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The Celebrations Begin: Summer Centennial And Memorial Events In Sweden, Sue Flaster

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The Voxna events this year were on July 12th and 13th and were the "official opening" of the Jussi year. Stefan Olmars had arranged for us to hear the great mezzo Ingrid Tobiasson as well as Olle Perssona baritone known mostly for intelligent lieder singing- and tenor Nils Olsson, this year's JB Sallskapet prize winner. The young man is a big guy with a big voice, and quite a crowd pleaser, although one hopes that a greater sense of nuance will come with age and experience.

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Reunion In Minnesota: Centennial Conference Plans, Jbs Board

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Many of us have warm memories of the JB Society conference held in St. Peter, MN in 2001. Since then, we've been together in NY, Sweden and Charleston, but the meeting at Gustavus Adolphus College had many special qualities: we were all together conveniently for meals, the event themselves were concentrated at the College and we were treated to the warm hospitality of Jan and Anders Bjorling .

You're Invited! Join A Celebration Of Jussi's Career In New York City, September 9, 10

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The enterprising Vocal Record Collectors' Society has scheduled a meeting on Friday evening, September 10, to celebrate the release by WHRA (West Hill Radio Archives) of its 4-CD collaborative project with the Jussi Bjorling Societies of Scandinavia, the UK, and the USA. The VRCS Board of Directors hereby invites all members of the Jussi Bjorling Societies to attend this special program.

"Jussi Bjorling Live: Broadcast Concerts 1937 - 1960", Dan Shea

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Jussi Bjorling introduced himself to America not by his first performances at the Metropolitan Opera starting in 1938, but rather in a remarkable series of three nationwide radio broadcasts made during 1937, on November 28 and December 5 and 19. As you can hear from a few surviving recordings made of those broadcasts, the 26-year-old tenor's brilliant voice and innate musicality projected beautifully through the microphone and the resulting attention enabled him to get a quick start on what became a major career in this country.

Major News From The Swedish Centennial Committee & Upcoming Events

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

In a powerful impulse of national pride, H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf has become the official patron of the Jussi Bjorling centennial celebrations. The centennial committee has also gathered in a significant financial contribution from Swedish real estate magnate Stefan Sundh, (coincidentally, Bengt Krantz's cousin), and a sizeable award from Barbro Osher's Pro Suecia Foundation. There were also two smaller private donations. Among the many activities below which are made possible by these donations, the Scandinavian Sallskapet has also made a very large and helpful donation to the JBS-USA CD project (as has the British Society).

Our Honorary Advisors: An Encounter With Neil Shicoff, Mati Zeti-Elboim

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Toward the Jewish Passover Holidays, the Israeli Opera House presented "La Juive" by Halevy. T h is was an obvious choice, since the second act of the opera is dedicated to the "Seder"-the ritual Passover meal which commemorates the flight of the Jews from Egypt (by reading its story and eating "matzot': the unfinished bread taken on the exodus).

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Wind Symphony, November 15, 2021, Anthony C. Marinello, Anne Mcnamara, Cassie Wieland

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

November 15, 2021

Monday Evening

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The University Treble Choir And The University Choir In Concert, Chapman University Treble Choir, Chapman University Choir

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Junior Recital: Isaac Rutledge, Flute; Valen Pao, Piano; November 14, 2021, Isaac Rutledge, Valen Pao

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

November 14, 2021

Sunday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Rose Ortega, Violin; Emily Landry, Piano; Ye Eun (Grace) Eom, Piano; November 14, 2021, Rose Ortega, Emily Landry, Ye Eun (Grace) Eom

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

November 14, 2021

Sunday Evening

7:00 p.m.

The Origin And The Evolution Of The Double Bass, Patrick James Lavergne

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation will trace the double bass from the 16^th century to the 21^st century. The double bass is the largest and lowest pitched member of the string family. The members of the string family are the violin, viola, cello, and the double bass. The pitch of the double bass sounds one octave lower than the written pitch. The double bass is sometimes called the contrabass, string bass, upright bass, or bass fiddle. It is used in different genres of music such as classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, country & western, and even rock.

Sunday Music Series- Duo Of Hope, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Peruvian cellist Taide Prieto and Mexican pianist and conductor Francisco Fernandez comprise Duo of Hope. Together they have performed in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Currently, they are pursuing graduate degrees in music performance at the University of Michigan. Duo of Hope will perform an all-Tchaikovsky program that will include some of his most beautiful vocal works transcribed for cello and piano by Taide Prieto as part of her doctoral dissertation.

Fall String Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Trynchuk and Miller Studio recital performed by the Music Department string students.

Species Abundance Distributions And The Canon Of Classical Music, Noelle Atkin

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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Chapman University Wind Symphony, Chapman University Wind Symphony

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Junior Recital: Donte' Thompson, Baritone, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

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Graduate Recital, November 13, 2021, Ye Eun Eom (Grace), Valen Pao

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

November 13, 2021

Saturday Evening

8:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Megan Mcdillon, Mezzo-Soprano; November 13, 2021, Megan Mcdillon, Miguel Hu, Emily Hansen, Ashley Storinger, Jeffrey Burke

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Saturday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Alex Hibbard-Brown, Cello; November 13, 2021, Alex Hibbard-Brown

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

November 13, 2021

Saturday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Memorials At Voxna: We Look Back (And Ahead), Sue Flaster

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

For the last eight years, Stefan Olmars has produced events with terrific organization and splendid music and lectures, and this year's mid-July gathering in Halsingland upheld his very high standards while reaching for a wider focus.

Immortal Performances Ipcd 1003-2: Bjorling's Radiant Romeo At Last In Good Sound, Kristian Krogholm

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The February 1,1947 Romeo et Juliette performance from the Metropolitan Opera has at last surfaced in fresh and good sound and has been released in a fine package from Immortal Performances, with nice texts, information and photos. The improvement from Myto's version is substantial, and the sound is warm and pleasant, and the voices both full and clear.

Naxos, Jussi Bjorling Collection #8: "O Sole Mio", Kristian Krogholm

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

A new great CD from Naxos in the JB Collection with careful restorations and transfers by Stefan Lindstrom, whose reproductions include some surface noise but consequently leave more of Jussi Bjorling's voice. Seldom have the old 78s been transferred to CD with such clarity and total balance, always maintaining Jussi Bjorling's voice in absolute focus. Mr. Lindstrom is always faithful to the actual sound of the source, never trying to create anything other than what is on the original recording, thus obtaining a more truthful result.

Movies With Jb Sound Recordings, Harald Henrysson

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Movies with JB sound recordings

• 40 Days and 40 Nights (4fijours et 40 nuits) Michael Lehmann, USA 2Q02: Recondita armonia
• Aria, Ken Russell (in segment with JB), USA 1987: Nessun dorma {240)
• and more

Jan-Olof Damberg: The New Curator Steps Up

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Jan-Olof has been a considerable presence in our lives and in the life of the JB Museum for the last six years. Every Summer he has joined Harald in greeting visitors, responding to email, making presentations and managing the many administrative chores of a small museum. During the more financially flush years of the past, Jan-Olaf was often joined in the Summer by the extremely tall Roger Alderstrand ( discoverer of an enormous number of performances by the young Bjorling boys in the Swedish hinterlands), but at the end, it is Jan-Olof who is putting his DNA into the Museum. …

2011 Update And Membership Renewal, Sue Flaster

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

A s of this writing, activities and events for the centennial year of 2011 are collecting in a satisfying way, even if some things do remain uncertain: the Royal Swedish Opera is planning a memorial concert to take place in Stockholm on 2 September 2011; the critical assessment by Stephen Hastings, which we are all looking forward to, should be out in the late Fall of 2010, and a major photographic book should appear at the same time; at least one film appears to be on the way in Sweden; the City of Borlange is planning a memorial concert for …

Harald Henrysson Retires

Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The Jussi Bjorling Museum was established nearly 15 years ago. It was built on the foundation of a small(er) local collection, the gifts and depositions of the Bjorling family and the Royal Swedish Opera , as well as contributions of many sorts from Bjorling admirers all over the world.