Finding Aid for Jeffrey Sandborg Collection of Yrjo Kilpinen Music, circa 1918-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Jeffrey Sandborg Collection of Yrjo Kilpinen Music, circa 1918-2000

ID: 26/20/147

Primary Creator: Sandborg, Jeffrey Richard

Other Creators: Kilpinen, Yrjo (1892-1959)

Extent: 5.25 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 6 series: Series 1) Published Music, Piano and Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000; Series 2) Facsimilies of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945; Series 3) Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998; Series 4) Photographs, ca. 1920-1953; Series 5) Published music, ca. 1930-1975; and Series 6) Recordings, ca. 1959-1987. Materials in each series are unarranged.

Subjects: Berlin, Germany, Composers, Compositions-Music, Music, Music -- Finland, National Socialism, Songs, Vocal music, World War II

Formats/Genres: Newspaper Clippings, Photocopies, Photographs, Sheet music, Sound Recordings

Languages: German, Swedish, Finnish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of published scores, manuscripts (originals and facsimiles), newspaper and journal articles, concert programs, photographs, phonograph and reel-to-reel recordings, and other materials related to the life and works of 20th-century Finnish Lieder composer Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959). Of note are unpublished scores and manuscripts, as well as academic papers on the life and compositional output of the composer by Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg.

Biographical Note

Dr. Sandborg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College (Illinois), and a Master of Music degree in Voice and the D.M.A. in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Illinois. He was the Naomi Brandon and George Emery Wade Professor of Music in the Department of Fine Arts at Roanoke College, where he directed the Roanoke College Choir from 1985 until his retirement in 2023. Sandborg was the founder of the Oriana Singers at Roanoke, a group that he directed for fourteen years. During his time at Roanoke he also conducted the Roanoke Valley Choral Society. Sandborg is the author of "English Ways: Conversations with English Choral Conductors" published by Hinshaw Music in 2001.

Subject/Index Terms

Berlin, Germany
Composers
Compositions-Music
Music
Music -- Finland
National Socialism
Songs
Vocal music
World War II

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

Acquisition received September 29, 2010.

Research files and articles received from Sandborg August 22, 2024.

Related Publications: Sandborg, Jeffrey. "The Lost Legacy of Yrjo Kilpinen, 1892-1959" in Journal of Singing 67.4 (March/April 2011): 387-395.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Published Music Piano/Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000],
[Series 2: Facsimiles of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945],
[Series 3: Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998],
[Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1920-1953],
[Series 5: Published Music, ca. 1930-1975],
[Series 6: Recordings, ca. 1959-1987],
[All]

Series 6: Recordings, ca. 1959-1987

Consists of recordings of Kilpinen's music, collected by Sandborg. Materials are unarranged. Materials include: LPs, 45s, and reel-to-reel.

Box 10

Item 1: Lieder Class Recital, February 28, 1978: Performed by students of Gerhard Hüsch. Reel-to-reel recording (7" - 52 min.); Composer: Kilpinen, Yrjö
Item 2: Lieder Class Recital, February 28, 1978 and March 1, 1978: Conclusion of recital performed by students of Gerhard Hüsch (2-28-78) and recording of program from March 1, 1978. Reel-to-reel recording (7" - 40 min.); Composer: Kilpinen, Yrjö
Item 3: Lieder Class Recital, March 1, 1978: Conclusion of recital performed by students of Gerhard Hüsch 3-1-78. (7" - 42 min.); Composer: Kilpinen, Yrjö
Item 4: Lieder Class Recital, March 2, 1978: Recording of recital performed by students of Gerhard Hüsch. Reel-to-reel recording (7" - 40 min.); Composer: Kilpinen, Yrjö
Item 5: Lieder Class Recital, March 2, 1978: Recording of conclusion of recital performed by students of Gerhard Hüsch. Reel-to-reel recording (7" - 27 min.); Composer: Kilpinen, Yrjö
Item 6: Yrjö Kilpisen Yksinlauluja - Solosånger av Yrjö Kilpinen, 1968: Decca: DN 3085. 45 rpm record. Matti Lehtinen, baritone; Pentti Koskimies, piano
Item 7: Gerhard Hüsch II: Lieder von Yrjö Kilpinen, undated: Lebendige Vergangenhiet: LV 80A. Gerhard Hüsch, baritone; Margaret Kilpinen, piano
Item 8: Yrjö Kilpinen Lieder: Teil 1, undated: Da Camera Magna: SM 90017. Morgenstern-Lieder, op. 59; Bergmann-Lieder, op. 31; Vala-Lieder, op. posth.; Hermann Löns-Lieder ; Sommersegen (Albert Sergel), op. 75. Raili Kostia, mezzo-soprano: Ralf Gothoni, piano
Item 9: Yrjö Kilpinen Lieder: Teil 2, undated: Da Camera Magna: SM 90018. Hochgebirgswinter (Hermann Hesse), op 99; Lieder um den Tod (Christian Morgenstern), op. 62; Aus Reflexer, op. 33-34 (Pär Lagerkvist) ; Aus Kanteletar-Liedern, op 100. Matti Tuloisela, bass-bariton: Ralf Gothóni, piano
Item 10: Yrjö Kilpinen Lieder: Teil 3, undated: Da Camera Magna: SM 90019. Blomberg-Lieder, op. 48, 50, 51; Zwehl-Lieder, op. 79; Lieder der Liebe (Christian Morgenstern); Kanteletar-Lieder, op. 100 ; Österling-Lieder, op. 39, 40, 41. Matti Juhani Piipponen, tenor: Ralf Gothóni, piano
Item 11: Toivo Kuulan yksinlauluja = Songs by Toivo Kuula, 1977: Finnlevy (Finland) SFXC 46. Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Ralf Gothóni, piano; Composer: Kuula, Toivo
Item 12: Songs of love and death, 1976, 1977: BIS LP-43. Kilpinen: Lieder un den Tod, op. 62 (Christian Morgenstern); Lieder der Liebe I, op. 60 (Christian Morgenstern); Lieder der Liebe II, op. 62 (Christian Morgenstern); Béla Bartók: Öt dal, op. 16 (Endre Ady)
Item 13: Taru Valjakka, 1973: Finnlevy SFX 11: Songs by Jean Sibelius, Toivo Kuula, and Aulis Sallinen
Item 14: Yrjö Kilpinen Lieder, 1977: Finlandia: FA 803. Kim org, bass; Pentti Koskimies, piano
Item 15: Yrjö Kilpinen Lauluja, 1986: Finlandia FA 352. Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Ralf Gothóni, piano
Item 16: Oskar Merikanto Lauluja = Songs, 1984: Finlandia FA 344. Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Ralf Gothóni, piano
Item 17: Sibelius' Songs, 1975: Fuga FA 3007. Jorma Hynninen - barytone. Ralf Gothoni - piano. Seppo Siirala-guitar.