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Commemorative Poster
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
A new JBS-USA 20th Anniversary Commemorative Poster is now available for purchase. In full color, this 8 ½” x 14” poster is offered at the special member’s price of $15 postpaid.
Jbs-Usa Caps Its 20th Anniversary Year In Sweden, Janel Lundgren
Jbs-Usa Caps Its 20th Anniversary Year In Sweden, Janel Lundgren
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The Jussi Björling Society - USA began its 20th anniversary year last November with a successful conference in Washington, D.C. at the beautiful Swedish Embassy. To conclude this banner year, from August 30 to September 5, 2018, twenty-three members of the Society took our celebrations to Sweden itself for six days of music, travel, and friendship.
Jbs-Usa 20th Anniversary Trip To Sweden Sign-Up Deadline: July 31, 2018
Jbs-Usa 20th Anniversary Trip To Sweden Sign-Up Deadline: July 31, 2018
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Members and friends of JBS-USA will soon be enjoying the camaraderie of each others’ company, AND the sights and sounds of a musical trip to Sweden, with visits to Stockholm, Strömsbruk, and Borlänge, August 30 to September 5, 2018. The Registration deadline is July 31st, but note that costs of train tickets may go up as the summer progresses.
Jbs-Usa Announces 20th Anniversary Mini-Conference And Cd, Sue Flaster
Jbs-Usa Announces 20th Anniversary Mini-Conference And Cd, Sue Flaster
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
JBS-USA is delighted to announce that the celebratory year of our 20th anniversary will kick off with a mini-conference in Washington, D.C. November 17th and 18th along with the issue of a very special members-only CD. We will begin on Friday the 17th by attending a rehearsal of Washington Concert Opera’s presentation of Bellini’s La straniera at the Lissner Auditorium. Those of us who attended this company’s Semiramide a couple of years ago, and the D.C. members who regularly attend their productions, can attest to the very high level of performance we can expect.
Twenty Years For The Jussi Bjorling Museum
Twenty Years For The Jussi Bjorling Museum
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The Jussi Bjorling Museum in Borlange opened on October 22, 1994 and thus celebrates its 20th anniversary this autumn. In 2004, the I 0th anniversary was embellished by the Jussi Bjorling Congress, arranged by all three Bjorling societies in Stockholm and Borlange. This brought many foreign members to the museum and one of the speakers, the prominent British voice expert John Steane, called it "the best of all singer museums''.
We Gather Together: September 9-10 Meetings In New York City, Dan Shea
We Gather Together: September 9-10 Meetings In New York City, Dan Shea
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
For members of the Jussi Bjorling Society, the anniversary date of September 9 this year was more than usually fraught with memories of that 1960 day, whether that had been experienced personally or was simply a historical fact associated with a favorite singer's life story. To mark the occasion, there had been anniversary radio programs the previous weekend from Vermont and California, see for instance the interesting list of selections played during Peter Fox Smith's 4-hour tribute on the afternoon of September 4, at http:// www.vpr.net/episode/49386/. Mr. Smith conducts an anniversary program like this every year on the Saturday preceding …
Save This Date! Our August 20, 2000, Mini-Conference In Nyc Is On!, Dan Shea
Save This Date! Our August 20, 2000, Mini-Conference In Nyc Is On!, Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
How can our Jussi Bjorling Society NOT meet on August 20th to celebrate the simultaneous 70th anniversary of Jussi's debut in his first major operatic role, Don Ottavio, and the 40th anniversary of his last public concert? We've decided that we must go ahead with a one-day conference in Manhattan.
Anniversary Tributes To Jussi From Around The World, February 5, 2001-Radio Programs
Anniversary Tributes To Jussi From Around The World, February 5, 2001-Radio Programs
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
There were special radio programs around the world, here's a sample that we heard about--and we would be glad to learn about others, from Sweden, South America and especially the UK.