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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Finding a Life at The New York Public Library: Remembering Shannon Bolin 1917-2016 by George Boziwick, Chief, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Music Division

To whom it may concern: Today I spoke with a reference librarian about donating my copy of Marc Blitzstein’s original working score of Regina. I worked with Marc for two years singing his …

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:53PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

MY Business is to Sing: Emily Dickinson, Musician and Poet by George Boziwick

 Emily Dickinson ca. 1847. Courtesy Special Collections, Amherst College. Used with permission. We celebrate the birthday of Emily Dickinson (December 10) with an exhibit at The New York P…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:31PM
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

The Star Spangled Banner 1814-2014 by George Boziwick

Select Bibliography Lichtenwanger, William. The Music of The Star Spangled Banner: From Ludgate Hill to Capitol Hill. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1977. Sonneck, Oscar (1873-1928…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:58PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Finding a Life at The New York Public Library: Emily Dickinson, the Avid Music Collector by George Boziwick

December 10th is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), a beloved poet who in her youth was a talented pianist and active music collector. The collections of The New York Public Librar…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:02AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

A Century of Music at The New York Public Library by George Boziwick

As the centennial year of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building comes to a close and the next 100 years begin, it's a good opportunity to journey through the history, …

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:58AM
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Finding a Life at The New York Public Library by George Boziwick

This last week of October, 2011 is Magic Week. Perhaps it's a good time to tell this true story about how I found a life at The New York Public Library: In the spring of 1923, my grandfathe…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:30AM
Monday, May 2, 2011

The Music Division's Patron Saint, Katharine Drexel by George Boziwick

On Sunday, the first of October, 2000 in Rome, Pope John Paul II presided over the ceremony that would elevate Philadelphia born Katharine Drexel to sainthood. It’s doubtful that …

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:35AM

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