Guide to the Bernard Gilmore Papers
MS.F.036
Finding aid prepared by Audra Eagle Yun
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92623-9557
949-824-3947
spcoll@uci.edu
© 2012
Title: Bernard Gilmore papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.036
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
9.0 Linear feet
(14 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1957-2008
Abstract: This collection consists of material related to the career of Dr. Bernard Gilmore, a French horn player, performer, composer,
and Professor Emeritus of music at the University of California, Irvine. Materials include originals and drafts of over 45
musical compositions and arrangements by Gilmore, as well as performance programs and biographical information.
Language of Collection Materials: Collection materials are primarily in
English.
Creator:
Gilmore, Bernard, 1937-
Access
The collection is open for research.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of material related to the career of Dr. Bernard Gilmore, a French horn player, performer, composer,
and Professor Emeritus of music at the University of California, Irvine. Materials include originals and drafts of over 45
musical compositions and arrangements by Gilmore, as well as performance programs and biographical information.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series:
- Series 1. Musical scores
- Series 2. Event programs
- Series 3. Biographical and personal
The musical scores are grouped together by title as received by the donor. The event programs and biographical and personal
materials are sorted chronologically.
Processing History
Processed by Matthew Caffrey and Audra Eagle Yun, 2011-2012.
Historical Background
Dr. Bernard Gilmore is a French horn player, performer, composer, and Professor Emeritus of music at the University of California,
Irvine. Gilmore received his B.A and M.A. in composition from UCLA, and his D.M.A. in conducting from Stanford University.
He married pianist Phyllis Markin in 1959.
Dr. Gilmore performed in Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Edwuard van Beinum and
under Georg Solti in a performance of Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps, as well as with the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra on a
ten-week tour of the United States. Gilmore taught at Cornell University and Oregon State University before joining the faculty
of UC Irvine in 1982.
During his tenure at UC Irvine, Gilmore composed numerous works, among them
Bird of Time, (1983), a work for violin and orchestra, written for violinist Zina Schiff and premiered in Irvine with the Irvine Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Gilmore. It was performed later that year in New York at the Abraham Goodman House in an arrangement
for violin and piano. In 1998 he was commissioned by the University of Wisconsin to compose a piece for their symphonic band’s
tour of the British Isles. Gilmore’s
Isles Tryptych was the featured work for this tour.
Three Miniatures for Violin and Piano was written for faculty members Haroutune Bedelian and Lorna Griffitt in 1992 and subsequently recorded by this duo.
Coffee Date, a one act comic opera was presented at UCI in 1998 with vocalists and piano, and was later performed with vocalists and
chamber orchestra in 2003.
Breed Street (2007), a work for orchestra evoking the spirit of the Breed Street Synagogue in Los Angeles, was his last piece written
at UCI. It was performed by the UCI Orchestra conducted by Stephen Tucker in 2006, shortly before Gilmore retired. A retrospective
of his smaller works was presented at his retirement concert given that same year. It included numerous chamber and solo works
written for UCI students and faculty, including
Two Songs from Torah, sung by Awet Andemicael who originally commissioned the compositions for her Masters Recital in 1999. At that same concert
Pianojazz (1990), a large-scale jazz-influenced work for solo piano, was performed by UCI faculty jazz pianist Kei Akagi. Dr. Gilmore's
compositions influenced the work of other composers including Mark Riley, Jason Barabba, Tim Melbinger, Kendra d’Ercole, Maxim
Vladimiroff, and Darren Wilsey.
Gilmore’s signature piece,
Five Folk Songs for Soprano and Band, written in 1963, enjoyed numerous performances nationwide and internationally. This composition was the first major work
written expressly for soprano and band and was awarded the citation of Best Original Composition at the College Band Directors
National Association (CBNA) Biennial Conference in 1967. It has been commercially recorded by the Cincinnati College Conservatory
of Music Wind Symphony, conducted by Eugene Corpora. In 2007 it was performed by the Illinois State University Carbondale
Wind Ensemble, both on their campus and at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Christopher Morehouse. The work was arranged
for orchestra and soprano and performed in San Diego in 2008 under the direction of David Amos.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of Phyllis Gilmore, 2011-2012.
Preferred Citation
Bernard Gilmore Musical Scores. MS-F036. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gilmore, Bernard, 1937-
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine -- Songs and music.
University of California, Irvine. Dept. of Music -- Archives..
Composers
Instrumental music
Musical works
Scores.
Box 1, Folder 1
La Folia, solo violin
1990
Box 1, Folder 2
Three Miniatures for Violin and Piano, violin and piano
1992
Box 1, Folder 3
Crossroads, piano (2 versions)
2004
Box 1, Folder 4
Colloquies for Alto Flute and English Horn, flute and oboe
1999
Box 1, Folder 5-6, Box 1, Folder 8, Box 1, Folder 5
Three Little Madrigals, two alto and two soprano section (SSAA) choir, flute, clarinet, horn, piano
1969
Box 1, Folder 7, Box 1, Folder 6
Colloquies for Flute and Clarinet, flute and clarinet duo
1993
Box 5, Folder 7
Colloquies II for Bassoon and Cello, bassoon and cello
2002
Box 1, Folder 8-9, Box 1, Folder 7
Songs of Solitude, clarinet, violin-viola, soprano, piano
1994
Box 12, Folder 1
Two Songs from Torah, soprano and piano
1994
Box 12, Folder 2-3
Brass Quintet, brass quintet
1990
Box 12, Folder 4
Two Impressions for Brass Quintet, brass quintet
undated
Box 12, Folder 5
Requiem, Summer 1995, soprano and chamber ensemble
1995
Box 13, Folder 1, Box 12, Folder 7
Coffee Date, piano and vocalists
1998
Box 3, Folder 3-6, Box 13, Folder 2-4
Coffee Date, chamber orchestra
2006
Box 13, Folder 5
Ozymandias, baritone, percussion, piano, harp
1984
Box 2, Folder 1-3
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, quintet for winds, chamber orchestra
1974 and 1993
Box 2, Folder 4
Sons Coming, Sons Gone, orchestra and vocal
1966
Box 2, Folder 5
Jazz Idioms for Woodwind Quintet, woodwind quintet
1990
Box 3, Folder 1-2, Box 4, Folder 3-6
Distant Sundays, symphonic band
1999
Box 5, Folder 5-6, Box 4, Folder 1-2
Fantasy -- Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale, wind band
1992
Box 5, Folder 1, Box 5, Folder 1-2
Dedication Fanfare, trumpet and trombone
1991
Box 5, Folder 3
Lord Byron's Love Letter, orchestra and 3 vocalists
1986
Box 5, Folder 4
Pastorale, orchestra
1997
Box 6, Folder 1-3
Isle's Triptych, symphonic band
1998
Box 6, Folder 4
Duo for Flute and Viola, flute and viola
1969
Box 6, Folder 5, Box 8, Folder 4
Five Folk Songs for Soprano and Band, vocal and piano
1963 and 2002
Box 6, Folder 6
Manhattan Tower, New York's My Home, soprano, alto, tenor, bass (SATB) choir
1957
Box 6, Folder 8
Five Folk Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, orchestra and vocal
2008
Box 7, Folder 1-3
God's Chosen, orchestra, vocalist, and soprano, alto, tenor, bass (SATB) choir
1981
Box 8, Folder 1
"Hungry Black Child" cantata sketches and notes
1992
Box 8, Folder 2
Four Poems of Dylan Thomas, orchestra and vocal
1961
Box 8, Folder 3
Memorial Music, orchestra
1974
Box 8, Folder 5
Suite for Viola and Percussion, viola and percussion
1985
Box 9, Folder 1-4
Ha Nahash Arum (The Cunning Serpent), chamber, solo, and narrator
1987
Box 10, Folder 1
Dover Beach, soprano, clarinet, and string trio
1971
Box 10, Folder 2
Bird of Time, violin and piano, orchestra and violin
1983 and 1984
Box 10, Folder 3
Symphonic Movement, orchestra
1971
Box 10, Folder 4
Five Pieces for Piano, piano
1973
Box 11, Folder 1
Concertino for Trumpet, Xylophone, and Orchestra, trumpet, xylophone, and orchestra
1986
Box 11, Folder 2
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, soprano, alto, tenor, bass (SATB) choir
1958
Box 11, Folder 3
Three Poems of Love, chorus and chamber orchestra
1970
Box 11, Folder 4
Breed Street, orchestra
2006
Box 14, Folder 1
Dialogue for Violin and Piano, violin and piano
2005
Box 14, Folder 3
Memorabilia, unsorted
1968-2012
Box 14, Folder 4
Arizona State University, composer biographies and program notes
circa 1996
Box 14, Folder 5
SCI National Conference
1997
Box 14, Folder 14
Harrogate International Festival
July-August 1998
Biographical and personal Series 3.
Box 14, Folder 2
Retirement concert
May 10, 2006
Box 14, Folder 32
Articles, meetings, and programs
1994-1996
Box 14, Folder 31
Supporting materials for tenure, addendum to biography and other supporting material
1997-1999
Box 14, Folder 33
Supporting materials for tenure, creative work
1987-1990
Box 14, Folder 34
Supporting materials for tenure, professional competence and university service
1984-1990
Box 14, Folder 35
Supporting materials for tenure, creative work, programs
1982-1986
