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British Music of the 20th Century Mark Lester |
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| It all started in childhood. My earliest musical experience was listening to my parents' 78RPM recordings; piano lessons and the young people's concerts performed by the San Diego Symphony soon followed. Record and score collecting began with youthful trips to the old Thearle's Music Store on Broadway in San Diego - usually with a side trip to Wahrenbrock's Book House, which was then across the street. |
 A few of the many pieces in Mark's British music collection. | |
I learned to love Bach, Mozart, and Brahms, but for some unknown reason, I was especially drawn to British music, initially Purcell and Vaughan Williams. I caught the collecting bug from my piano teacher, Harry L. Anderson, internationally recognized discographer. As an adult and serious collector, I came to focus on 20th century British music; collecting records (now compact discs), scores, books, journals, and ephemera - all on the period from Elgar through Vaughan Williams to Britten and Ades. Regular trips to the UK have provided even more opportunities for digging through second-hand book and music shop. |
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(Jossie Chavez) Giraffes (Chuck Dintrone) Works by Eudora Welty & Paperweights (Connie Vinita Dowell) Miniature Volkswagen Beetles (Lynn Hawkes) Piggies (Hannelore Hevesy) Dolls (Linda Jackson-Coyle) Dolls (Patricia Jones) British Music (Mark Lester) Peanuts Collectibles (Kathi Neal) Toby Mugs (Roberta Niederjohn) Sea Shells (Lyn Olsson) Kinder Toys & Cartoon Maps (Mike Perkins & Anne Turhollow) Native American Baskets & Advertising Tins (Marsha Shea) Collector Pins (Terry Ventura) Corn Husk Dolls (Carole Wilson) |
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Physical exhibit curated by Kathi Neal. Virtual exhibit created by Mana Ghodsian and Marita Johnson under the supervision of Jossie Chavez. | ||
