The Songbook Academy® is a national summer music intensive for young singers who have an interest in the American Songbook. more
This program offers music therapy-based experiences for people with Alzheimer's, dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions. more
Includes over 40,000 pieces of sheet music, 500+ arrangements written for Bob and Dolores Hope, Sandler & Young, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, and mo ... more
The Archives & Library is free and open to the public. All materials are non-circulating and may be used only within the Archives & Library facility.. ... more
Our current exhibit, showcases America's "Music Man", Meredith Willson, and explores his long career in entertainment that began in Mason City, Iowa.. ... more
Brand new this year, the Great American Songbook Foundation introduces an exciting new way to learn about the Songbook through the Meredith Willson Di ... more
Hall of Fame inductees are chosen based on factors including musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career, superiority in style and ... more
From Rita Moreno to Cole Porter... check out the incredible array of artists and songwriters who have been inducted into the Songbook Hall of Fame... more
The “Great American Songbook” is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century ... more
The Great American Songbook Foundation is proud to be one of five GRAMMY Museum Cultural Affiliates located globally, including... more
our Virtual Tour
and explore Meredith Wilson's online collection
Visit The Great American Songbook Foundation
1 Center Green
Carmel, IN 46032
317.843.3800
Info@TheSongbook.org
Songbook Exhibit Gallery Location & Hours
Enter west entrance of the Palladium on 3rd Ave
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm; also open one hour before Songbook and Jazz Series events in the Palladium
The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American Songbook.
The Great American Songbook Foundation’s Gallery Exhibits are on the road! Call or email Cathy Burton, Director of Museum Planning & Audience Enrichment, at 317.844.9454 or cburton@TheSongbook.org to reserve time for your school, library or organization to host one or both of our Traveling Exhibits – “Ella Sings the Songbook” and “The Unsinkable Meredith Willson”. There is no cost to reserving a Traveling Exhibit.
Most recently, our Traveling Exhibits have taken trips to Park Tudor Schools and the Carmel Clay Public Library.
Ella Sings the Songbook
The Unsinkable Meredith Willson
