Description
Paul Creston was a mid-20th century American classical music composer known for his works that featured unexpected combinations of instrumentation. The photos in the collection depict different aspects of his professional life over time
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Paul Creston, Susan Faust Straley, and Mrs. Maurice Honigman at "Jeanie" vocal auditions, Stephen Foster Memorial

Paul Creston, Susan Faust Straley, and Mrs. Maurice Honigman posing for photo at the "Jeanie" vocal auditions, Stephen Foster Memorial, White Springs, Florida.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-044.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Blaynt Jones, Paul Creston, Benjamin Steinberg, Natalie Hinderas at piano

Blaynt Jones, Paul Creston (seated), Benjamin Steinberg (seated), and Natalie Hinderas at the piano.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-045.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Paul Creston and Mehdi Vakil speaking

Paul Creston and Mehdi Vakil speaking at a formal event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-046.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Paul Creston, Martha Potter, and Mehdi Vakil speaking

Paul Creston, Martha Potter (wife of Earl Kim), and Mehdi Vakil speaking at a formal event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

ASCAP Directors at Alfalfa Club annual banquet

Jimmy Durante (at piano), Stanley Adams (ASCAP President), with ASCAP Directors Adolf Vogel, Paul Creston, and Ned Washington at Alfalfa Club annual banquet, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Paul Creston with Joan Yarbrough and Robert Cowan

Paul Creston (right) with duo-pianists Joan Yarbrough and Robert Cowan, looking at Creston's Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra, Op. 50, in the apartment of Constance Hope, then the duo's publicity agent, in New York City; prior to the world premiere of the work at Palmer Auditorium, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-126.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Joan Yarbrough and Robert Cowan with Werner Torkanowsky and the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Duo-pianists Joan Yarbrough and Robert Cowan with Werner Torkanowsky and the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performing the world premiere of Paul Creston's Concerto For Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 50; Palmer Auditorium, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-127.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

ASCAP Directors at Alfalfa Club annual banquet

John Gomien, Administrative Assistant to Senator Everett Dirksen (not pictured); Jimmy Durante (at piano); Herman Finkelstein, General Counsel, ASCAP; Stanley Adams, ASCAP President; ASCAP Directors Adolph Vogel, Paul Creston, Ned Washington; Alfalfa Club annual banquet, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Paul Creston and Sandra Farmer

Paul Creston (Judge, 1968 Jeanie Auditions) handing award to Sandra Farmer (Jeanie Maid ASCAP Winner, Miami).
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Concertmaster for the Music for Westchester Symphony Orchestra shaking hands with Paul Creston

Concertmaster for the Music for Westchester Symphony Orchestra shaking hands with Paul Creston; Conductor Siegfried Landau is at right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Cecil Leeson and Paul Creston

Cecil Leeson and Paul Creston wearing dark suits and smiling at camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Publicity photo of Cecil Leeson

Autographed publicity photo of Cecil Leeson.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Publicity photo of Linda Maxey

Autographed publicity photo of Linda Maxey.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Publicity photo of Howard Mitchell

Autographed publicity photo of Howard Mitchell.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003

Claudette Sorel and Paul Creston

Claudette Sorel and Paul Creston chatting and playing with a cat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_creston_photo-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0003