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- A gift from Lehigh. Part II.
- A gift from Lehigh. Part I.
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Author Archives: mj263
A gift from Lehigh. Part II.
Last week I explained how Sir Arthur Bliss came to compose a fanfare for an American college football team, Lehigh University, who were desperate to defeat their old rivals, Lafayette. Jonathan Elkus, then director of Lehigh’s Concert Band discovered that the … Continue reading
A gift from Lehigh. Part I.
Kate mentioned at the end of her tribute to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, last week, that we had a copy of the album – a gift from Lehigh University Concert Band. The record (an American edition on a Capitol label) … Continue reading
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Tagged Albums, Arthur Bliss, Composers' archives, friendships, Lehigh University, Salute to Lehigh, unusual commissions
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Musical chairs
It was a very sad day in the Anderson Room on the 26th April 2017 when we bade farewell to our comfy blue chairs that have been part of the Anderson Room at the UL since at least 1935. The chairs … Continue reading
Favourite music related reads at the UL
A few weeks ago, Kate posted about the perils of classifying music literature at the UL. During my fifteen years here, I’ve had my fair share of music related reads, and thought I would share some of my favourites here. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bach, book reviews, music literature, organ building, second world war, silent film
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Cambridge Professors of Music: Maurice Greene
I promised – possibly rashly – in my previous post on our current little exhibition about the early Professors of Music here in Cambridge that I would write a little more about Maurice Greene. So here goes: in a nutshell, … Continue reading
Musical mutts
As one of the world’s largest dog-shows, Crufts, swings into action at the NEC Birmingham, this music librarian / dog lover thought it was about time to have a look at the relationship between dogs and music. I’ve owned dogs … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, cats, dogs, hobbies, music, music inspired by dogs
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