The Association for Recorded Sound Collections
New York Chapter
ARSC's New York Chapter meets monthly at venues in New York to host programs on topics in recorded sound.
ARSC New York Chapter meetings are open to the public and recordings of programs are made available to the public on ARSC's YouTube Channel and ARSC's Aviary Site.
To be notified of ARSC New York Chapter events by email contact ARSC New York Chapter Coordinator Seth Winner.
View ARSC NY Chapter Playlists on ARSC's YouTube
View ARSC NY Chapter Programs (2018-19) on ARSC's Aviary Site
Past Programs
December 14, 2022
Laughter at 33-1/3RPM
presented by Joseph Patrych and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
November 17, 2022
The Story of ARSC's First CD Release
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
October 19, 2022
Red-Book De-Emphasis Using the iZotope RX EQ Module
presented by Gary Galo [flyer]
September 21, 2022
A Walk Down Memory Lane: New York Record Shops, 1940-1987
presented by Seth Winner, Jon M. Samuels, Steven Smolian and Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
May 2021
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 3 [video]
presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
April 2021
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 2 [video]
presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
December 2020
Seth Winner Studio Tour, Part 1 [video]
presented by Seth Winner and Jon Samuels
March 2020 [CANCELLED]
Cantorial Recordings from Berlin Before and After World War II
presented by Ralph Selig [flyer]
February 2020 (Celebrating Black History Month)
presented by Leslie Gerber and Tim Brooks [flyer]
January 2020
Kovacs on Music: A Final Centenary Tribute to TV's Original Genius [video]
presented by Ben Model and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
December 2019
The Art of Henri Temianka: Virtuoso Violinist, Conductor, Author and Educator [video]
presented by John Haley [flyer]
November 2019
Frédéric Chopin: Transcriptions, Transformations, and Transmogrifications
presented by Donald Manildi [flyer]
October 2019
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
September 2019
"Dance and Grow Thin": Joseph C. Smith and the Evolution of Recorded Dance Music
presented by Ryan Barna [flyer]
June 2019
Piano Competitions: Their Former Importance and Decline in Recent Years
presented by Jeffrey Swann and Joseph Patrych [flyer]
May 2019
presented by Gilda Mirós [flyer]
April 2019
RIAA Equalization for Velocity-Sensitive and Displacement-Sensitive Phono Cartridges
presented by Gary A. Galo [flyer]
March 2019
Maintaining Vintage Audio Equipment in a Digital Age
presented by Bob Shuster and Marcos Sueiro Bal [flyer]
February 2019
Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor
presented by Christopher A. Brooks [flyer]
January 2019
"So Rare": The Last Days of Jimmy Dorsey
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
December 2018
From the International Piano Archives: Delights and Disasters
presented by IPAM Curator Donald Manildi [flyer]
November 2018
Newly Restored Treasures from the New York Philharmonic Archives
presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
October 2018
Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson: A Centennial Tribute
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
September 2018
"You're a Grand Old Rag": George M. Cohan, Billy Murray, and the History of "You're a Grand Old Flag
presented by Ryan Barna [flyer]
June 2018
Dwight Fiske and the Birth of the Party Record
presented by David N. ("Uncle Dave") Lewis [flyer]
May 2018
Soloists as Collaborators
presented by Joseph Patrych and Walter Winterfeldt [flyer]
April 2018
presented by Gary A. Galo [flyer]
March 2018
The Classical Music Recording Industry
presented by Sean Hickey [flyer]
February 2018
Bobby Robinson and His Happy House
presented by Matthew Barton and John Broven [flyer]
January 2018
Jeffrey Swann Remembers Renato Caccamo
presented by Jeffrey Swann [flyer]
November 2017
Marking the 80th Anniversary of the first NBC Symphony Broadcasts
presented by Seth B. Winner and Harvey Sacks [flyer]
October 2017
presented by Paul Kozel and Joseph Bertolozzi [flyer]
May 2017
The International Bibliography of Discographies
presented by Peter Laurence [flyer]
April 2017
An interview with Gunther Schuller on his Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
moderated by Dennis Rooney and Tom Fine [flyer]
March 2017
In Memoriam: Max Wilcox (1928-2017)
moderated by Joseph Patrych and Jon Samuels [flyer]
February 2017
Richard Pryor's Laff Recordings
presented by Dan Blazek [flyer]
December 15, 2016
Sixty Years of the Vocal Record Collectors Society
moderated by Joe Pearce and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
November 17, 2016
KHJ's 1969 "History of Rock and Roll"
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
October 20, 2016
Forgotten Crooner: The Extraordinary and Short-lived Career of Russ Columbo
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
September 15, 2016
Uncommon Encores of the Great Pianists
presented by Donald Manildi [flyer]
June 16, 2016
The Art of the Record Cover, Part One: The History of Record Sleeves
presented by Michael Biel [flyer]
May 19, 2016
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
April 21, 2016
Tales from the Desk: The Vicissitudes of Music Producing, A Round Table Discussion with Record Producers
moderated by Joseph Patrych, with panelists Susan Del Giorno, David Frost, Dennis D. Rooney, Jon M. Samuels, Jonathan Schultz, and Judith Sherman [flyer]
March 17, 2016
"I May Be Crazy but I Ain't No Fool": The Legacy of Funnyman "Ragtime Bob" Roberts
presented by David N. Lewis and Rebecca Forste [flyer]
February 18, 2016
Fritz Busch: A Career in Exile - March 3, 1933 and Beyond
presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
January 21, 2016
Milestones of Achievement by WNYC and WQXR
moderated by Andy Lanset, Director of the New York Public Radio Archives [flyer]
December 17, 2015
The Art of Recording the Big Band
presented by Robert Auld [flyer]
October 6, 2015
hosted by Robert Auld, with Vincent Pelote and Seth B. Winner [flyer]
September 17, 2015
Earl Wild at 100: The Man; The Musician; The Personality
moderated by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels [flyer]
June 18, 2015
When Summer Is Gone: The Life & Legacy of Bandleader Hal Kemp
presented by David N. "Uncle Dave" Lewis and Rebecca Forste [flyer]
May 21, 2015
Preserving "Music at the United Nations"
presented by Al Schlachtmeyer and Sok-Min Seo [flyer]
April 16, 2015
The Columbia Recordings of Fritz Reiner and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1947
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 26, 2015
The Unknown Nadia Boulanger: Recordings from The Crane School of Music Archives
presented by Gary Galo, Audio Engineer Emeritus [flyer]
February 26, 2015
Mercury Living Presence: A Technical History
presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 15, 2015
The 'Unknown' Richard Strauss
presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
December 18, 2014
Hollywood Two Step: How Bob Wills and his Friends Made Western Movies Swing
presented by Matthew Barton [flyer]
November 20, 2014
A Centennial Tribute to Jorge Bolet
presented by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels
October 16, 2014
An Evening at the New York Philharmonic Archives
presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
June 19, 2014
The Music from Boardwalk Empire
presented by Vince Giordano, Jazz Historian and Musician [flyer]
May 22, 2014
presented by Joseph Patrych, with Adrian Cosentini, John Haley, Doug Pomeroy, Jon Samuels, and Seth B. Winner
April 24, 2014
Liberace: Entertainer at the Piano
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 27, 2014
"The Two Garys" - Galo and Thalheimer, on Lauritz Melchior and German Singers in Verdi Roles
presented by Gary Galo and Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
February 20, 2014
Orchestral Recording: From One Mic To Many
presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 16, 2014
Getting Back to the Source (Or as Close as Possible)
presented by Seth B. Winner [flyer]
November 2013
A Centennial Tribute to Austrailian Soprano, Dame Joan Hammond
presented by Gary Thalheimer [flyer]
October 2013
The 41-CD Set "Vladimir Horowitz: Live at Carnegie Hall"
presented by Joseph Patrych and Jon M. Samuels [flyer]
September 2013
The Judy Garland Legacy
presented by Lawrence Schulman and John Meyer [flyer]
June 2013
John Broven: Born To Be A Record Man
presented by Donn Fileti with John Broven [flyer]
May 2013
Super-Centenary of 5 Pianists born in 1903
presented by Joseph Patrych, and a Report on ARSC Kansas City [flyer]
April 2013
Eugene Goossens: Conductor of the Future
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
March 2013 [flyer]
Jürgen Grundheber - Archivist/Pirate
presented by Gary Thalheimer:
(and)
Tenor Helge Roswaenge
presented by Gary Galo
February 2013
The Dawn of Digital
presented by Tom Fine [flyer]
January 2013 [flyer]
Sports Broadcasting Highlights at the Library of Congress
presented by Matthew Barton;
(and)
Literature of Record Collecting
presented by Gary Thalheimer
December 2012 [flyer]
David Hall
presented by Seth B. Winner;
(and)
WNYC Online
presented by Andy Lanset
November 2012
Yma Sumac
presented by John Haley [flyer]
June 2012
Arbiter of Cultural Traditions
presented by Allan Evans and Edward Herbst [flyer]
May 2012
The Life and Career of Andre Kostelanetz
presented by James H. North [flyer]
April 2012
Roundtable Discussion
with Adrian Cosentini, Joseph Patrych, Jon Samuels and Seth B. Winner
March 2012
An Archival Phono Preamplifier
presented by Gary Galo
February 2012
The Recorded Legacy of Serge Koussevitzky
presented by Dennis D. Rooney [flyer]
December 2011
Remembering Willy Lerner and Music Masters: A Panel Discussion
presented by Gary Thalheimer, R. Peter Munves, Dan Langan, Sheldon Hoffmann, Seth B. Winner and Joel Carr [flyer]