Feature of NoteGrainger the Educator SeriesBegins October 23
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In support of the PGS's mission, the Society’s 2025-26 annual members’ meeting will explore Grainger the Educator. This three-part series will explore Grainger’s often overlooked yet enduring influence as a teacher. The first event in this series is Thursday, October 23, at 4:00 PM EST via Zoom. The presentation/discussion, by Professor Phyllis Weliver, is entitled "To familiarize American youth with the better type of new American music": Percy Grainger’s five summers at Interlochen’s National Music Camp. Follow this link for more information and to register for the initial event.
Event two will be a selected zoom presentation from the March, 2026 Percy Grainger Symposium at Brigham Young University. Event three will include Dr. Paul Jackson’s analysis of Grainger’s NYU and Australian Broadcasting Commission lectures, revealing Grainger’s universal, deeply reflective approach to the cultural and emotional power of music. (See below for an introduction to this topic in the Grainger Journal.)
Each program year, PGS presents a series of several meeting focused on one theme, plus bonus meetings, to explore Grainger's work. If you have ideas for future members’ series topics, or bonus meetings, we warmly invite you to share them with us at info@percygrainger.org. |
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Membership Happenings
Latest Issue of The Grainger Journal
Now Available
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Aligned with our 2025–26 theme, Grainger the Educator, this edition focuses on the under-explored area of Grainger's life as a music educator. The many forms of his educational work are highlighted in this issue, particularly his landmark course ‘A General Study of the Manifold Nature of Music' from his appointment as Head of the Department of Music at New York University (1932-1933) and his lectures as a broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (1934-1935), 'Music: A Commonsense View of all Types’ (also reproduced in this volume under the title ’12 Illustrated Lectures by Percy Grainger in Melbourne'). The Grainger Journal is a twice-yearly publication devoted to the study of the music, life and cultural contribution of Percy Grainger. View additional links to digital copies, notes for contributors, archived issues from 1978 to 2002, and a history of the journal through this link to the Grainger Journal page on our website. |
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At the Home & StudioSenator Shelley B. Mayer Visits PGH&S
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Above: PGH&S Museum Coordinator, Anne Ocone (left) and Senator Shelley B. Mayer examine one of Percy Grainger's Free Music machines, Gliding Tones on Whistle, Notes on Recorder, in the dining room of the PGH&S. |
In celebration of the Percy Grainger Home & Studio (PGH&S) receiving a capital grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Senator Shelley B. Mayer visited this July to tour the house and learn more about Percy Grainger's life and work. Senator Mayer was especially interested in our preservation efforts, commending the PGH&S for its placement on National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior and it significance to the White Plains community. As a strong supporter of arts, Senator Mayer was happy to offer suggestions for connecting PGH&S with additional arts and cultural organizations throughout the region and across New York State to share our work and mission.
We are incredibly grateful to Senator Mayer for connecting with us and exploring Percy Grainger's life, especially his four decades in White Plains, as captured in her visit to the house!
About State Senator Shelley Mayer – 37th District
Shelley Mayer was elected to the New York State Senate to represent the 37th District in an April 2018 Special Election, and she was subsequently re-elected in November 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. Before serving in the State Senate, she served in the State Assembly for six years representing the City of Yonkers exclusively. Her Senate district includes northeast Yonkers, Eastchester, Scarsdale, all of the Sound Shore communities, White Plains, North Castle and Pound Ridge. |
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Save the Date
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November 19, 2025:
Virtual Concert: Elastic Scoring and Tuneful Percussion
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Photo Credit: WASBE World |
The Percy Grainger Society is proud to announce Carthage College’s virtual concert: Elastic Scoring and Tuneful Percussion. The performance will be livestreamed on November 19, 2025, at 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM (CST).
This event, hosted by Professor James Ripley—Life Member of the Percy Grainger Society—offers a unique and illuminating journey into Grainger’s ground-breaking work for percussion ensemble, demonstrating innovation that predates many better-known milestones in the field. Sharing the podium with Dr. Ripley will be Michael Kozakis, percussion instructor at Carthage and DePaul University.
View more on the program through this link to the event listing on the PGS website.
About the Performance
Commenting on the program, Prof. Ripley shared,
I’ve been really inspired by the activity of the Grainger Society in recent years under Paul Jackson's leadership, and I wanted us to contribute to that momentum. Having done a similar concert at Eastman, I felt it was important to offer students a memorable experience exploring Grainger’s unique sounds and innovations firsthand. Grainger was a central figure in the development of the percussion ensemble, and we are excited to perform this program in the A. F. Siebert Chapel where the acoustical environment will truly showcase the percussion.
This event is an invaluable opportunity to experience rarely performed works, rediscover Grainger as a visionary in percussion writing, and enjoy the distinctive voices of instruments that shaped early 20th-century musical experimentation.
The live performance at Carthage College will be livestreamed via this link. |
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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
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