Music--Instruction and study--Maryland.

Overview The Vera Stöger-Schwarz papers consist of 18 photocopies of articles and lectures by and about Stöger-Schwartz, pianist, harpsichordist, and pedagogue, as well as the program presented in her memory at the University of Maryland, College Park, on May 16, 1981. Included is one photograph of Stöger-Schwarz. The materials span 1964 through 1982.

Overview The University of Maryland Percussion Program was established and led by Ron Barnett. Best known as the timpanist with the Kennedy Center Opera and Ballet Orchestra in Washington D.C. from 1971 to 2002, he was also a former member of the U.S. Navy Band, as well as a member of the Marimba Masters, a marimba ensemble formed at the Eastman School of Music that gained wide critical acclaim. This collection contains various performance programs, handwritten notes by Barnett, a music manuscript, and...