Category Archives: music

March 22, 2013

Read an excerpt from One Woman in a Hundred

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SymphonyNOW has posted an excerpt from Mary Sue Welsh’s book about trailblazing harpist Edna Phillips, One Woman in a Hundred. Phillips was the first woman to hold a principal chair in any major American orchestra when she was chosen by … Continue reading →

February 21, 2013

Q & A with One Woman in a Hundred author Mary Sue Welsh

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Mary Sue Welsh is a former executive director of the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, where she worked with its chair Edna Phillips.  She answered our questions about her new University of Illinois Press book One Woman in a Hundred: Edna Phillips … Continue reading →

February 13, 2013

NPR’s Weekend Edition features Wade

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The February 10, 2013, Weekend Edition Sunday featured a segment on Bill Stepp’s version of ”Bonaparte’s Retreat,” which is profiled in Stephen Wade’s book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience.  

February 9, 2013

Grammy for Stephen Wade?

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Best wishes to Stephen Wade, author of the University of Illinois Press book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience, whose Smithsonian Folkways CD Banjo Diary is up for a Grammy Award this year. From the Smithsonian Folkways site: Innovative and often … Continue reading →

January 31, 2013

Stephen Wade on Baltimore NPR affiliate WYPR

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Aaron Henkin from WYPR radio in Baltimore conducted an engaging in-depth interview with Stephen Wade, author of the book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recording and the American Experience, on Henkin’s January 25 Signal program. My favorite part … Continue reading →

January 3, 2013

The Wall Street Journal publishes new review of The Beautiful Music All Around Us

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The December 22, 2012, edition of The Wall Street Journal includes Eddie Dean’s review of Stephen Wade’s recent book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience. “The profiles gathered here display the breadth of the folk tradition … Continue reading →

December 17, 2012

Music in American Life Anniversary Sale–Last Offer!

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There are just two weeks left in our Music in American Life Anniversary Sale! Use promo code MAL40 to get 40% off all in-print titles, including: Stephen Wade’s well-reviewed The Beautiful Music All Around Us is available for only $14.97 … Continue reading →

December 13, 2012

Beethoven’s Creativity

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Was Beethoven the creator of masterpieces defined by a strict text or musical blueprint? New research into his creativity shows that Beethoven explored a range of artistic options, and as a tireless improviser he was hardly ever completely satisfied by … Continue reading →

December 12, 2012

Congratulations, Bruno Nettl

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The University of Illinois News Bureau reports that UI Press author and U of I Professor Emeritus of Music and Anthropology, Bruno Nettl, has been awarded the 2014 Charles Homer Haskins Prize, presented annually to a distinguished humanist by the … Continue reading →

December 3, 2012

Banjo Newsletter features Stephen Wade

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Stephen Wade, author of the new book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience, is the subject of a cover story in the December 2012 issue of Banjo Newsletter.  The interview was conducted by Greg Adams. Greg … Continue reading →