Collection: Peter Schickele Collection | Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings dealing with his career and P.D.Q. Bach. Includes an explanation of the fictional composer, P.D.Q. Bach, reviews of his 1979 concert at Concordia College Memorial Auditorium, Moorhead, Minn., a concert program from a 1961 concert at Central High School, Fargo, N.D. Also includes a flier for a 1970 concert held at Concordia College Memorial Stadium and other clippings.

Dates

1960-1979.

Creator

Schickele, Peter. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.

Biography

Moved to Fargo, N.D. in 1947 with his family, his father, Dr. Rainier Schickele taught at North Dakota Agricultural College. Attended Fargo Central High School, graduating in 1954. Graduate of Juilliard School of Music, also a freelance composer. He created a fictional composer named P.D.Q. Bach and presents musical programs based on this charcter. Lives in Bronx, New York City.