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Creating a community of Music

OCT. 16–18, 2025

Symposium on Historic American Music

Diverse Sounds for a Young Nation celebrates and explores American music from 1860 to 1920, featuring spirituals, brass bands, popular songs, ragtime, banjo and string bands, “jass” and more, spanning vernacular and classical traditions. The symposium includes performances and workshops by leading professional musicians and lectures and presentations by renowned scholars.

A black and white photo of a historic orchestra with string instruments and a drum, overlaid with the text "Symposium on Historic American Music at Susquehanna University.