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 […]
Q&A with the editors of MUSIC MAKING COMMUNITY
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2024 African American Music Appreciation Month Reading List
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 […]
Q&A with the author of COMMENTARIES ON THE CANTATAS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
James A. Brokaw II, the translator of Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Free E-book Giveaway: QUEER COUNTRY
June’s free e-book is here! Check out Queer Country by Shana Goldin-Perschbacher before the month is over! Though frequently ignored by the music mainstream, queer and transgender country and Americana […]
ICMC 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 International Country Music Conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the promo […]
Q&A with the author of LEO SOWERBY
Joseph Sargent, the author of Leo Sowerby, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? During my graduate student years, I was a […]
SAM 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Society for American Music conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: TANIA LEÓN’S STRIDE
March’s free e-book is here! Check out Tania León’s Stride: A Polyrhythmic Life by Alejandro L. Madrid before the month is over! Acclaimed composer, sought-after conductor, esteemed educator, tireless advocate […]
Q&A with Leta E. Miller, author of UNION DIVIDED
Leta E. Miller, author of Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The story […]
Q&A with the editors of SOUND PEDAGOGY
Colleen Renihan, John Spilker, and Trudi Wright, editors of Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Music, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Q&A with Heather Platt, author of LIEDER IN AMERICA
Heather Platt, author of Lieder in America: On Stages and In Parlors, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Very early on […]
Q&A with the editor of MUSIC AND THE MAKING OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
The editors of Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain: Nationalism and Identity Politics in the Iberian Peninsula, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide […]