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Cataloging, Preservation, and Discovery of Radio Content in Music Libraries and Archives (Or, “Where’s Willis?”)

Description: Presentation given as part of the session "Cataloging, Preservation, and Discovery of Radio Content in Music Libraries and Archives" at the 2018 Music Library Association conference in Portland, Oregon.
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Date: February 3, 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Duke Ellington Through the Eyes and Microphone of Willis Conover [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes to accompany a presentation on the friendship and collaboration between Willis Conover and Duke Ellington for the 26th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference. Due to the Covid pandemic, this conference was cancelled early in the morning before it was set to begin.
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Date: March 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Duke Ellington Through the Eyes and Microphone of Willis Conover [Presentation]

Description: Presentation on the friendship and collaboration between Willis Conover and Duke Ellington for the 26th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference. Due to the Covid pandemic, this conference was cancelled early in the morning before it was set to begin.
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Date: March 11, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

The Houston-Stockholm Pipeline: One Attorney's Passion for Duke Ellington's Music, and a Texas Treasury of Swedish Concerts [Presentation]

Description: Presentation on the contents and historical context of the Rhodes Baker Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library. It was presented at the 55th Annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Conference held virtually May 12-15, 2021.
Date: May 14, 2021
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
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The Houston-Stockholm Pipeline: One Attorney's Passion for Duke Ellington's Music, and a Texas Treasury of Swedish Concerts [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes accompanying a presentation on the contents and historical context of the Rhodes Baker Collection at the University of North Texas Music Library. It was presented at the 55th Annual Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Conference held virtually May 12-15, 2021.
Date: May 14, 2021
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Music with Friends: The Role of Voice of America's Willis Conover in the Global Reach of Polish Jazz [Presentation]

Description: Presentation on Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover's long association with Polish jazz, given at the meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held in Kraków, Poland July 14-19, 2019.
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Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Music with Friends: The Role of Voice of America's Willis Conover in the Global Reach of Polish Jazz [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes accompanying a presentation on Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover's long association with Polish jazz, given at the meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Congress held in Kraków, Poland July 14-19, 2019.
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Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

The Past Sure Is Tense: Revisiting Rock History Narratives with the John Gilliland Pop Chronicles Interviews [Presentation]

Description: Presentation on the interviews present in the John Gilliland Collection, and how they can inform rock music historiography. It was presented at the joint Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association and the Southwest Chapter of the American Musicology Society meeting held on September 24-26, 2020.
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Date: September 26, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

The Past Sure Is Tense: Revisiting Rock History Narratives with the John Gilliland Pop Chronicles Interviews [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes accompanying a presentation on the interviews present in the John Gilliland Collection, and how they can inform rock music historiography. It was presented at the joint Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association and the Southwest Chapter of the American Musicology Society meeting held on September 24-26, 2020.
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Date: September 26, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
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We Handle Water Music: The Crazy Water Radio Broadcast Transcription Discs at University of North Texas [Presentation Notes]

Description: Notes accompanying a presentation on the Crazy Water radio broadcasts in the UNT Music Library. This presentation was selected for the 2020 Best of Chapters presentations at the Music Library Association conference in Norfolk, VA held on February 26-March 1, 2020.
Date: February 29, 2020
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Willis Conover’s Music USA: A Continuation of East-West Jazz Connections [Presentation]

Description: Presentation on the historical context of Willis Conover's long-running jazz program, Music USA, on the Voice of America, for the conference Music and the Nation III: Music in Postwar Transitions at the Université de Montréal held on October 18-20, 2018 in Montreal, Canada.
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Date: October 19, 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella

Willis Conover’s Music USA and the Continuation of East-West Jazz Connections Formed Before World War II

Description: Notes for a presentation on the historical context of Willis Conover's long-running jazz program, Music USA, on the Voice of America, for the conference Music and the Nation III: Music in Postwar Transitions at the Université de Montréal held on October 18-20, 2018 in Montreal, Canada.
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Date: October 19, 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
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A World Famous, Yet Unknown, Countertenor: Basile Bolotine of Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir

Description: This article concerns the artistry and career of Basile Bolotine, 1895-1981, a beloved countertenor soloist in Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir. It was a world-famous a cappella Russian emigre ensemble that toured extensively all over the non-Soviet world for nearly sixty years. Bolotine had a long tenure with them, and through his recorded legacy, his music is still cherished. However, his name has remained largely unknown. This essay introduces him by name to those who have and have not yet e… more
Date: March 2022
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
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“Liberated from Serfdom”: Willis Conover and the Tallinn Jazz Festival of 1967

Description: This book chapter presents the Charles Lloyd Quartet’s performance at the 1967 Tallinn Jazz Festival, which broke the “stagecraft” of prior jazz diplomacy with the Soviet Union, and proceeded despite numerous official attempts to derail it, as a case study in the effectiveness of Willis Conover’s approach over the twelve years since his Voice of America program began in 1955.
Date: 2018
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
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