Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference (open access)

Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference

This is an abstract for a presentation that was given at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11th, 2015. The presentation was given alongside a poster display. This abstract highlights Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, and went on to perform around the world. This abstract gives details on the history of the choir and the type of concerts that Jaroff gave. In addition, it explains the lack of scholarly attention that Jaroff and his choir have received.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association (open access)

Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association

This narrative centers on the start of the Texas chapter of the Music Library Association. The author gives the history and events that led up to the creation of the chapter, highlighting individuals that played a large role. This document played a part in a presentation given on behalf of the Oral History Committee at the national meeting of the Music Library Association in Dallas, Texas in 2012.
Date: 2012
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library (open access)

Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library

This narrative gives details on Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which first began in a Turkish concentration camp in 1921. The author highlights the how the choir's music has personally affected her, while also giving details about the history of the choir and how the group went on to tour around the world. This document also gives the information that the University of North Texas Music Library maintains two rare Jaroff scores.
Date: 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evolving, Not Extinct: Music Reference in the 21st Century (open access)

Evolving, Not Extinct: Music Reference in the 21st Century

This is a personal narrative about the impact of ever-evolving technology used in libraries, particularly music libraries. The author - a librarian - highlights the strengths of using different types of technologies in libraries and also problems that they could cause. The author urges caution when considering the adaptation of particular technologies.
Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
System: The UNT Digital Library

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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Music with Friends: The Role of Voice of America's Willis Conover in the Global Reach of Polish Jazz [Presentation Notes]

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Notes accompanying a presentation on Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover's long association with Polish jazz, given at the meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held in Kraków, Poland July 14-19, 2019.
Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anacreon Who? How a Poem and a Tune Found Each Other to Make our National Anthem [Presentation Notes]

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Notes to accompany a presentation on the history of the Star Spangled Banner for the Denton (Benjamin Lyon) chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on September 6, 2019.
Date: September 6, 2019
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library
We Handle Water Music: The Crazy Water Radio Broadcast Transcription Discs at University of North Texas [Presentation Notes] (open access)

We Handle Water Music: The Crazy Water Radio Broadcast Transcription Discs at University of North Texas [Presentation Notes]

Notes accompanying a presentation on the Crazy Water radio broadcasts in the UNT Music Library. This presentation was selected for the 2020 Best of Chapters presentations at the Music Library Association conference in Norfolk, VA held on February 26-March 1, 2020.
Date: February 29, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Duke Ellington Through the Eyes and Microphone of Willis Conover [Presentation Notes]

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Notes to accompany a presentation on the friendship and collaboration between Willis Conover and Duke Ellington for the 26th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference. Due to the Covid pandemic, this conference was cancelled early in the morning before it was set to begin.
Date: March 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Past Sure Is Tense: Revisiting Rock History Narratives with the John Gilliland Pop Chronicles Interviews [Presentation Notes]

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Notes accompanying a presentation on the interviews present in the John Gilliland Collection, and how they can inform rock music historiography. It was presented at the joint Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association and the Southwest Chapter of the American Musicology Society meeting held on September 24-26, 2020.
Date: September 26, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conover 101: Intro to Willis Conover [Presentation Notes]

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Notes to accompany a presentation on the life and career of Willis Conover for the Willis Conover Centennial Symposium held virtually on December 11, 2020.
Date: December 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Houston-Stockholm Pipeline: One Attorney's Passion for Duke Ellington's Music, and a Texas Treasury of Swedish Concerts [Presentation Notes] (open access)

The Houston-Stockholm Pipeline: One Attorney's Passion for Duke Ellington's Music, and a Texas Treasury of Swedish Concerts [Presentation Notes]

Notes accompanying a presentation on the contents and historical context of the Rhodes Baker Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library. It was presented at the 55th Annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Conference held virtually May 12-15, 2021.
Date: May 14, 2021
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library
Encoding the Works of Jean-Baptiste Lully & Sons with MEI [Presentation Notes] (open access)

Encoding the Works of Jean-Baptiste Lully & Sons with MEI [Presentation Notes]

Notes to accompany a presentation given as part of the session "Music encoding use-cases in US libraries: aims, pedagogy, and workflows" at the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held virtually on July 26-30, 2021.
Date: July 27, 2021
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library