Christopher Wren Singers Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 7.067
Contains letters, post cards, scrapbooks, audio CDs and other material related to the Christopher Wren Singers, an a capella student organization that specializes in singing madrigal music. Included in the accession are letters and postcards from alumni, scrapbooks of events from 1991-2001, and a 2012 book celebrating 25 years of the Cristopher Wren Singers.
English
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The Christopher Wren Singers are a coed, student-run a capella group at the College of William and Mary. The group was founded in 1987. The repitoire of the Christopher Wren Singers is made up predominately of madrigal and renaissance music.
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This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
Acc. 2013.066 was hand-delivered to Special Collections by the donor on 4/4/2013.
3 audio CDs: "Wrenaissance," "Carol of the Wrens," and "Dynamic Tradition"
8 audio CD-Rs: recording sessions and concerts, 2001 - 2003
CDs and DAT tapes of concerts and recordings sessions were separated from this collection and added to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58) on 4/19/2013.
Artifacts transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13) include: Christopher Wren Singers Polo Shirt (UA 2013.066.19).
A folder of fliers related to the Christopher Wren Singers was separated from the Student Organizations Collection (UA 7.047) and was added to this collection on 4/19/2013.
Acc. 2013.066 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2013.
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository