College of Music Reel-to-Reel Recordings

The library possesses approximately 1700 reel-to-reel recordings. There are a few commercial recordings, but the collection consists principally of performances by FSU faculty and ensembles, dating from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Highlights include a production of Globolinks overseen by Giancarlo Menotti and performances from the first Festival of New Music in 1981. Also in the collection are copies, some possibly masters, of the radio show "Songs of Florida."

Some of the recordings are in poor condition.

Reel-to-reel listening equipment is available in the library by appointment. If you would like to make use of the collection, speak with a full-time staff member.

A rough list of the collection is available as a PDF file. We have tried to be as complete and accurate as possible, but several of the recordings are poorly or incompletely labeled. The list preserves the original numbering so far as possible; occasional inconsistencies occur.

List of reel-to-reels: RTR.pdf (1.6 MB)