Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2014-04-03 – Sang Hee Park, soprano
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- Park: Lecture 0:41:34
- Weir: King Harald's Saga, Act I 0:04:39
- Weir: King Harald's Saga, Act II 0:03:25
- Weir: King Harald's Saga, Act III 0:05:48
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Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2014-04-03 – Sang Hee Park, soprano, audio recording, April 3, 2014; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc848646/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.