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.
In the Fall of 1974, Gunther Schuller led the NEC Orchestra, Chorus and Ragtime Ensemble on a widely acclaimed European tour which included performances at festivals in Switzerland and France, as well as appearances by the Ragtime Ensemble in theā¦
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
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.