Background
McCants, Clyde Taft was born on January 9, 1933 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of Edwin Clyde and Mary Rachel (Taft) McC. Bachelor of Arts, Erskine College, 1954.
(This book focuses on American opera singers and what thei...)
This book focuses on American opera singers and what their recordings say about their artistry. It is not a book about all American opera singers, since many who had important careers on stage, made few, if any, recordings. And many of those who did make recordings, did so prior to the introduction of electrical recording in 1925 (and the resulting advances in the reproduction of the human voice). Opera enthusiasts can only imagine the sound of Farinelli's voice or read what his contemporaries have written about it, but with almost any famous or near-famous singer of recent years, enthusiasts do not have to imagine. Their voices are available through the technology of sound recording. There are 53 entries, one each for 52 singers and a composite entry for a group of Hollywood vocalists. Each entry contains biographical information and is followed by a discography of operatic recordings to be used in conjunction with the critical commentaries. The entries are in alphabetical order by the singer's last name and provide critical analyses of key recordings and of the artists' gifts and limitations.
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McCants, Clyde Taft was born on January 9, 1933 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of Edwin Clyde and Mary Rachel (Taft) McC. Bachelor of Arts, Erskine College, 1954.
AB, Erskine College, 1954. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1956. Master of Divinity, Erskine Theological Seminary, 1970.
Doctor of Ministry, Columbia Theological Seminary, 1987.
English faculty Elon College, North Carolina, 1955-1960, Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina, 1960-1965. Faculty English, department chairman Gaston College, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1965-1967. Pastor Lauderdale Church, Lexington, Virginia, 1970-1973.
Director church extension General Synod, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1973-1977. Pastor 1st Arkansas Presbyterian Church, Burlington, North Carolina, 1977-1978. Assistant and associate professor ministry Erskine Theological Seminary, 1978-1982.
Pastor Greenville (South Carolina) Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1982-1993, Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Winnsboro, South Carolina, 1993-1998. Trustee Erskine College, 1973-1978, since 2005. Moderator General Synod of Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1978-1979.
Chairman Presbyterian Council on Chaplains and Military Personnel, Washington, 1983-1984. Chairman board Friends of Fairfield County Library., 1995-1996, secretary 1997-1999, Fairfield County Library. Board, 1996—2003, chairman, 1997—2003.
Vice-chairman Friends of South Carolina Libraries, 1998-1999, chairman, 1999-2000. Advisory council Palmetto Book Alliance, since 1998.
(This book focuses on American opera singers and what thei...)