Dr. Frank Bencriscutto 1969 SOVIET UNION 3x LP UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA "Dr. Ben"
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This 3 record boxed set is a compilation of live STEREO recordings during the landmark Spring 1969 7-week, 10-city, 27-concert cultural exchange tour of the communist Soviet Union (USSR) by the University of Minnesota Concert Band Ensemble. The band was conducted by Dr. Frank Bencriscutto. The album was produced by Century Records, # 35415.
A wide variety of music was performed, from 16th Century Chansons to Tonight from West Side Story to Russian Clapping. All three records appear to be in Excellent condition; the original tour program, commentary, and map are included.
From Wikipedia: Frank Bencriscutto (September 21, 1928 – August 28, 1997), nicknamed "Dr. Ben," was an American conductor and composer of concert band music. Bencriscutto was Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota for thirty-two years.
In 1969, the conductor led the University of Minnesota Wind Orchestra on a landmark 7-week, 10-city, 27-concert cultural exchange tour in the Soviet Union while Bolshoi Ballet toured the United States. The tour culminated with a presidential command performance in the Rose Garden of the White House and resulted in Dr. Bencriscutto being invited by Dmitri Shostakovitch and the Ministry of Culture to be an honored guest of the Soviet Union the following year at the 1970 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
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