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Danielle Fosler-Lussier, The United States Information Agency and American Music Abroad

Arts and Humanities Inaugural Lecture Series
January 18, 2017
All Day
Faculty Club, Grand Lounge

Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Event Host: Arts and Humanities
Short Description: In the 1950s and ‘60s, the United States Information Agency shipped sound recordings and printed music all over the world. The USIA’s music collections embodied an attractive portrait of America’s ethnic and stylistic diversity: jazz, classical, folk, musical theater, and popular songs were well represented. This talk shows that the USIA’s program not only documented American music as it was, but also offered incentives that meaningfully shaped its creation.


Danielle Fosler-Lussier
In the 1950s and ‘60s, the United States Information Agency shipped sound recordings and printed music all over the world. The USIA’s music collections embodied an attractive portrait of America’s ethnic and stylistic diversity: jazz, classical, folk, musical theater, and popular songs were well represented. This talk, given by Danielle Fosler-Lussier of the School of Music, shows that the USIA’s program not only documented American music as it was, but also offered incentives that meaningfully shaped its creation.

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Reception will accompany each lecture. Free and open to the public.

2016-2017 Arts and Humanities Inaugural Lectures

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