Our mission is to inspire and educate by celebrating the Great American Songbook. We were founded by performer and historian @MichaelFeinstei in 2007.
Carmel, Indiana
Joined February 2009
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Start spreadin' the news, the Songbook Foundation is in the news! Thank you to IndyStar for this special piece about The Richard W. Judy Bone Records Collection presented by @ForteOrthopedic.
We are proud to announce a new partnership with @ForteOrthopedic as the title partner for the "bone records" collection. Read more about the new collaboration and the history of bone records in the official press release from @BroadwayWorld
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What’s it like to flip through Michael Feinstein’s personal scrapbooks? YOU could find out by donating $50 to the Great American Songbook Foundation by @MichaelFeinstei birthday (9/7)!
Donate today at TheSongbook.org/Donate, or text SONGBOOK at 91999 to secure scrapbook access.
We're proud to be an Indiana Arts Commission Arts Organization Support recipient. Thank you to the National Endowment for the Arts (@NEAarts) and the Indiana Arts Commission (@INArtsComm) for your support of our mission to inspire and educate by celebrating the Songbook!
Today marks the incomparable Judy Garland's centennial year! We are excited to announce that Judy will be inducted into the Songbook Hall of Fame later this year. She will join her daughter Liza Minnelli who was named the 2013 New Standard Award Winner.
#JudyGarland100
Thousands of documents and recordings have been digitally preserved and made available online by the Great American Songbook Foundation to serve education and research needs. Preserve this rich history and inspire future generations by donating today. TheSongbook.org/Donate
International Archives Day is June 9th! Join us for an all-day event offering educational presentations, activities, and tours of some of the treasures housed here in the Songbook Library & Archives.
Register for this FREE event at TheSongbook.org/ArchivesDay
The Songbook collections house more than 500,000 documents, images and historic artifacts, with highlights including the papers of The Music Man creator Meredith Willson. Protect and promote access to our timeless archival collections by donating today. TheSongbook.org/Donate
The Great American Songbook Foundation has named Emily Rapoza as the new Director of Library & Archives!
#musicarchivist #greatamericansongbook #musicarchives #archives
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And we’re off! Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is now playing at the Winter Garden Theatre! 💼🥁🎺
The Songbook Library & Archives is growing! Lyricists and songwriters #KennethJacobson #HowardJohnson and #EarlSchuman are our latest acquisitions.
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The creator of "The Music Man," Meredith Willson stayed in touch with dear friends like Mamie Eisenhower and wrote witty postscripts in their letters. This is one of our favorites from the Meredith Willson Papers in the Songbook Archives.
#ArchivesBFF #ArchivesHashtagParty
What do George Gershwin, Billie Eilish, Louis Armstrong and Lil Nas X have in common? These iconic artists from the past and present are featured in our current exhibit, "From the Jazz Age to Streaming: The Soundtrack of the 20s-20s"! Now online. ⬇️
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Meet the Songbook Foundation's newest Individual Giving Officer, Jo Garcia!
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Thank you @BroadwayWorld for spreading the news about this year's Songbook Hall of Fame virtual ceremony honoring #SammyCahn, #BillyStrayhorn and #MelissaManchester.
Join @MichaelFeinstei and special guests this Saturday at 8pm EDT. Register to watch at bit.ly/2021SongbookHOF.
It's never too early to share Songbook #ArchivesBookLove with children. We recommend reading a rhapsody with #GeorgeGershwin and soaking in musical sunshine with #JohnDenver
ALT Children's book "The Music in George's Head" and "John Denver's Sunshine on My Shoulders" in the Songbook Library.
Mark your calendars! The 2021 #SongbookHallofFame induction of legendary lyricist #SammyCahn, singer-songwriter #MelissaManchester and composer-arranger #BillyStrayhorn will be premiering virtually Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 pm ET.
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Find out how a foxtrot arrangement of "Heigh-Ho" from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," found in the Songbook Library & Archives led to a #CarmelIndiana connection to one of the last living relatives of the original cast. Visit thesongbook.org/otis-harlan
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The Great American Songbook Foundation is proud to be an Indiana Arts Commission Organization Support recipient. Thank you to the @NEAarts, the @INArtsComm, @GovHolcomb and @SuzanneCrouch4U for your support of our mission.
🎶 Start spreadin' the news! 🎶 We are currently accepting applications for our new Director of Library and Archives. To learn more about the position and apply visit thesongbook.org/jobs instagram.com/p/CRB8broMmsX/…