Harl McDonald
Harl McDonald (July 27, 1899 - March 30, 1955) was an American composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. McDonald was born in Boulder, Colorado, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Redlands, and the Leipzig Conservatory. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania in 1927 and enjoyed other appointments at the University including the Director of the Music Department and Director of the University's Choral Society and the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club. Among his students there was Ann Wyeth McCoy. In addition to his administrative duties with the University, McDonald composed numerous musical works and served on the board of directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. He died in Princeton, New Jersey due to a stroke at the age of 55 while helping to direct the production of a motion picture film on orchestral music. His four symphonies are subtitled "The Santa Fe Trail" (#1 - 1933), "The Rhumba" (#2 - 1934), "Lamentations of Fu Hsuan" (#3 - 1935) and "Festival of the Workers" (#4 - 1937). His other works include a concerto for two pianos, two piano trios, and choral music. His 1938 Lament for the Stolen, for women's chorus and orchestra, was written in commemoration of the Lindbergh kidnapping. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CS-94619 | 12-in. | 11/25/1935 | Rhumba | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-94620 | 12-in. | 11/25/1935 | Dance of the workers | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-03153 | 12-in. | 12/13/1936 | Missa pro defunctis | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-03154 | 12-in. | 12/13/1936 | Missa pro defunctis | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-03155 | 12-in. | 12/13/1936 | Missa pro defunctis | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-03156 | 12-in. | 12/13/1936 | Missa pro defunctis | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | BS-03157 | 10-in. | 12/13/1936 | Lament from Dido and Aeneas | Elsie MacFarlane ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus and contralto vocal solo | choral director, arranger | |
Victor | BS-03158 | 10-in. | 12/13/1936 | Adoramus te | University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-04003 | 12-in. | 1/9/1937 | Two Hebraic poems | Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-07566 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Magnificat | Harl McDonald ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07567 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Magnificat | Harl McDonald ; Elsie McFarlane ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07568 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Magnificat | Harl McDonald ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07569 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Magnificat—concluded | Harl McDonald ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Orchestra and mixed vocal chorus | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07570 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Quaerite primum | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07571 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | O bone Jesu | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | CS-07572 | 12-in. | 4/5/1937 | Two Hebraic poems | Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-07596 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-07597 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-07598 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-07599 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-07600 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-07601 | 12-in. | 4/19/1937 | Concerto for two pianos and orchestra | Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CS-022376 | 12-in. | 5/9/1938 | Cakewalk (Scherzo) | Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-022381 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Battle mass : Kyrie | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | BS-022382 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Battle mass : Sanctus | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | BS-022383 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Battle mass : Agnus Dei | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | BS-022384 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Battle mass : Amen (Fugue) | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | BS-022385 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Ave Maria | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director, arranger | |
Victor | BS-022386 | 10-in. | 5/9/1938 | Quaerite primum | Harl McDonald ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
Victor | BS-023911 | 10-in. | 6/27/1938 | Ave Maria | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | arranger | |
Victor | CS-048816 | 12-in. | 4/14/1940 | Evening song | Charles O'Connell ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | 2 pianos and orchestra | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McDonald, Harl," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106313.
McDonald, Harl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106313.
"McDonald, Harl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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Wikidata: Harl McDonald - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q326046
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