Edna Phillips
Edna Phillips (January 7, 1907 – December 2, 2003), later Edna Phillips Rosenbaum (though she never changed her professional name and was still known as "Miss Phillips"), was an American harpist long associated with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a teacher at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. Her most lasting contribution to the instrument was a body of works she commissioned as a soloist, including the concertos of Alberto Ginastera, Nicolai Berezowsky, Ernst Krenek, and Ernst von Dohnányi. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Reading (city in and county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States), Died December 2, 2003
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: harp
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= 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 | CVE-69002 | 12-in. | 4/4/1931 | Danses : Danse sacree | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Edna Phillips ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp | |
| Victor | CVE-69003 | 12-in. | 4/4/1931 | Danses : Danse sacree (concluded) | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Edna Phillips ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | instrumentalist, harp |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phillips, Edna," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116488.
Phillips, Edna. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116488.
"Phillips, Edna." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Phillips, Edna, 1907-2003 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92018012
Wikidata: Edna Phillips - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5340088
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/2330865
MusicBrainz: Edna Phillips - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f8cf2f9a-0eae-4487-a271-d1371476114a
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1945897 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1945897
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