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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archives Processing Technician Melissa Capozio Jones looks at bandleader Glenn Miller while processing a new collection on the 1956 major motion picture he inspired, "The Glenn Miller Story."
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Archives Processing Technician Mónica Hurd. Do you feel like you have too much on your plate? Are you struggling to keep track of all your assignments? Do you need help organizing your life? Well, fear not fellow scatterbrain, for Roger L. Stevens is here! While his regular uniform …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff, Theater
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz shares the history of this Academy Award winning tune from the 1945 motion picture, "State Fair."
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Staff
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Learn more about "Fantasia" conductor Leopold Stokowski and his collection of newly processed materials now available at the Library.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The performing arts world has always included many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) members. This blog post introduces a new resource from the Music Division that emphasizes these artists and their accomplishments.
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, Jazz, LGBTQ+, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
A quick look at songbooks by Pauline Russell Browne, Eva Jessye, and Peggy Seeger in celebration of International Women's Day.
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Take a look at four new jazz scores added to the Charles Mingus Collection: “Alive and Living in Dukeland,” “Three or Four Shades of Blues,” “Cumbia and Jazz Fusion,” and “Todo Modo.”
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Explore the life and work of pianist, singer, and actor Hazel Scott (1920-1981) through a collection of her papers, newly available in the Music Division.
Posted in: African American History, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Lyricist and songwriter Harold Rome's first Broadway score, "Pins and Needles," became the longest running musical of the 1930s. With a cast of garment workers and a pro-union message, it was unlike any other musical seen at the time.
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