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The Musical Art Quartet and the Bliss Stradivarius Viola — filed under: 75th anniversary, Friends of Music, Music, Music at Dumbarton Oaks

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 — filed under: 75th anniversary, Music at Dumbarton Oaks

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 — filed under: Music Room, 75th anniversary, Music at Dumbarton Oaks, Music, Friends of Music

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 — filed under: 75th anniversary, Music, Music at Dumbarton Oaks

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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Encore from an Early-Career Musician in Residence — filed under: Music at Dumbarton Oaks, Early-Career Musician

Robyn Bollinger reflects on researching the history of musical dessert

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