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Feature of Note2025-26 Virtual SeriesGrainger the Educator
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This year's members' series entitled Grainger the Educator will highlight Grainger's contributions to music education. More information here.
Mark your calendar for the three virtual events, all beginning at 4 pm Eastern Standard Time:
- Thursday, October 23, 2025: Grainger at Interlochen,
with Dr. Phyllis Weliver, Professor of English and Research Institute Fellow at St. Louis University
- March 27-28, 2026: Selection from the Grainger Symposium
- Thursday, May 14, 2026: The NYU and ABC Lectures,
hosted by PGS President, Dr. Paul Jackson
If you miss a meeting, a video recording is available in the members area of our website. If you are not yet a member, consider joining through this link to access member resources and support the PGS mission. |
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Membership HappeningsRecapping the July 2025
Members' Meeting
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PGS President, Dr. Paul Jackson, lead an engaging review of the past year’s programs, events, and initiatives at the 2025 Annual Members Meeting on July 19th. Included in the discussion were the three Sanctuary, Shelter, Stage events exploring the Percy Grainger Home & Studio in White Plains and a review of the exciting temporary art installation at the house this past spring, Restless Corners.
Dr. Jackson also updated participants on organizational initiatives, including progress on the strategic plan and fundraising totals from grants, membership, and the annual Giving Tuesday campaign.
As is customary during the annual meeting, the upcoming year’s new programmatic theme was announced: Grainger the Educator. PGS is pleased to have three events scheduled focusing on the theme (see “Feature of Note” section above for more information), accessible to all via Zoom. Additionally, Dr. Jackson shared updates on PGS's current educational collaborations: the Grainger Symposium hosted by Brigham Young University (BYU) and a revamping of the GLOSS website with the assistance of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Additionally, the upcoming The Grainger Journal (Volume 21, Number 1) will also focus on the theme of Grainger as an educator. Past editions of the journal are available through this link to the PGS website. We hope you will join us for the exciting 2025–26 programming! |
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At the Home & StudioRestless Corners Installation Video Now Available for Viewing
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Above: Restless Corners sculptural video object in Percy Grainger's bedroom featured in installation video. |
This April, the Percy Grainger Home and Studio was alive with motion, video, and music as visitors explored Restless Corners, a temporary installation by artist Joel Sherry. Inspired by the Graingers' lives and the historic house itself, Sherry collaborated with performance artists Cynthia Bueschel Svigals and Michelle Kelly Wurf to create site-specific videos that were embedded into 10 sculptural video works placed throughout the house.
To document the exhibition, the artist created a short video walk-through offering a brief look at each of the 10 pieces in the installation. The video, approximately 7 minutes long, is now available here. For additional details and photos from the installation, follow this link to view our latest blogpost on the PGS website.
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Save the Date
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October 1, 2025:
Grainger Symposium Proposals Due
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Interested in submitting a paper, lecture recital, workshop or clinic proposal for the Percy Grainger Symposium at Brigham Young University? The submission deadline for proposals is approaching! All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) on October 1, 2025. Additional guidelines and information are available through the Symposium website. |
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With gratitude and kind remembrance, the Percy Grainger Society pays tribute to John Bird (1941–2025), the esteemed writer and biographer whose seminal book, Percy Grainger, first appeared in 1976 with Elek Books (Paul Elek, London), was republished by Faber in 1982, and saw a significantly revised third edition with Oxford University Press in 1999. Through his meticulous scholarship, Bird’s work profoundly enriched our collective understanding of Grainger’s life, legacy, and creative genius. Tribute is here.
Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections, University of Birmingham, The Percy Grainger collection, compiled by John Bird, MS865 is available here. |
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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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(914) 281-1610
www.percygrainger.org
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