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Schuller left the school in 1977. He expanded their repertoire, adapting existing arrangements as well as arranging and transcribing the music of James Scott,
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The ensemble is marvelous; you know that every member is a superb technician, and yet together they have worked out an insinuating way of slurring and sliding - like the Vienna
Philharmonic playing Johann Strauss - that gives the music marvelous
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The ensemble's second recording, "More Scott Joplin Rags", spent 26 weeks on the Top
Classical list, earning a #7 ranking for 5 weeks.
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Johnson (June 18, 1974). "Rain fails to dampen spirits of small crowd at SPAC show". The Saratogan. pp. B 1.
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Hodgkinson, Stefan Kozinski, Virginia Eskin, and Christopher Oldfather (piano)
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1047:"Schuller's Ragtime Ensemble Joyously Plays the Music of Joplin". The Evening Bulletin. June 21, 1974. p. 27.
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Amy Teare, Mary O'Reilly, Ann Ourada, Cyrus Stevens, Pattison Story, Susan Carrai, and David Reffkin (violin)
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Robert A. McLean (March 5, 1974). "Schuller's kinetic kids win Grammy". The Boston Evening Globe.
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Alan Rich (June 10, 1974). "The Lively Arts: Rags To Rip-Offs".
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David Willis (June 26, 1978). "Soviets sample ragtime rhythm".
851:"The Ragtime Revival-A Belated Ode to Composer Scott Joplin".
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Judith Bedford, Marlene Mazzuca, and Richard Sharp (bassoon)
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Ray Murphy (March 11, 1975). "Ragtime sells out symphony".
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Lawrence Fried, Steve Ferrera, and George Schuller (drums)
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The Road from Rags to Jazz (1975) Golden Crest CRS-31042
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Ragtime: an Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography
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More Scott Joplin Rags (1974) Golden Crest CRS-31031
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Edwin Barker, Richard Sarpola, and Ed Schuller (bass)
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Bo Winiker, Dennis Alves, and Thomas Smith (trumpet)
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236:the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
836:"The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble".
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527:The Art of the Rag (1989) GM Recordings GM3018CD
480:As The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
248:New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
114:Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
97:Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
91:The flute part to "The Red Back Book" ca. 1912
64:. Orchestrations for later repertoire included
544:. The Seabury Press; Dover Publications, Inc.
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27:chamber orchestra dedicated to the music of
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143:Following a series of performances in The
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587:King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era
572:Ragtime: its History, Composers and Music
56:. In 1973 the group's performance at the
147:, in September 1974 they performed at a
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962:"New Englanders at the White House".
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542:Rags and Ragtime: a Musical History
522:As The New England Ragtime Ensemble
392:Juan Ramirez-Hernandez (1st violin)
1179:Musical groups established in 1972
700:"Awards Nominations & Winners"
648:. February 12, 1973. pp. B 1.
619:. Jazz at Lincoln Center Library.
559:. University of California Press.
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335:at The New England Conservatory.
855:. August 11, 1974. pp. D 1.
377:David Reskin (flute and piccolo)
17:The New England Ragtime Ensemble
570:Hasse, John Edward, ed. (1985)
134:Saratoga Performing Arts Center
244:Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
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936:"Ragtime, de nieuwe rage".
589:. Oxford University Press.
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1034:The Philadelphia Inquirer
644:"Bringing Back Ragtime".
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415:and in ensuing concerts)
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988:Courtesy of Mark Belair.
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761:"New England Newsclip".
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368:Charles Lewis (trumpet)
155:for President and Mrs.
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301:(Nov. 1, 1974) and
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