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Gunther Schuller conducting the NEC Symphony Orchestra at the Massachusetts State House, 1972

Photograph of Gunther Schuller conducting the NEC Ragtime Ensemble in a recording session in Jordan Hall for the "Red Back Book" album. This album earned the ensemble a Grammy Award in 1973.

A photograph of the NEC Ragtime Ensemble, conducted by Gunther Schuller, performing at the Boston Bicentennial celebration, April 19, 1975

A photograph from New England Conservatory Notes, v. 3 no.3 (June/July 1976), p. 7. The image shows the NEC Ragtime Ensemble, under the direction of Gunther Schuller performing in Anchorage, Alaska on June 20, 1976.

A photo of the NEC Ragtime Ensemble from Notes magazine, v. 1 no. 2 (April 1974)

Music festival program from "Music From the Source: New England Conservatory at 125." The opening night concert began with the NEC Wind Ensemble performing the premiere of Gunther Schuller's "Festive Music" conducted by Frank Battisti.

Album cover of More Joplin Rags, 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, quad. ; 12 in.

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.

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

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