Into the Stacks: Don't Stop the Music
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
Time: 7–9pm
Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue
From swinging saxophones to wartime ballads, music has shaped revolutions, sparked movements, and left its mark on visual culture. Dive deep into the sonic side of our collection with Bookleggers Library director Nathaniel Sandler and Wolfsonian digitization specialist (and classically trained opera singer!) Hannah Gauthier, as they break out rarely-seen musical elements in the collection.
Banner image: Sheet music cover (detail), Serenade aux cinq chats noirs [Serenade for Five Black Cats], 1925. Hollande Robinson, composer. Mac Harshberger, cover designer. The Wolfsonian–FIU, Gift facilitated by Franklin Persides from the William Whitney Estate.
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