Percy Grainger Society

Grant Success

The Percy Grainger Society is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a Capital Projects grant of $88,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for Fiscal Year 2025 to carry out much-needed renovation work on the exterior of the Percy Grainger Home and Studio..

Read the announcement by Governor Kathy Hochul here.

Read the society's announcement here.

Call for Papers

The Brigham Young University School of Music, in collaboration with the Percy Grainger Society, invites scholars, performers, educators, musicians, practitioners, and industry professionals to submit proposals for papers, presentations and workshops that explore the music of Percy Grainger through a consideration of approaches to, and the contexts of, live performance. This two-day symposium, which will be delivered in hybrid mode, both in-person and online, aims to explore the myriad ways Grainger's music can be interpreted, performed, and appreciated in contemporary contexts.

Further information is available at the Symposium website.

The Grainger Journal

The latest edition of The Grainger Journal is available here.

Blog posts

Percy's Sketchbook

Thu, March 13, 2025 3:19 PM

Anne Ocone
Meeting Percy Grainger

Tue, January 21, 2025 4:48 PM

Anne Ocone
Little Treasures

Thu, September 26, 2024 1:54 PM

Anne Ocone
The Wider Implications of Percy Grainger’s ‘Free Music’

Fri, May 31, 2024 3:41 PM

Anne Ocone
A Timeline for Free Music

Thu, April 04, 2024 10:51 AM

Anne Ocone
7 Cromwell as a Workshop

Thu, February 08, 2024 5:16 PM

Anne Ocone

Collection Highlights

The newly-conserved Gliding Tones on Whistle, Notes on Recorders Free Music machine is now on permanent display.

An online summary of our 2023-24 Free Music exhibition can be found here. You can also find out about other highlights from the collections here.

Membership

Membership of the Percy Grainger Society brings a range of benefits:

Access to a members-only section of the Percy Grainger Society website, containing a wealth of information
Twice-yearly print and digital copies of The Grainger Journal
Regular online Members' Events, featuring presentations, live interviews and concerts
Discounts on visits to the Percy Grainger Home and Studio
Volunteer opportunities to work on Grainger projects
Peer-to-peer and mentor opportunities
Discounts on selected third-party publications and recordings

GLOSS

The Grainger Library of Sampled Sounds is a collection of recorded sounds from the Percy Grainger Home and Studio available for creative use. The sounds include samples of instruments in the collection, and ambient sounds from the house and neighborhood. We invite you to explore and use these music files to create your own musical compositions and soundscapes.

Visit

We hope that you can visit the historic home of Percy Grainger in White Plains, New York. Rose and Percy Grainger moved here in May 1921. After Rose's death in 1922 Percy married Ella Viola Strom in 1928. Together, they made 7 Cromwell Place their unique home and workspace for the rest of their lives. From Rime Tiles to Free Music Machines, these creatives made this 1890s home their very own.

Tours normally last between 45 minutes and 1 hour and are available on Wednesdays and other select days throughout the year.

Tours for the general public can be scheduled here, while members can email us directly to schedule a tour.

7 Cromwell Place, White Plains, NY 10601

info@percygrainger.org

Tel: (914) 281-1610

Subscribe to e-newsletter here

The Percy Grainger Society's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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