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

Organized in 6 series: Series 1) Published Music, Piano and Vocal Scores, ca. 1918-2000; Series 2) Facsimilies of Unpublished Manuscripts, ca. 1927-1945; Series 3) Printed Materials and Research, 1934-1998; Series 4) Photographs, ca. 1920-1953; Series 5) Published music, ca.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

Sandborg, Jeffrey Richard
Kilpinen, Yrjo (1892-1959)

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.

Sources:

Roanoke College Faculty Profile, [http://webapps.roanoke.edu/faculty/display.cfm?collid=0000288]

Jeffrey Sandborg, "The Lost Legacy of Yrjö Kilpinen, 1892-1959," Journal of Singing Vol 67, Iss. 4 (March 2011), 387-395.

"Sandborgs Sing Final Notes at Roanoke After 38 Years." (2023): https://www.roanoke.edu/news/sandborg_retirements#:~:text=Jeffrey%20and%20Marianne%20Sandborg%2C%20the,and%20its%20students%20since%201985.

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