Following up from our earlier announcement about the donation and digitization of the earliest known Simon Estes recording, the clip is now streaming! Read about the original donation and the March 17th concert where Simon Estes was presented with a copy of the recording. Soloist: Simon Estes , Corrine Semler Performance by the Old Gold SingersContinue reading “Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording – Now Streaming!”
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Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored
This story starts in 1959 when a UI undergraduate student from Centerville, IA, named Simon Estes auditioned for, and joined, the Old Gold Singers, a university chorus made up of non-music majors. The Old Gold Singers was a new organization, formed just two years before. It quickly established itself as a highly-talented goodwill ambassadorContinue reading “Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored”