• Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven; NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor

    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven; NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor.

     

  • "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana / Carl Orff; University of Iowa Symphony Orchesta and Grand Chorus, James Dixon conducting; May 15, 1957
    “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana / Carl Orff; University of Iowa Symphony Orchesta and Grand Chorus, James Dixon conducting; May 15, 1957.

     

  • Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan" II. KrŠftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell / Gustav Mahler; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor; 1941
    Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell / Gustav Mahler; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor; 1941.

     

  • Catena for orchestra/ Sukhi Kang; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor at the International Contemporary Music Sociey meeting in Boston, 1976
    Catena for orchestra/ Sukhi Kang; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor at the International Contemporary Music Sociey meeting in Boston, 1976.

     

  • Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" V. Im Tempo des Scherzos / Gustav Mahler; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, James Dixon, conductor; September 30, 1972, Hancher Auditorium
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection” V. Im Tempo des Scherzos / Gustav Mahler; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, James Dixon, conductor; September 30, 1972, Hancher Auditorium.

     

  • Allegro molto from the Third Symphony / Aaron Copland; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor. March 5, 1958
    Allegro molto from the Third Symphony / Aaron Copland; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor. March 5, 1958.

     

  • Waltz from Souvenirs, op. 28 / Samuel Barber; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor. March 3, 1957.
    Waltz from Souvenirs, op. 28 / Samuel Barber; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor. March 3, 1957.

     

  • Concerto for Amplified Violin and Orchestra (1971-1972) / Charles Wuorinen; Paul Zukofsky, violin, University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor
    Concerto for Amplified Violin and Orchestra (1971-1972) / Charles Wuorinen; Paul Zukofsky, violin, University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor.

     

  • Percussion Duo / Charles Wuorinen; James Avery, piano and Steve Schick, percussion
    Percussion Duo / Charles Wuorinen; James Avery, piano and Steve Schick, percussion; 1982.

     

  • Prometheus: the poem of fire / Aleksandr Scriabin; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon conductor, James Avery, piano.
    Prometheus: the poem of fire / Aleksandr Scriabin; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon conductor, James Avery, piano; 1975.

     

  • WSUI interview of Dimitri Mitropoulos, 1955
    WSUI radio interview of Dimitri Mitropoulos, 1955.

     

  • "To the Fates" from Songs of youth and madness on poems of Friedrich Ho_lderlin / Miriam Gideon; American Composers Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor
    “To the Fates” from Songs of Youth and Madness on poems of Friedrich Hölderlin / Miriam Gideon; American Composers Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor; 1978.

     

  • Interview with Dixon, ICSM
    Interview with James Dixon for International Society for Contemporary Music, World Music Days, 1976.

     

  • Dixon Retirement Speech, clipped down to section "my career two parts"
    James Dixon’s retirement speech at the University of Iowa, 1997.

     

  • Ron Morton on performing new music in James Dixon's orchestra
    Ron Morton on performing new music in James Dixon’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra.

     

  • Carol Phoenix talks about James Dixon in rehearsal
    Carol Phoenix talks about James Dixon in Quad City Symphony Orchestra rehearsals.

     

  • Suzanne Benson talks about hosting players for meals between rehearsal and performance, with another appearance by a housecat
    Suzanne Benson talks about hosting musicians between Quad City Symphony Orchestra rehearsals and performances, with an appearance by a cat.

     

  • "Steal me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief / Gian Carlo Menotti; Sarah Hachtmann, soprano and Halie Augustus, piano
    “Steal me, Sweet Thief” from The Old Maid and the Thief / Gian Carlo Menotti; Sarah Hachtmann, soprano and Halie Augustus, piano; recorded 2024.

     

  • First movement, Allegro energico, ma non troppo from Symphony No. 6 in A minor, "Tragic" / Gustav Mahler; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor
    First movement, Allegro energico, ma non troppo from Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic” / Gustav Mahler; University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor; recorded 1997.