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Willis Conover’s Music USA and the Continuation of East-West Jazz Connections Formed Before World War II

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Notes for a presentation on the historical context of Willis Conover's long-running jazz program, Music USA, on the Voice of America, for the conference Music and the Nation III: Music in Postwar Transitions at the Université de Montréal held on October 18-20, 2018 in Montreal, Canada.
Date: October 19, 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A World Famous, Yet Unknown, Countertenor: Basile Bolotine of Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir (open access)

A World Famous, Yet Unknown, Countertenor: Basile Bolotine of Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir

This article concerns the artistry and career of Basile Bolotine, 1895-1981, a beloved countertenor soloist in Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir. It was a world-famous a cappella Russian emigre ensemble that toured extensively all over the non-Soviet world for nearly sixty years. Bolotine had a long tenure with them, and through his recorded legacy, his music is still cherished. However, his name has remained largely unknown. This essay introduces him by name to those who have and have not yet experienced his music.
Date: March 2022
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Liberated from Serfdom”: Willis Conover and the Tallinn Jazz Festival of 1967 (open access)

“Liberated from Serfdom”: Willis Conover and the Tallinn Jazz Festival of 1967

This book chapter presents the Charles Lloyd Quartet’s performance at the 1967 Tallinn Jazz Festival, which broke the “stagecraft” of prior jazz diplomacy with the Soviet Union, and proceeded despite numerous official attempts to derail it, as a case study in the effectiveness of Willis Conover’s approach over the twelve years since his Voice of America program began in 1955.
Date: 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Preservation Strategies for Sound Recordings Supplemental Images]

This document holds supplemental images/figures for David Huff's article, "Preservation Strategies for Sound Recordings."
Date: August 2022
Creator: Huff, David
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief History of the University of North Texas Music Library (open access)

A Brief History of the University of North Texas Music Library

This paper documents the history of the University of North Texas Music Library from the perspective of librarian Donna Arnold. It covers the stories and contributions of the librarians and staff who have served the UNT music library since its inception in 1940 until present-day.
Date: unknown
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Excursion of a Lifetime: How Serge Jaroff's Choir of Don Cossack Refugees Burnished My Reference Arsenal (open access)

Research Excursion of a Lifetime: How Serge Jaroff's Choir of Don Cossack Refugees Burnished My Reference Arsenal

Presentation script for a talk given at the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association's (TMLA) annual fall meeting held in 2022. The presentation focuses on the speaker's exhaustive research into Serge Jaroff's Choir of Don Cossack Refugees and how it has helped her serve her patrons better.
Date: November 4, 2022
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab (open access)

The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab

Report asserts that The Soundbox was designed as a public space within the Music Library where UNT community members can engage with various types of music technology to learn and create. The overall goal was to utilize Music Library space for public use in a way that increases engagement.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Huff, David; Wolski, Kristin A.; Fernandez, Sabino; Lemons, Justin & Sellers, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report (open access)

The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report

Report states that the aim of the Music Library Picture Show demonstration was to learn about how event programming affects student attitudes about the library and to position the library as a viable "third place" for UNT students and visiting high school students. The project members promoted the events with the assistance of UNT Libraries Communications and Marketing which includes posters, small flyers, lawn signs, etc. Their results discuss the outcome of various events put on by the library, and how users felt about the events.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Sprabary, Meghan & Wolski, Kristin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library