Box 1 Opera scores Jonathan Elkus, 1962

The collection has musical scores in both the creative stage as well as the finished official printed score for several of Elkus’ compositions made during his time at Lehigh. The compositions include primarily short operas but there is also the score for a composition especially written for Lehigh’s band, “Fanfare: Salute to Lehigh University” in 1968) by Sir Arthur Bliss. The operas by Elkus include “Medea,” “Outcasts of Poker Flats,” “Treasure Island.” Many of the scores are dedicated to Lehigh Library. One score includes an original letter from James A. Michener, the American novelist, who found the score and donated it to Lehigh University Library.