Brings, Allen

Scope and Contents This file consists of audio files (parts one and two), a typed transcript of the interview with several pages returned with subject’s corrections, correspondence, IRB form, pre-interview survey, and interview subject data form. In part one of this two-part interview, Brings recalls his early years, growing up in Brooklyn and Queens and discovering his love for music. He discusses his musical education, meeting his wife at Columbia, and coming back to Queens College as a faculty...

Scope and Contents The series includes letters, drafts of letters, telegrams, postcards, and emails to and from individuals, music publishers, organizations, and academic institutions. The Correspondence series comprises approximately 50% of the collection. The academic correspondence contains several letters to and from Queens College music faculty. This series contains evidence of his dedication to his work as educator and composer. Please see “Related Names” for a more complete list of...