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LGBT book recommendations

Because it’s Pride Month, and because @jesse11441 asked for it and I couldn’t be bothered typing all this out over text.

(this is going to be a long post so recommendations are under the Read More)

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli) This is the book that inspired the movie Love, Simon; it’s about a gay boy and his experience with first love, coming out and life in general. [TW- being outed]

Leah on the Offbeat (Becky Albertalli) Leah on the Offbeat is the sequel to Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, so please read that first if you don’t want spoilers! Follows a bisexual main character and her general experience. [TW- covers the topic of racism (challenged), biphobia, anti-fat remarks]

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Becky Chambers) Follows a crew of various different characters from all sorts of alien backgrounds. It’s kinda queer, I guess? Idk, read it and you’ll understand.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M Danforth) Set in 1989, it follows the story of a young, closeted lesbian in small-town Montana who is then sent to conversion therapy. [TW- homophobic language/experiences, conversion therapy, drug use/underage drinking type thing, self-harm; it just generally deals with a lot of heavy topics]

Ask the Passengers (AS King) About a girl who’s trying to break free from the labels others place on her (she’s fallen in love with a girl, but isn’t sure if she’s really a lesbian.) She has to deal with pressure from family and friends to come out- whether that is saying she is a lesbian or that she isn’t- and would much rather just be. [TW- homophobia]

We Are Okay (Nina LaCour) An amazing book with lots of character development about a girl moving on from the death of her grandfather. [TW- depression, grief, loss of family members]

Everything Leads to You (Nina LaCour) A girlxgirl love story with elements of film.

Every Day (David Levithan) A wakes up in a different body every day, but they fall in love with one girl and will do anything to stay with her.

Gena/Finn (Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson) A story told entirely in emails, comments, notes, drawings and other media of two girls falling in love (though that’s not all it’s about.)

Radio Silence (Alice Oseman) Great LGBT representation that isn’t directly about being LGBT- about a boy, a girl, another boy and a podcast (the podcast is not unlike Welcome to Night Vale.)

I Was Born for This (Alice Oseman) About a fangirl and a band, of which the lead singer/frontman of the band is a trans boy (also the fangirl is a Muslim girl.)

Carry On (Rainbow Rowell) Essentially a parody of the ‘chosen one’ trope, in which the main character is gay. Somewhat similar to Harry Potter.

History is All You Left Me (Adam Silvera) A very sad story about a boy recovering from an ex-boyfriend’s death.

They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera) Another sad story about two boys who will die within the next twenty-four hours, and their attempts to experience as much as they can before they die.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz) Two boys and a friendship of a lifetime.

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (Benjamin Alire Saenz) A coming of age novel about a boy who was adopted by a gay man and his general experiences with life and the death of family members.

Queens of Geek (Jen Wilde) Set at a convention, this book has bisexual rep, POC rep, anxiety rep and autism rep. Also a great story in general.

Spinning (Tilly Walden) A memoir in graphic novel form about an ex-figure skater and her life (also she’s gay).

If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo) A trans girl dealing with life after transition.

Symptoms of Being Human (Jeff Garvin) Follows the story of Riley, who is genderfluid, and their experiences with life.

Seven Ways We Lie (Riley Redgate) This isn’t really about being LGBT, more about a school scandal, but one of the main characters is pansexual and does actually say this directly in the book!

Dreadnought (April Daniels) A trans girl becomes a superhero and has to deal with big-time villains but also peoples’ reactions to her trans identity.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green and David Levithan) Two boys with the same name meet, and their lives become intertwined in many ways.

More Happy than Not (Adam Silvera) Another sad story about a boy trying to find happiness after his father’s suicide (also, he’s gay.)

Autoboyography (Christina Lauren) Two boys fall in love in a writing class- one is bisexual and from an accepting family, while the other comes from a super-religious, conservative family.

The Upside of Unrequited (Becky Albertalli) Molly has never been in an actual relationship, but she’s had many crushes in her time. (LGBT rep in this book is Molly’s mums, her twin sister and her sister’s girlfriend, who is pansexual.)

We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson) A boy is abducted by aliens and given the opportunity to prevent the world from ending by pressing a button. Issue is, he’s not 100% sure he actually wants to save the world from destruction.

The Flywheel/Get It Together, Delilah! (Erin Gough) Delilah’s father has gone overseas and she now has to deal with saving the family, keeping her best friend Charlie out of prison and maybe getting a date with Rosa, the beautiful flamenco dancer from across the road.

Amelia Westlake (Erin Gough) Two girls create a secret identity in order to get things to change around their super-religious private high school.

Finding Nevo (Nevo Zisin) An autobiography of Nevo Zisin, a queer, non-binary human. It’s a great book.

Bonus: This webcomic called Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, which is largely a fluffy story about two boys falling in love [TW- eating disorders.]

#lgbt #pride month #lgbt book recs #book recs #books with trigger warnings #trigger warning #ya #ya book recs #lgbt books #lgbt book recommendations #me ranting about books again #book recs with trigger warnings

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iheartginachamber · 2 months

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here's a gif of gina doing a cute lil dance showing her favorite manga book to naggy nico! uwu (she's a fan of fuuko's favorite manga too!)

#gina chamber #gina undead unluck #gena chamber #gena undead unluck #nico vorgeil #naggy nico #to you from me #you-me #anno un #akira kuno #undead unluck #udul #uu #uwu #gif #animated gif #anime

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popizdyao · 8 months

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I love her sm 😣 yall don't understand

#undead unluck #undl #udul #gina chamber #gena chamber #zina chamber #creed deckard

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gallade-x-treme · 7 months

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i would say that's a death sentence but that's exactly what he wants 🤣

#Undead Unluck #Gena Chamber #Andy #OHHH MY GOD 😱

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books-in-a-storm · 7 years

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Star Rating Book Reviews Master List

Book reviews are sometimes hard to write so I have come up with this star rating book reviews. Complete series reviews have a ❤ beside them.

Alphabetical:

A Twisted Tale-Liz Braswell

A Whole New World(A Twisted Tale #1)

Anna-Kendare Blake

Anna Dressed in Blood(Anna #1)

A Series of Unfortunate Events-Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning(A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)

The Reptile Room(A Series of Unfortunate Events #2)

The Wide Window(A Series of Unfortunate Events #3)

The Miserable Mill(A Series of Unfortunate Events #4)

Blood Sinister-Celia Rees

The Blackwell Pages-K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr

Loki’s Wolves(The Blackwell Pages #1)

Black Blade-Jennifer Estep

Cold Burn of Magic(Black Blade #1)

Dark Heart of Magic(Black Blade #2)

Bright Blaze of Magic(Black Blade #3)

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles-Holly Black

The Nixie’s Song(Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #1)

A Giant Problem(Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #2)

The Wyrm King(Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #3)

Books of Faerie-Maggie Stiefvater

Lament(Books of Faerie #1)

Ballad(Books of Faerie #2)

Cruel Beauty-Rosamund Hodge

Crimson Bound-Rosamund Hodge

A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses(A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)

A Court of Mist and Fury(A Court of Thorns and Roses #2)

A Court of Wings and Ruin(A Court of Thorns and Roses #3)

A Court of Frost and Starlight(A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1)

Dark Guardian- Rachel Hawthorne

Moonlight (Dark Guardian #1)

Darkest Powers-Kelley Armstrong❤

The Summoning(Darkest Powers #1)

The Awakening(Darkest Powers #2)

The Reckoning(Darkest Powers #3)

Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy-J.A. London

Darkness Before Dawn(Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #1)

Darkness Rising-Kelley Armstrong❤

The Gathering(Darkness Rising #1)

The Calling(Darkness Rising #2)

The Rising(Darkness Rising #3)

Divergent-Veronica Roth❤

Divergent(Divergent #1)

Insurgent(Divergent #2)

Allegiant(Divergent #3)

Dust Lands-Moira Young

Blood Red Road(Dust Lands #1)

Fairy Bad Day- Amanda Ashby

Fallen-Lauren Kate

Fallen(Fallen #1)

Torment(Fallen #2)

Passion(Fallen #3)

Fairy Tale Royals-Emily Deady

Shard of Glass(Fairy Tale Royals #1)

Thorn of Rose (Fairy Tale Royals #2)

Firebird-Claudia Gray

A Thousand Pieces of You(Firebird #1)

The Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins ❤

The Hunger Games(The Hunger Games #1)

Catching Fire(The Hunger Games #2)

Mockingjay(The Hunger Games #3)

House Of Night-P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Marked(House of Night #1)

Betrayed(House of Night #2)

Chosen (House of Night #3)

Untamed(House of Night #4)

Hunted(House of Night #5)

Tempted(House of Night #6)

Burned(House of Night #7)

Hex Hall-Rachel Hawkins ❤

Hex Hall(Hex Hall #1)

Demonglass(Hex Hall #2)

Spell Bound(Hex Hall #3)

Holes-Louis Sachar

Holes(Holes #1)

Harry Potter- J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(Harry Potter #1)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(Harry Potter #2)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(Harry Potter #3)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(Harry Potter #4)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(Harry Potter #5)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(Harry Potter #6)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(Harry Potter #7)

The Heroes of Olympus-Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero(The Heroes of Olympus #1)

The Son of Neptune(The Heroes of Olympus #2)

The Mark of Athena(The Heroes of Olympus #3)

The House of Hades(The Heroes of Olympus #4)

The Blood of Olympus(The Heroes of Olympus #5)

Hush, Hush- Becca Fitzpatrick❤

Hush, Hush(Hush, Hush #1)

Crescendo(Hush, Hush #2)

Silence(Hush, Hush #3)

Finale(Hush, Hush #4)

The Half Bad Trilogy-Sally Green

Half Bad(The Half Bad Trilogy #1)

Half Wild(The Half Bad Trilogy #2)

Half Lost(The Half Bad Trilogy #3)

The Infernal Devices-Cassandra Clare❤

Clockwork Angel(The Infernal Devices #1)

Clockwork Prince(The Infernal Devices #2)

Clockwork Princess(The Infernal Devices #3)

The Immortals- Alyson Noel

Evermore(The Immortals #1)

Blue Moon(The Immortals #2)

Shadowland(The Immortals #3)

Dark Flame(The Immortals #4)

Night Star(The Immortals #5)

Everlasting(The Immortals #6)

The Iron Fey- Julie Kagawa

The Iron King(The Iron Fey #1)

The Inheritance Cycle- Christopher Paolini

Eragon(The Inheritance Cycle #1)

Eldest(The Inheritance Cycle #2)

Gilded Ashes- Rosamund Hodge

The Grisha-Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone(The Grisha #1)

Siege and Storm(The Grisha Trilogy #2)

The Grey Wolves-Quinn Loftis

Prince of Wolves(The Grey Wolves #1)

The Kane Chronicles-Rick Riordan

The Red Pyramid(The Kane Chronicles #1)

The Throne of Fire(The Kane Chronicles #2)

Legend-Marie Lu

Legend(Legend #1)

Prodigy(Legend #2)

Champion(Legend #3)

The Lunar Chronicles-Marissa Meyer

Cinder(The Lunar Chronicles #1)

Scarlet(The Lunar Chronicles #2)

Cress(The Lunar Chronicles #3)

Fairest(The Lunar Chronicles #3.5)

Winter(The Lunar Chronicles #4)

Last Princess-Galaxy Craze

The Last Princess(Last Princess #1)

Magisterium-Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

The Iron Trial(Magisterium #1)

The Copper Gauntlet(Magisterium #2)

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard-Rick Rirodan

The Sword of Summer(Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1)

The Mortal Instruments-Cassandra Clare❤

City of Bones(The Mortal Instruments #1)

City of Ashes(The Mortal Instruments #2)

City of Glass(The Mortal Instruments #3)

City of Fallen Angels(The Mortal Instruments #4)

City of Lost Souls(The Mortal Instruments #5)

City of Heavenly Fire(The Mortal Instruments #6)

Modern Faerie Tales-Holly Black

Tithe(Modern Faerie Tales #1)

Mythos Academy-Jennifer Estep

Touch of Frost(Mythos Academy #1)

Kiss of Frost(Mythos Academy #2)

Dark Frost(Mythos Academy #3)

Crimson Frost(Mythos Academy #4)

Midnight Frost(Mythos Academy #5)

Killer Frost(Mythos Academy #6)

Mara Dyer-Michelle Hodkin

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer(Mara Dyer #1)

The Evolution of Mara Dyer(Mara Dyer #2)

The Retribution of Mara Dyer(Mara Dyer #3)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians-Rick Rirodan ❤

The Lightning Thief(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

The Sea of Monsters(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2)

The Titan’s Curse(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3)

The Battle of the Labyrinth(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4)

The Last Olympian(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5)

Penryn & the End of Days-Susan Ee❤

Angelfall(Penryn & the End of Days #1)

World After(Penryn & the End of Days #2)

End of Days(Penryn & the End of Days #3)

Paranormalcy-Kiersten White

Paranormalcy(Paranormalcy #1)

Reawakened-Colleen Houck

Reawakened(Reawakened #1)

The Raven Cycle-Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys(The Raven Cycle #1)

The Dream Thieves(The Raven Cycle #2)

Blue Lily, Lily Blue(The Raven Cycle #3)

Riley Bloom-Alyson Noel❤

Radiance(Riley Bloom #1)

Shimmer(Riley Bloom #2)

Dreamland(Riley Bloom #3)

Whisper(Riley Bloom #4)

Riders of the Apocalypse-Jackie Morse Kessler

Hunger(Riders of the Apocalypse #1)

Stain-A.G. Howard

The Scorpio Races-Maggie Stiefvater

Suspicion-Alexandra Monir

Stitching Snow-R.C. Lewis

Shatter Me-Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me(Shatter Me #1)

The Syrena Legacy-Anna Banks

Of Poseidon(The Syrena Legacy #1)

The Storymakers-Betsy Schow

Spelled(The Storymakers #1)

The School for Good and Evil-Soman Chainani

The School for Good and Evil(The School for Good and Evil #1)

A World Without Princes(The School for Good and Evil #2)

The Spiderwick Chronicles-Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi

The Field Guide(The Spiderwick Chronicles #1)

The Seeing Stone(The Spiderwick Chronicles #2)

Lucinda’s Secret(The Spiderwick Chronicles #3)

The Ironwood Tree(The Spiderwick Chronicles #4)

Starcrossed-Josephine Angelini

Starcrossed(Starcrossed #1)

Dreamless(Starcrossed #2)

Goddess(Starcrossed #3)

The Selection-Kiera Cass

The Selection(The Selection #1)

The Elite(The Selection #2)

The One(The Selection #3)

The Heir(The Selection #4)

Splintered-A.G. Howard

Splintered (Splintered #1)

Shadow Falls-C.C. Hunter

Born at Midnight(Shadow Falls #1)

Awake at Dawn(Shadow Falls #2)

Taken at Dusk(Shadow Falls #3)

Whispers at Moonrise(Shadow Falls #4)

Chosen at Nightfall(Shadow Falls #5)

Shadow Falls: After Dark- C.C. Hunter

Reborn(Shadow Falls: After Dark #1)

Strange Angels-Lili St. Crow

Strange Angels(Strange Angels #1)

Betrayals(Strange Angels #2)

Jealousy(Strange Angels #3)

Defiance(Strange Angels #4)

Reckoning(Strange Angels #5)

The Soul Seekers-Alyson Noel

Fated(The Soul Seekers #1)

Echo(The Soul Seekers #2)

Mystic(The Soul Seekers #3)

Horizon(The Soul Seekers #4)

Stalking Jack the Ripper-Kerri Maniscalco

Stalking Jack the Ripper(Stalking Jack the Ripper #1)

The Tiger Saga-Colleen Houck

Tiger’s Curse(The Tiger Saga #1)

Tiger’s Quest(The Tiger Saga #2)

Tiger’s Voyage(The Tiger Saga #3)

Tiger’s Destiny(The Tiger Saga #4)

Twilight-Stephenie Meyer❤

Twilight(Twilight #1)

New Moon(Twilight #2)

Eclipse(Twilight #3)

Breaking Dawn(Twilight #4)

Midnight Sun(The Twilight Saga #5)

Throne of Glass-Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass(Throne of Glass #1)

Crown of Midnight(Throne of Glass #2)

Trylle-Amanda Hocking

Switched(Trylle #1)

Torn(Trylle #2)

Ascend(Trylle #3)

Tales of Beauty & Madness-Lili St. Crow

Nameless(Tales of Beauty & Madness #1)

Under the Never Sky-Veronica Rossi

Under the Never Sky(Under the Never Sky #1)

Unfinished Fairy Tales-Aya Ling

The Ugly Stepsister(Unfinished Fairy Tales #1)

Twice Upon A Time(Unfinished Fairy Tales #2)

Ever After(Unfinished Fairy Tales #3)

Vampire Academy-Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy(Vampire Academy #1)

Frostbite(Vampire Academy #2)

A Wicked Trilogy- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Wicked(A Wicked Trilogy #1)

The Wolves of Mercy Falls-Maggie Stiefvater

Shiver(The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1)

Linger(The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2)

White Rabbit Chronicles-Gena Showalter

Alice in Zombieland(White Rabbit Chronicles #1)

The Wrath and the Dawn- Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath and the Dawn(The Wrath and the Dawn #1)

The Rose & the Dagger(The Wrath and the Dawn #2)

#star rating review master list #Soman Chainani #Colleen Houck #Suzanne Collins #leigh Bardugo #recommendations #bookworm #bookblr #booklr #blog banners #books #november 2017

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plusorminuscongress · 5 years

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Inquiring Minds: Rediscovering One of America’s Leading Songwriters

Inquiring Minds: Rediscovering One of America’s Leading Songwriters By Wendi Maloney Published July 15, 2019 at 08:00AM

An excerpt in Gena Branscombe’s writing from her original “Pilgrims of Destiny” manuscript, held in the Library’s Music Division.

Mezzo-soprano Kathleen Shimeta stumbled upon Gena Branscombe (1881–1977) in the late 1990s when Shimeta was planning a Valentine’s Day recital. Branscombe, it turned out, had set to music Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous sonnet beginning “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Delighted by the composition, Shimeta wanted to know more — including why she had never heard of Branscombe.

Thanks to a couple of decades of research since then, Shimeta is now an expert on the pioneering woman composer and choral director whose impressive body of work fell from public view in the years after World War II. Recently, Shimeta spent long hours studying handwritten scores and vocal parts held by the Library’s Music Division to help reconstruct a choral drama, “Pilgrims of Destiny,” Branscombe wrote 100 years ago this year. It was performed this spring by a choir of 100 at Clark University.

Tells a little about Gena Branscombe. Gena Branscombe was a champion of American music. She composed art songs, piano works, chamber music, choral and instrumental pieces and a dramatic oratorio.

She studied and taught at the Chicago Musical College and at Whitman Conservatory in Walla Walla, Washington. She spent one year intensively studying piano with the Swiss-American pianist Rudolf Ganz, and she studied composition with Englebert Humperdinck in Germany.

Branscombe held national office for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Society of American Women Composers and the National Federation of Music Clubs. Through these organizations, she encouraged members to perform America’s music for their local concert organizations.

At age 40, Branscombe began conducting. She was conductor of the MacDowell Chorale in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey — affiliated with the MacDowell Colony, the artists’ retreat in Peterborough, New Hampshire — and she guest conducted choirs for women’s clubs and colleges. She also founded her own Branscombe Chorale whose members came from New Jersey, New York City and Connecticut.

The June 22, 1929, issue of the Musical Courier reviewed the premiere of “Pilgrims of Destiny,” which had taken place a few days earlier in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It features a photograph of Branscombe. “Without doubt,” the review reads, “Gena Branscombe has produced an America[n] choral work of foremost rank.”

Why did you want to reintroduce Branscombe to the world? After discovering Branscombe’s art songs, I came to understand the era in which she composed. She was a successful woman composer during a time when woman composers were considered insignificant. Her songs are complex, have melodies that sing themselves and difficult piano accompaniments.

How did the Library acquire “Pilgrims of Destiny”? The Library solicited Branscombe’s original orchestral score and orchestra parts for “Pilgrims” in 1960. The work had garnered the best-composition award from the National League of American Pen Women in 1928 and recognition from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The story takes place on the Mayflower as it sailed toward America in November 1620. The pilgrims are in despair, homesick, yet hopeful that their new country will appear on the horizon. Reconstruction of the orchestral score was necessary because the only complete hand-inscribed score is in fragile condition. We compared the Library’s score with the pencil workings of “Pilgrims” held at the New York Public Library.

Kathleen Shimeta with two of Branscombe’s grandsons, Morgan Scott Phenix (left) and Roger Branscombe Phenix (right), on April 27, the day the reconstructed “Pilgrims of Destiny” was performed at Clark University.

How did your Branscombe research inform your understanding of the piece? At the time Branscombe composed “Pilgrims,” her personal life had been shattered by the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Betty. In the depths of grief, she began composing this work.Her mourning and life are woven into her oratorio. Her faith in God as a healing force helped her overcome the tragic death of her daughter. There is a comforting, sweet lullaby and at another time an outburst by a mother who will never see her child again. Her harmonies are of a thick rich texture with key changes abounding as the sea unleashes its fury. The work concludes with a chorus of thankful jubilation to God.

Why do you think Branscombe was forgotten? By the 1950s, Branscombe and her women-composer colleagues had become old-fashioned. Beautiful melodies were passé, while 12-tone and atonal music had become the fashion. In 1955, Branscombe’s music publisher notified her that her early music and her choral piece “Coventry’s Choir,” commemorating the bombing of Coventry Cathedral in World War II, had been destroyed. The probable cause was America’s economic recession at the time.

You’ve performed Branscombe’s work at the Library. Tell us about that. For the Library’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the MacDowell Colony, I was invited to perform in a recital featuring women composers of the colony, including Branscombe. She had twice been at the colony, written an article about its 50th anniversary and been a conductor for a MacDowell Chorale. Display cases in the lobby held pictures, music and letters of the three composers featured on the program. That day, my work on Branscombe’s music and life, my performing of her songs, the MacDowell Colony and the display items came together in one special moment.

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