The Shepherd School of Music Digital Archive is a collection of digitized performances by students and faculty of the Shepherd School of Music, recorded during the years 1975 -1983. Performances include approximately 340 concerts and recitals presented in various venues including Hamman Hall, the Rice Memorial Chapel and Milford House. These recordings were originally recorded on open reel tapes, and were digitized just before their advanced state of decay made them unusable.
The archive, part of the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive, is truly a treasure, making available recordings that would otherwise be lost.
A new “mini project” hopes to bring attention to this collection, highlighting a number of unique recordings via Fondren’s social media presence. Look for posts on Fondren social media using the hashtag #ShepherdTreasures to discover the diverse recordings found in the Shepherd School of Music Digital Archive.