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October 1, 2024 (September 19, 2024)

Free E-book Giveaway: MANIFEST TECHNIQUE

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October’s free e-book is here! Check out Manifest Technique: Hip Hop, Empire, and Visionary Filipino American Culture by Mark R. Villegas before the month is over!  Filipino Americans have been […]

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September 30, 2024 (September 30, 2024)

Classical Music Month Reading List

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In celebration of Classical Music Month, please enjoy this curated list of books and journal articles that highlight the study of a timeless art form. South Side Impresarios: How Race […]

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September 25, 2024 (September 25, 2024)

IBMA 2024 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]

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September 1, 2024 (August 20, 2024)

Free E-book Giveaway: ON THE BUS WITH BILL MONROE

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September’s free e-book is here! Check out On the Bus with Bill Monroe: My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass by Mark Hembree before the month is over!  […]

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August 19, 2024 (July 19, 2024)

Q&A with the editor of INSTRUMENTAL LIVES

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Helen Rees, the editor of Instrumental Lives: Musical Instruments, Material Culture, and Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide […]

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August 12, 2024 (July 19, 2024)

Q&A with the author of INK

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Clifford R. Murphy, the author of Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I felt that […]

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August 5, 2024 (July 19, 2024)

Q&A with the authors of PLAYING THE CHANGES

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Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, the author of Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you […]

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July 8, 2024 (July 8, 2024)

Four Music Books Awarded AMS Subventions

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We’re pleased to announce that four forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allow us […]

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June 24, 2024 (June 24, 2024)

UNBINDING GENTILITY by Candace Bailey Receives NEH Open Book Award

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We are delighted to announce that Candace Bailey’s book, Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South, has been awarded funding from the Fellowships Open Book Program of the […]

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June 18, 2024 (May 14, 2024)

Q&A with the author of THE WORLD GOT AWAY

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Mikel Rouse, the author of The World Got Away: A Memoir, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? To set the record […]

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June 13, 2024 (June 13, 2024)

Q&A with the editors of MUSIC MAKING COMMUNITY

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Tony Perman and Stefan Fiol, the editors of Music Making Community, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   We wrote this book […]

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June 10, 2024 (May 29, 2024)

2024 African American Music Appreciation Month Reading List

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Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Let’s dig in with […]

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