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Feature of Note
PGS Member Presentations Support BYU Symposium
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The Percy Grainger Society congratulates the following members presenting at the Performing Grainger Symposium at BYU next month. View the abstracts for their presentations through this link to the symposium schedule. Terry Balough, Keynote Speaker
Letting in the Jungle: Percy Grainger’s Kipling “Jungle Book” Cycle Curt Ebersole
Architecture & Inspiration: Percy Grainger's Home & Studio
Jason Green
A Cylinder of Wax: Reimagining Percy Grainger Through Historic House Music
Joanne Heaton
Pretty on the Outside: Grainger’s Music – A Reflection of the Man
Chalon Ragsdale
The Folk Music and Free Music of Percy Grainger: Fruits of the Same Tree Jordan Waddell
Grainger for the Percussionist(s) If you are attending the symposium, please visit the PGH&S booth where you'll have to chance to connect with members of PGS and the PGS Board, Curt Ebersole, Marissa Kyser, and Chalon Ragsdale. They will be happy to answer questions about the Percy Grainger Society and the Home & Studio in White Plains, NY. We look forward to seeing you there! Here is a preview of the BYU choirs rehearsing for the event. |
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At the Home & StudioPercy Grainger's Residence in Springfield, Missouri
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Above: "House at Springfield", photo by Percy Grainger, 1943 |
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This month, we wish a belated happy birthday to PGS board member Marissa Kyser! A native of Troy, Missouri, Marissa studied Music Education and Wind Band Conducting at Missouri State University. Her thesis about Percy Grainger's time living in Springfield, Missouri during the 1940s is featured in the PGS blog. Marissa wrote:
As a man who obsessed over the meticulous documentation of his life, it is strange that little is known about Percy Grainger during the time he spent living in Springfield, Missouri. Though it is acknowledged that the world-famous composer moved to this area around the time of World War II, there is a lack of compiled evidence that details his whereabouts and residence. Many researchers have contributed to understanding Grainger’s life in New York, Europe, and Australia, but most fail to describe this brief period of his life in Springfield, let alone recognize that he lived there at all.
Percy and Ella Grainger moved to Springfield, Missouri in November 1940 and returned to their home in White Plains, New York in October 1943. Follow this link to read Marissa's full post on our website. | |
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Member Happenings
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March 19: Grainger the Educator Second Meeting
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The Percy Grainger Society’s 2025–26 members’ meeting series, Grainger the Educator, continues on March 19 at 4:00 PM EST with an exciting discussion of new developments in the GLOSS (Grainger Library of Sampled Sounds) project. You won't want to miss this virtual meeting (via Zoom) introducing the GLOSS project's new name and website, GlossGlide!
GlossGlide is an exploratory sound project inspired by the ideas, materials, and creative ethos of Percy Grainger. It is the work of an autistic practitioner, developed through sustained individual practice and reflection. The project brings together sound, interaction, and accessibility to explore what it might mean to engage with musical materials through continuous change, attention, and play.
Join host Paul Jackson, with GlossGlide
developer Andrew Hugill, as they explore the new site, its design
philosophy, and the ways in which it it is informed by Grainger's
radical approach to music making and music composition. Follow this link for the full March 19 GLOSS update event details on the PGS website. |
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Save the Date
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April 19: Spring Open House
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Our 2026 Spring Open House will be Sunday, April 19, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Percy Grainger Home and Studio, 7 Cromwell Place, White Plains, New York, with tour of the historic house at 2:30 PM. This is our annual open house to the local community and will feature an exhibition of Grainger's own artworks.
Artistic, creative, and innovative, Percy Grainger was very much a multifaceted artist. In addition to his work as a musician and composer, Grainger drew and painted from an early age and was a talented visual artist. Paper, Line, Color: Percy Grainger as a Visual Artist seeks to showcase the range of Grainger’s work as an artist while sharing his interests, inspiration, and working process. On display, objects from the PGS collection will include childhood drawings, paintings, sheet music, and prototypes for many of his graphics, alongside samples of beadwork and embroidery that reveal Grainger’s creative range and his appreciation of folk art from cultures around the world. |
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In Memoriam
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We remember celebrated conductor, educator, author, and orchestrator
H. Robert Reynolds, who passed away peacefully at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 30, 2026. Professor Reynolds gave his last public performance on April 12, 2024 at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium conducting Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry with the University of Michigan Symphony Band. |
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Event KeyThe Percy Grainger Society is pleased to offer both live and virtual events. You can easily determine if the events listed in this newsletter are live or virtual by the color of the registration button: green for live events blue for virtual events
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The Percy Grainger Society
7 Cromwell Place | White Plains, New York 10601
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Our mission is to promote the work and legacy of Percy Grainger with a membership community that preserves his historic house, encourages appreciation performance of his music, and promotes a deeper understanding of the cultural, social, and economic context of his life and work.
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