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Naxos: The Jussi Bjorling Collection, Volumes 1-11, Kristian Krogholm

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It is finally here: the Naxos 11 -CD box containing almost all of Jussi Bjorling's studio recordings spanning the 40 years from 1920 to 1960. The box ha s a nice design and feature s a drawing of Jussi by New York artist Eugens Spiro. "The Jussi Bjorling Collection;' begun 12 years ago, has now been brought to its conclusion, adding three more CDs to this extensive series: Vols. 9, 10 and 11 , all three of material recorded between 1951 and 1960.

Why The Bjorling Sound Was Written, Stephen Hastings

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Now that The Bjorling Sound has been published, it is up to others to comment on its contents. And the more commentary there is (whether positive or negative) the happier I will be, for I always intended it to be an open-ended book, requiring an active response from readers, as part of an ongoing collective effort to understand Bjorling the artist. I have done my best to describe as precisely as possible the experience of listening to what I consider to be Jussi's finest recordings, and I naturally hope that the book will prove reasonably interesting even to opera-lovers who …

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Jussi Bjorling Society-Usa: 2012 Membership Renewal Form

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To renew your membership now for 2012, please use this form (or a copy, or some other piece of paper) .

Individual members hip contribution is $35; fam ily membership $50.

Membership in the Jussi Bjorling Society-USA is on a calendar-year basis.

The Centennial Issue Of The Jbs Journal, Coming In February, 2012

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Andrew Farkas "Just Jussi"

New JBS officers

Swedish Cardiologist Marten Rosenqvist on possible causes of JB's death and the mystery of the missing documents

Richard Copeman's recent discoveries about the London Boheme

Stephen Hastings "The very human voice of a pure musician"

Jussi Bjorling Memorial And Centennial Events 2011-2012, Harald Henrysson

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October 27 (20:00) New York, NY, Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church.

October 29 (20:00) Cranston, RI, Rhode Island Center for the Performing Arts at Park Theatre.

October 31 (19:00) Washington, DC, House of Sweden.

November 2 (19:00) Philadelphia, PA, The Ethical Society of Philadelphia.

November 4 (19:00) Chicago, IL, North Park University's Anderson Chapel.

November 5 (19:00). Ann Arbor, MI, Kerrytown Concert House

Last Chance For Jubilee Book!

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We still have a few copies left of Jacob Forsell's "Jussi Sangen Manniskan Bilderna (The music, the man, the pictures):' While the text is in Swedish, the photographs are wonderful, the book is lavishly and elegantly produced, and it includes a CD with musical selections as well as Harald Henrysson and Roger Alderstrand's complete performance chronology-somehow a recent reviewer missed that part!

The Jubilee Memorial Concert, September 2, Royal Opera, Stockholm: A Reaction To The Broadcast, Ward Murray

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Note: the concert on September 2nd was shown on Swedish television twice on the weekend after the concert itself. Swedish TV then kept the program available for viewing on its web site for some time afterwards.

Thanks to Allan Buchalter for capturing this gala so that it might be available past Swedish Television's cutoff of 3 October.

International Jussi Bjorling Centennial Conference: Stockholm And Borlange, Sue Flaster

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This centennial year has had an incredible number of concerts and remembrances in the US and many other countries, but there was something special about celebrating this important milestone in Stockholm, and in the venues where JB's adult musical education began, and where he both made his operatic debut and performed far more than in any other theater.

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News From Voxna

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The road leading from the main highway past the Voxna church h as now been renamed Bjorlings vag (Bjorling Way) . It was previously Nybrovagen (New Bridge Way) and is about a kilometer long. The name change was primarily the work of Cultural Commissioner Carina Isaaksson, who had worked with the Scandinavian Society in search of a way to commemorate the Bjorling centennial. The new street was officially opened by provincial governor Barbro Holmberg.

Last Chance For Swedish Memorial Concert And Conference!

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Most of you have received a special mailing from JBS-USA in early July about these upcoming events, but there is clearly something very special about being in Sweden for the centennial celebrations of the great Bjorling. The Scandinavian Society has put together an exciting program which will take us close to some of the high points of Jussi's brilliant career.

Writing About Jussi's Recordings, Stephan Hastings

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In his 1945 autobiography Jussi Bjorling advocated setting up a national archive of sound recordings. There is thus no doubting his awareness of the significance of his own legacy in this field, as well as that of earlier singers like Caruso. The Neapolitan of course was the tenor who influenced the adult Bjorling more than any other, and in writing a full length study of Jussi's most significant recordings-building on the invaluable research undertaken by Harald Henrysson for his PHONOGRAPHY- I have come across multiple examples of that influence.

Jussi Bjorling Memorial And Centennial Events-2011, Harald Henrysson

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August 13 Stockholm, Skansen, Solliden. Jussi Bjorling memorial concert with tenors Gwyn Hughes Jones, Joachim Backstrom & Markus Pettersson. JB presentation by Bertil Bengtsson.

August 14 (17:00) Strangnas, Malsikers slott (Malsaker Palace).

Jussi Bjorling memorial concert by Mats Carlsson (ten) & musicians from Scenkonst Sormland.

Bluebell Grona Lund Box, New Naxos Box, New Box From Sony

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Your Society supported Bluebell Records in producing this elegant and very welcome 3-CD set of JB's complete Grona Lund recordings. The recordings have been carefully remastered, and are heard at the correct pitches and in wonderful sound. Copies of the set are available from the JBS-USA at $30 + $5 shipping.

Centennial Events Begin!

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Highlights of the "official" start of centennial year celebrations included an exciting concert on Feb. 5th hosted by the British JB Appreciation Society featuring Raymond Bjorling and pianist Joakim Andersson. At about the same time, the review of JB LIVE appeared in Gramophone magazine, written by the ailing John Steane. Mr. Steane, who had spoken at the Swedish Congress was a long-time supporter of all of the efforts of the Societies, and his incisiveness and enormous reservoir of experience and judgment cannot be duplicated.

Welcome To St. Peter! Jbs Celebrates The Bjorling Centenary, Ward Murray

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Many of us arrived in St. Peter on June 22nd to dark grey skies, blustery wind, and only 65 degrees Fahrenheit: we went scurrying to the Gustavus Adolphus College store to buy hoodies and windbreakers. This was in stark contrast to the balmy temperatures and blue skies a decade earlier. The grey clouds extended to the news that our president and driving force behind the centenary conference, Sue Flaster, would be unable to attend because of a painful back injury.

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