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Archive: 2019 (53 Posts)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: M (Part 2 – McKinnie, Eric “Ricky,” and Montaño, José André)

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Today's American Composers and Musicians blog features two musicians: Eric 'Ricky' McKinnie, a blind gospel singer, songwriter and radio show host; and José André Montaño, an up-and-coming 14-year-old jazz musician, keyboardist and composer.

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New BARD Additions–September 2019

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This blog post takes a look at what audio and braille materials have been added by the NLS Music Section to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download) in September.

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: M (Part 1—MacDowell, Edward)

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This guest post by music librarian Brian McCurdy continues our American Composers from A to Z series. This time we are looking at the life and work of composer Edward MacDowell.