
Rediscovering the 'Ode to the Star-Spangled Banner'
EXCERPT: "I thought it would be great if I could find that music and offer it to the Baltimore Symphony to perform a few years later to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. When I searched the Internet for "Sept. 13, 1814" and "Ferde Grofé," I found nothing—but I did discover that Grofé's papers are in the Library of Congress. I knew that Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist Charles Limb had worked with the BSO, so I emailed him and asked whom I should contact. His reply:


More than just Fine
EXCERPT: "A real reappraisal of Fine’s work would involve an orchestra with, at the very least, performances of the “Toccata Concertante” and that “Symphony 1962”; the Boston Modern Orchestral Project offered such a concert in May. But the Library of Congress, which holds Fine’s archive, and the Irving Fine Society did their best to present a range of work." - Anne Midgette/Washinton Post (Photo by Nick Rutter) Full Article #irvingfine #libraryofcongress #irvingfinesociety #n