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Title
Rafael Baserva Soler Papers
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2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rafael Baserva Soler is a Cuban pianist, orchestra director, and composer. He studied in Havana, Oriente and New York. In 1960 he moved to the United States, where he led a Cuban orchestra to performances in Carnegie Hall and numerous venues across the country.
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Scope and content
The Rafael Baserva Soler Papers contain the personal materials of Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Rafael Baserva Soler. They include CDs, vinyl, and cassette tapes of Soler’s music and performances, photographs of Soler and musical figures he worked with, sheet music, concert programs, pamphlets, and newspaper reviews.
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This collection is open for research.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Rafael Baserva Soler Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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- English
- Spanish
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Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Rafael Baserva Soler, 2014.
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Archivist's note
This collection is currently unprocessed. Box level inventories may exist. Minimal record added by Fernando Espino, January 2014. Collection-level record and biographical note updated by Amanda Moreno, 2018. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.