Esther McNiff Curtis
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: keyboards
Notes: According to Calexico Chronicle news item dated 11/16/1936, the “Symphonet” was a 55-key piano with padded hammers that struck reed-like metal pipes instead of strings. The instrument was invented by Harry F. Noake.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-09777 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Jesus, lover of my soul | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09778 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09779 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Abide with me | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09780 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Jesus, saviour, pilot me | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09781 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Face to face | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09782 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Consolation | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09783 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Evening star | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09784 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Goin' home | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09785 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | One sweetly solemn thought | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09786 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Now the day is over | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09787 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Lead, kindly light | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards | |
| Victor | PBS-09788 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Träumerei | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | instrumentalist, keyboards |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Curtis, Esther McNiff," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310542.
Curtis, Esther McNiff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310542.
"Curtis, Esther McNiff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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