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Gunther Schuller headshot.jpeg
An 8 x 10 black and white photograph of Gunther Schuller

I Hear America poster.jpeg
A poster advertising the schedule of events happening for the celebration of Gunther Schuller's 80th birthday. The opening concert in Jordan Hall on November 14, 2005, featured Schuller's Fanfare (1986) for twelve trumpets, Perpetuum mobile (1948)…

Schuller Inaugural.jpeg
Several page booklet featuring the text of Schuller's Inaugural Address and Roger L. Stevens address titled "The Individual and the Arts in an Organized Society"

NEC Orchestra at Smithsonian.jpeg
Concert program from New England Conservatory Orchestra's performance of an All Duke Ellington concert at the Smithsonian, conducted by Gunther Schuller. This concert was part of the Smithsonian's Jazz Heritage Concerts series

Schuller_Jazz40ed.jpg
Photograph of Gunther Schuller conducting his arrangement of Richard Rodgers' "Blue Moon" in the New England Conservatory Jazz40 concert on October 23, 2009.

Jordan Hall turns 100 program cover.jpeg
Program for the Jordan Hall Centennial Celebration events, October 24-26, 2003. Gunther Schuller conducted the October 25, 2003 concert of the NEC Philharmonia. The program featured the premiere of Schuller's "Encounters".

Lesser inauguration concert.jpeg
Photograph from the Inauguration concert of Laurence Lesser as NEC President, October 16, 1983. The program featured the NEC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller. This photograph was taken right after the performance of Bachianas…

Ford letter.jpeg
Letter from President Gerald Ford (dated October 3, 1974) to Gunther Schuller regarding the performance of the NEC Ragtime Ensemble at the White House on September 25, 1974

Maple Leaf Rag.jpeg
The first page of the Bb trumpet part for "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin, edited by Gunther Schuller. Schuller was a key figure in the 1970s revival of Ragtime

Martin Luther King Memorial.jpeg
Photograph of Gunther Schuller conducting a student ensemble in a Memorial Service for Dr. Martin Luther King in Jordan Hall on April 5, 1968. The student ensemble performed the funeral march from Schuller's opera, The Visitation.
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