music Building Auditorium, Urbana, 13 February 1974 - Duo performed by Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Nisbet - Cello. Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side A-1. University of Illinois, 1971 - Side A: Duo, Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Nisbet - Cello; Side B: "Chansons Innocentes, Part III," Edwin London - Conductor, Blakenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side A, 2,3.

Side B: Composer's Symposium, Washington University, ca.1960-1962 - Harold Blumefeld - Teacher, "Piano Pieces - Schizoid"; "Vocal Piece" - Blankenship in piano, Harp; and "Viola Piece - Fantasy Struck, "Herb Vanderberg - Viola, Shirley Papdemetriou - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side B 1,2,3. Composer's Symposium Washington University, 1965 - Two Songs: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," "The Trees Stand," performed by Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Piano. Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side B 4,5. University of Illinois Student Composers Concert, 1970 - "Terse Trio in Three Movements" performed by Blankenship, Bettye Krolick - Violin, Howard Osborn - Viola, Robert Swenson - Cello. Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side B, 6. Doctoral Composition Project, Smith Music Hall, 1974 - Blankenship "Visions and Revisions" (see tapes and data control file for ensemble). Duplicated on Reel VIII-1, Side B-7.

Audio-Visual Recordings 44: University of Illinois Concerts, 1962-1978

Cassette Tape: Side A: New Music Building, University of Illinois, 13 February 1974 - Blankenship "Duo for Violin and Cello", performed by Richard Fuchs - Violin, Allen Niset - Cello; Saul "Harp Solo in Baroque Style," with Chorus, Harold Decker - Conductor; Blankenship "Two Songs: Do Not Go Gentle, The Trees Stand," Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Piano. Duplicated on Reel VIII-2, Side A-1,2,3,4. University of Illinois, November 1978 - Saul - Harp Solo in Baroque Style by Blankenship, with Chorus, Harold Decker - Conductor. Duplicated on Reel VIII-2, Side A 5. Krannert Center Great Hall, 24 July 1971 - Blankenship "Chansons Innocentes," text - e.e. cummings: I. In Just Spring, II. Tumbling Hair,III. Hist Whist. Performed by Edwin London - Conductor, Barbara Dahlheim - Soprano, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VIII-2, Side A-6.

Side B: Thracian Horses Music, Summer 1962 - Side 1: Music for a play entitled Thracian Horses (Greek Style) for flute, oboe, and harp; Side 2: Blankenship practicing voice. Duplicated on Reel VIII-2, Side A-7 & Side B. Illini Union Concert, 1967 - "De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum (of the dead say nothing but good)" performed by Robery Kelly - Viola, Blankenship - Harp. Duplicated on Reel VIII-2, Side B-2.

Audio-Visual Recordings 45: Blankenship Duo

Cassette Tape

Audio-Visual Recordings 46: Chansons Innocentes

Audio-Visual Recordings 47: Hist Whist & Shirley's Delight

Cassette Tape: Hist Whist from Chansons Innocentes - Blankenship; Shirley's Delight - Guido Sniclair; harp on both pieces

Audio-Visual Recordings 48: Student - Valerie Cribbs Spohr, 1970s

Cassette Tape

Audio-Visual Recordings 49: Metaphysical Waltz, Selection No.1, August 1988

Cassette Tape: Avant guarde harp work composed by Blankenship

Audio-Visual Recordings 50: Selection II, August 1988

Cassette Tape: Peace for Guidosan by Shirley Blankenship

Audio-Visual Recordings 51: Squareknot Quartet, Deborah Era before Guido, Nature's Table, ca. 1979

Cassette Tape: Side A: Summertime; Roll in My Sweet Babay's Arms; Eine Kliene Nacht Musick; My Funny valetine; Mack the Knife; Taste of Honey; Mozart Quartet with Maurice Wong. Side B: Why Do I Love You?; Ragtime Life; Theme from the Godfather; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; Hobo's Blues; Girl From Impanea; Embraceable You. Not duplicated, IX-1a.

Audio-Visual Recordings 52: Squareknot Quartet with Deborah from Nature, ca. 1979

Cassette Tape: Side A: My Funny Valentine; Wildwood Flower; Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - Mozart; Summertime; Taste of Honey; Mozart Quartet with Maurice Wong on Harmonica; Falling Grace; Serenade; 900 miles. Side B: Why Do I Love You?; Ragtime Life; Theme from the Godfather; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; Hobo's Blues; Girl From Impanea; Embraceable You. Not duplicated, IX-1b.

Audio-Visual Recordings 53: Shirley Meyer Blankenship Tapes, The Squreknot at Market Place, ca. 1979

Cassette Tape: Mozart; Georgia; Serenade for Harp and Trio; Dark Eyes arranged by Dorothy Martirano; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Love Story arrangement. Not duplicated, IX-1c.

Audio-Visual Recordings 54: Squareknot Demo, Jeter, Taste of Honey, Barok, etc., 1980-1981

Cassette Tape: Side A: Taste of Honey. Side B: Serenade for Harp and Trio; Pe Loc-Bartok; Quartet Piece; My Funny Valentine; Madrigal; Gypsy Music; Rollin in My Sweet Baby's Arms. Not duplciated, IX-2a.

Audio-Visual Recordings 55: Squareknot before Guido, WEFT and Jumer's, June-July 1981

Cassette Tape: Side A: WEFT; Georgia; My Funny Valentine; 900 Miles; Embraceable You; A Foggy Day; Summertime; Country Club Rag; The Lady is a Tramp; Hobo's Blues with Shirley at the Piano. Side B: Jumer's Castle Lodge, Balcony; Dance - Albeniz; Ochi Chernye; Serenade for Harp and Trio; Aria-Bach; Moment Musical; Rondeau-Boccherini; Nocturne-Borodin; Mozart K 464-String Quartet; Hungarian Dance-Brahmns. Not duplicated, IX-2b.

Audio-Visual Recordings 56: From the Radio Show WILL, Urbana, IL, 1980

Cassette Tape: Recitals from 1953, 1955, Jolivet 1969, and Debussy 1974.

Audio-Visual Recordings 57: Non-Sequitur VI - Herbert Brun, 21 May 1967

Cassette Tape: Tom Howell - Flute; Lee Duckles - Cello; Neely Bruce - Piano; G. Allen O'Connor and William Youhass - percussion; Blankenship - harp

Audio-Visual Recordings 58: On Stilts Among Ducks, for Viola and Electrosound - Herbert Brun, 22 July 1996

Cassette Tape: Viola - Blankenship

Audio-Visual Recordings 59: Kathy Tessin, Landmark Urbana Country Club, 12 October 1991

Cassette Tape: Side A:Odys Na Itace, Fragmentary, Presto-Lutislawski; Serenade; Phantasy Haru No Umi-Molnar; Entr'acte-Ibert. Side B: Kathy Tessin; Days of Wine and Rose; Fly me to the Moon; Whatever Will Be Will Be; The way we were; summer of '42. Not duplicated, X.

Audio-Visual Recordings 60: Radio Interview with Megan on WEFT, ca. 1985

Cassette Tape: Interview; Beethoven Sonata from Master's Degree Recital at Wash U; Interview: Difficulties being a woman-roles-caretakers; Synthesizer - Central High School Graduation; Elegiac Trio - Arnold Bax, Flute - Charles Delaney, Viola - Guillermo Perich, Harp; Chansons Innocentes - Blankenship (1971); Interview; Ebbtide - Harp Solo from Quincy Program with Squareknot; Interview: motivation for continuing-Squareknot memories; Embraceable You - Torch Singing with Squareknot

Audio-Visual Recordings 61: Program of November 27, 1990, 27 November 1990

Cassette Tape: Side A: Milhaud - Suite Pour Violin, Clarinette, et Piano; Schubert - Grand Rondeau, op. 107, Violin, Clarinet, and Piano. Blankenship - Viola and Violin, Gerald Anderson - Piano, Harlow Hopkins - Clarinet. Not duplicated, XIA-1.

Audio-Visual Recordings 62: The Cantebury Trio, 27 November 1990

Cassette Tape: Alfred Uhl - Kleines Konzert for Viola, Clarinet, and Piano. Blankenship - Violin and Viola, Harlow Hopkins - Clarinet, Gerald Anderson - Piano. Not duplicated, XIA-2.

Audio-Visual Recordings 63: The Cantebury Trio, 23 April 1991

Cassette Tape: Side A: Bach - Trio Sonata No. 2 in G Major; Loeffler - Trio for Oboe (C Clarinet), Viola, and Piano. Side B: Phyllis Tate - Air and Variations for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano. Not duplicated, XIB.

Audio-Visual Recordings 64: 3 Trios: The Squirrel, Be Careful, and Sagileo, 30 June 1994

Cassette Tape: 1 - The Squirrel, 2 - Be Careful, 3 - Sagileo. Not duplicated, XIVC-3.

Audio-Visual Recordings 65: Squareknot Quartet, Deborah Era, Nature's Table, ca. 1979

Audio-Visual Recordings 66: Squareknot Quartet, Deborah Era, Nature's Table, 1980s

Cassette Tape: Side A: Summertime; Roll in My Sweet Babay's Arms; Eine Kliene Nacht Musick; My Funny valetine; Mack the Knife; Taste of Honey; Mozart Quartet with Maurice Wong. Side B: Falling Grace; Serenade; 900 miles; Why Do I Love You; Theme from Godfather; Ragtime.

Audio-Visual Recordings 67: SQKnot at NT with Deborah

Audio-Visual Recordings 68: Fiddle Rag/Golden Slippers, arr. Dr. Shirley Anne Blankenship

Audio-Visual Recordings 69: Guido Sinclair Tapes, with Squareknot, Urbana High School, 14 April 1983

Cassette Tape: Side A: Chanson dans La Nuit-Carlos Salzedo; La Comparsa, Man of La Manch-arr. Blankenship; Two guitars-arr. Dorothy Martirano; Smile; Blues for Tyson-Sinclair; Once I loved; Fiddler on the Roof. Side B: All ye Who Music-Purcell; My Funny Valentine-Rogers and Hart; embraceable you-Gerswhin, arr. Dorothy Martirano; A Foggy Day-Gerswhin, labeled 1.*

Audio-Visual Recordings 70: Jumer's Bar

Cassette Tape

Audio-Visual Recordings 71: Gudio Tapes, Jumer's, Black Bear and More, ca. 1983

Cassette Tape: Side A: I'll Remember You; Latin Tune; Seredy; Sagileo; Charade; Stella; Wave. Side B: Two unidentified Tunes; A Night in Tunesia, labeled 4.* (Red).

Audio-Visual Recordings 72: Guido Sinclair Tapes, DAT 4, 1983-1985

Cassette Tape: Side A: 10/25/83; Piano Solo; Wave; Latin classical piece; Hobo's Blues; Jazz Tune; Loverman; Jazz Tune; Someone to Watch Over Me; I'll remember you. Side B: 9/23/1985; I'll Remember ou; La Comparsa; Seredy; Sagileo; Charade; Stella; labeled 5.* (Red).

Audio-Visual Recordings 73: EBB Tide Harp, Guido Tapes, with Squareknot, 1983

Cassette Tape: Side A: EBB Tide Harp; Chansons Dans La Nuit; La Comparsa; Latin Piece; Man of La Mancha; Two Guitars; Smile. Side B: Half Step Up; Night and Day; Fiddler; My Funny Valentine; Embraceable You, labeled 6.* (Red).

Audio-Visual Recordings 74: Guido Tapes - Black Bear Lounge, Nature's Table and Elsewhere, ca. 1980s

Cassette Tape: Side A: I'll Remember You; Latin Tune; Seredy; Sagileo; Charade; Stella; Wave. Side B: Unidentified Tunes; I'll Walk Alone; Days of Wine and Roses.

Audio-Visual Recordings 75: Guido Tapes with Squareknot

Cassette Tape: Side A: I'll Remember You; Anne Jazzmin - piano; Latin Piece; Seredy - Jazz Quartet and Squareknot String Quartet; Masquerade. Side B: Days of Wine and Roses, Demo, Love Boat, Stella, Our Day, April in Paris, The Way We Were.

Audio-Visual Recordings 76: "Variety in Motion" with Guido Sinclair, vol. I, 1988

Cassette Tape: Side A: Spent with Ghent; Seredy; Shirley's Delight; Five for Tyson; Ella & Liza. Side B: Am I Worthy; Mogo's Gone; Machota; Sagileo.

Audio-Visual Recordings 77: "Variety in Motion" with Guido Sinclair, vol. I, 1988

Cassette Tape: Side A: Spent with Ghent; Seredy; Shirley's Delight; Five for Tyson; Ella & Liza. Side B: Am I Worthy; Mogo's Gone; Machota; Sagileo.

Audio-Visual Recordings 78: Guido Sinclair Tapes

Cassette Tape: Side A: Anne Jazzmin Duol; Days of wine and Roses; Love Boar; Stella by Starlight; Our Day will Come; April in Paris; The Way we Were, labeled 2.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 79: Nature's Table, Tribute to Nat Cole, 18 October 1985

Cassette Tape: Side A: Lament; Upbeat tune; Never Let Me Go; There Will Never Be Another You; Lush Life. Side B: You Don't Know What Love Is; Waltz; Yes It Is; Have You Met Miss Jones; Coltrane-Impressions; Autumn in New York, labeled 2.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 80: Demo Tape - Dinner Music - Shirley and Guido, Excellent Stuff

Cassette Tape: Days of Wine and Roses, harp, bass, sax; Polka Dots and Moonbeams - violin-Shirley, sax-guido; Music for Dancing; Fly Me to the Moon; Latin Piece; It is Fools Rush In, labeled 3.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 81: 80s Good, Guido Sinclair Tapes, Nature's Table - Concert in Minature, 29 June 1985

Cassette Tape: Side A: Entracte-Ibert; Serenade-Persichetti; Japanese Folk Songs; Shirley's Delight-Sinclair; Guido Quartet; Gentle Rain; Rainy Day. Side B: Lover; Upbeat; Funk Type Stuff, labeled 4.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 82: Guido Sinclair Tapes, 8 September 1985

Cassette Tape: Side A: Shirley's Delight; Days of Wine and Roses; Hello Young Lovers; Love for Sale, Yesterday; Stella. Side B: Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Black Orpheus; Upbeat Guido Group; Night in Tunesia; Vocal Tunes, labeled 5.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 83: Guido Sinclair Tapes, Nature's Table, 10 September 1984

Cassette Tape: Side A: Quiet Nights; Upbeat on the Note; Lament; Piano. Side B: Guido Group incomplete, labeled 6.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 84: Guido Sinclair Tapes with Anne, 80s Tunes

Cassette Tape: Side A: A Guido Rock; Big Sound; For Those Who Care; Blue Gardenia. Side B: Mama Ida; Bucky's Song; Weaver of Draems; For Those Who Care.

Audio-Visual Recordings 85: Guido Sinclair, Nature's Table with Anne Jazzmin

Cassette Tape: Aide A: Days of Wine and Roses; Guido's Allstars; Stella by Starlight; Satin Doll; Lament. Side B: Lament; Quartet; Upbeat; Quiet Nights; April in Paris, labeled 8.* (Green).

Audio-Visual Recordings 86: Church of the Nazarene

Cassette Tape: Ebb Tide; Improv with Guido; Pastor; Satie; Lament, labeled 9.* (Green).

Box 8

Folder 1: Mark Zanter "Mirror", cassette tape / Mark Zanter, "Recent Compositions", Compact disc, 11/05/1994 and 1991-1998
Folder 2: Herbert Brun "Wayfaring Sounds" Compact disc / Rahni Kennedy "Clarinet Masters Recital" Compact disc, 1998 and 10/26/2003
Folder 3: Brenda Rucker "It's All About Love" Compact disc / Brenda Rucker "American Traditions Competition" Compact disc, 4/13/2001 and 2002
Folder 4: Brenda Rucker "American Traditions Competition" Compact disc / Brenda Rucker "American Traditions Competition" Compact disc, 2003 and 2004
Folder 5: Mark Zanter "Chamber 10 and More!" Compact disc / Mark Zanter "Recorded Before Concert" Compac disc, 05/02/2003
Folder 6: Robert Martin "First Group Proof Disc" Compact disc / Robert Martin "Second Group 1st Proof Disc" Compact disc, 08/28/2004 and 01/21/2005
Folder 7: Robert Martin "Third Group 1st Proof Disc" Compact disc / Robert Martin "Session #3" cassette tape, 04/27/2005 and 4/16/2005
Folder 8: Robert Martin "Metamorphosis: Collaboration III" Compact disc, 2008
Folder 9: Robert Martin "Mt. Fuji" Midi file / Robert Martin "Fuji", 07/14/2008 and 09/01/2009
Folder 10: Robert Martin "Fuji Project Session 4 Proof Disc" Compact disc / "Fuji" DVD, 09/11/2009 and undated
Folder 11: "Performances with Rucker, Kennedy, Zanter, Martin" DVD / Virginia Theater "Les Miserables" DVD, ca. 2009 and 06/23/2006 - 07/02/2006
Folder 12: "Dr. Blankenship Interview (Racial Issues) Compact disc / "interview and Film by J.J. Vaught" DVD, 02/08/2005 and 12/2009

Box xx

Reel 16: 1 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 17: 2 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 18: 3 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 19: 4 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 20: 5 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 21: 6 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 22: 7 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 23: 8 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 24: 9 - Indonesian 201, ca. 1980
Reel 13: Vina Music Lesson from Professor Ramanathon
Reel 14: African Chopi Music
Reel 15: African Chopi Music
Reel 8: Frank Spinoza Violin Recital, 15 July 1971: Beethoven - Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No.1; Ives - Second Sonata; Prokofiev - Sonata in D Major, Op. 94. Program in case.