Lamar Stringfield (1897-1959) was an American composer, conductor and flautist, active in the musical life of the American South and in national radio and concert contexts. He is represented in the Pristine catalogue through Stokowski’s American repertory.

His works include orchestral pieces, chamber music and compositions influenced by regional and folk materials. He also worked as a conductor and organiser, helping to promote music beyond the largest cultural centres.

Stringfield’s music is tonal, colourful and often connected to American landscape and local character. It belongs to the broader search for a native concert language in the first half of the twentieth century.

He is now a specialist figure, but one worth preserving. Stringfield’s catalogue presence helps widen the map of American music beyond its most familiar cities.