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A memoir of a music librarian.

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| September 01, 2006 | Shank, William | COPYRIGHT 2006 Music Library Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It was the summer of 1950. I had what I considered a dream job. I was the "disc jockey" for the New York Public Library, planning and presenting the Bryant Park concerts of recorded music, noon to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, from 5 July to Labor Day. (1) This was the second summer of the concerts. The first had been sponsored by the singer, Lanny Ross, perhaps best known for the song "Moonlight and Roses." For the second year in a row the concerts were underwritten by the Union Dime Savings Bank.

My job was to plan programs of classical recordings with a mix of orchestral, vocal, and chamber music, to watch for anniversaries of births and deaths of composers ...

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