61. Interview of Cecil McNeely Topic: African American History Music Length: 1.75 hrs. Language: English Audio: Series Statement: Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s. Biographical Note: Jazz saxophone player.
62. Interview of Roy Harris Topic: UCLA and University of California History UCLA Faculty Music Length: 24 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Composer and educator.
63. Interview of Gertrude S. Zeisl Topic: German Émigrés Music Length: 12 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: German emigre and wife of composer Erich Zeisl.
64. Interview of Sven Reher Topic: Music Length: 15 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Viola player, composer, and member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
65. Interview of Mehli Mehta Topic: UCLA and University of California History UCLA Faculty Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Immigrant from India, conductor, and violinist.
66. Interview of Lawrence Morton Topic: Music Length: 17 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Musician, orchestrator, and music critic. Director of the Monday Evening Concerts and artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival.
67. Interview of Nicolas Slonimsky Topic: Music Length: 13 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Immigrant from Russia. Conductor, author, pianist, and composer.
68. Interview of Peter Yates Topic: Music Length: 6.5 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Creator of the chamber music series “Evenings on the Roof.” Music critic for Arts and Architecture.
69. Interview of Alice Ehlers Topic: Music Length: 13.5 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: University of Southern California professor of harpsicord.
70. Interview of David Frisina Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Studio musician and concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
71. Interview of Johana Harris Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Concert pianist and composer. UCLA professor of music.
72. Interview of Pia Gilbert Topic: Dance Music Length: 24.25 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: German émigré and UCLA professor of dance.
73. Interview of Roger Wagner Topic: Music Length: 7 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Choral director and educator. Founder of the Roger Wagner Chorale.
74. Interview of Dorothy Huttenback Topic: Music Length: 3 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Piano prodigy and director of the Los Angeles Music Guild.
75. Interview of Joanna Graudan Topic: Music Length: 6 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Concert pianist and University of Southern California professor of piano.
76. Interview of Edwin Lester Topic: Music Theater Length: 30 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Founder and general director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.
77. Interview of Lilly Toch Topic: German Émigrés Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: German émigré. Wife of Ernst Toch, composer and film scorer.
78. Interview of Paul Tanner Topic: Music Length: 4.65 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Trombonist and member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Inventor of the electro-theremin and UCLA lecturer of music.
79. Interview of Mel Powell Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Composer and jazz pianist. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) provost and dean of the School of Music.
80. Interview of Louis Kaufman Topic: Music Length: 9.25 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Film score and concert violinist.