The Songbook Blog
Spotlights, educational content, interviews and more from the Great American Songbook Foundation family!
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5/31/2019
Stage and movie musicals have always been a source of great songs. This week I’m turning to Broadway for “My All-time Greatest Song” selection: “They Say It’s Wonderful.” The song’s composer, Irving Berlin, is one of the most prolific songwriters and a notable legend of The Great American Songbook.
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5/15/2019
We caught up with Songbook Foundation board member Roger Schmelzer and Songbook Academy alum Anaïs Reno as they prepared to debut at Carnegie Hall in The Mabel Mercer Foundation’s All the Things You Are: Celebrating Jerome Kern.
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5/14/2019
If you’ve been following us for the past year, you may have noticed that our Archivist, Lisa Lobdell, suddenly became a “Certified Archivist” this past August! HURRAY! But what exactly does that mean? How did she get “certified”? And was it really that sudden? The answers to ALL of your questions are in her newest blog entry, “Becoming a Certified Archivist.” Step into the world of archiving with Lisa …
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3/21/2019
Starting tomorrow we are releasing a new Blog Series written by our resident Songbook guru and docent, Dick Schwartz! In preparation for tomorrow's blog, learn about the author and a familiar face you might have seen in the Songbook Exhibit Gallery.
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