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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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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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1058:"Schuller's Ragtime Ensemble Joyously Plays the Music of Joplin". The Evening Bulletin. June 21, 1974. p. 27.
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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".
862:"The Ragtime Revival-A Belated Ode to Composer Scott Joplin".
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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)
725:"Search the Billboard Magazine Archives | Billboard.com"
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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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247:the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
847:"The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble".
551:Jasen, David A. and Tichenor, Trebor Jay (1978)
538:The Art of the Rag (1989) GM Recordings GM3018CD
491:As The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
259:New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
125:Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
108:Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
102:The flute part to "The Red Back Book" ca. 1912
75:. Orchestrations for later repertoire included
555:. The Seabury Press; Dover Publications, Inc.
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38:chamber orchestra dedicated to the music of
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154:Following a series of performances in The
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598:King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era
583:Ragtime: its History, Composers and Music
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568:Ragtime: a Musical and Cultural History
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973:"New Englanders at the White House".
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553:Rags and Ragtime: a Musical History
533:As The New England Ragtime Ensemble
403:Juan Ramirez-Hernandez (1st violin)
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711:"Awards Nominations & Winners"
659:. February 12, 1973. pp. B 1.
630:. Jazz at Lincoln Center Library.
570:. University of California Press.
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866:. August 11, 1974. pp. D 1.
388:David Reskin (flute and piccolo)
28:The New England Ragtime Ensemble
18:The New England Ragtime Ensemble
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145:Saratoga Performing Arts Center
255:Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
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947:"Ragtime, de nieuwe rage".
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655:"Bringing Back Ragtime".
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999:Courtesy of Mark Belair.
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772:"New England Newsclip".
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379:Charles Lewis (trumpet)
166:for President and Mrs.
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374:The original ensemble
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245:Inaugural Series);
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776:. August 12, 1974.
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