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The Musical Art Quartet and the Bliss Stradivarius Viola
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Mildred Barnes Bliss was an enthusiastic patron of the Musical Art Quartet. She supported the string quartet from soon after its inception in 1926 until it ...
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Stravinsky, Copland, Tower, and Shaw
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The Blisses ensured that music was given proper space in their homes, a commitment that was enhanced through their sponsorship of musicians and the ...
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Music at Dumbarton Oaks: The Performers
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Many famous or soon-to-be famous musicians performed at Dumbarton Oaks over the years, and several have reminisced fondly about their concertizing there, in ...
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Commissioning and Performing Contemporary Compositions
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Dumbarton Oaks’ mission to foster original research and publication in humanistic studies has found a parallel expression in the Friends of Music commissions ...
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The Friends of Music
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Encore from an Early-Career Musician in Residence
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Robyn Bollinger reflects on researching the history of musical dessert
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The Rock Star of Encores
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Robyn Bollinger revives the macabre Paganini, “The Hot Canary,” and other touchstones of an indulgent musical tradition
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